Crime Fiction By Rena Robinett The night DeK met Tyla was not a good one for him. DeK, as he’d renamed himself after a desperation-filled adolescent idea had morphed into a company that became worldwide slang, was a half hacker whose one creative thought had made him very rich. After his former nerd buddies refusedContinue reading “Dancing Dolls”
Category Archives: Noir
Cowardice
Flash Fiction by Tom Miller Finn wasn’t a coward, no, he was just a child. Thirteen, naive, impressionable. He thought he’d lost his innocence earlier that year when he drank his first beer and got his pecker touched for the first time. But, he actually lost it when he rifled through his sister, Brigid’s, diaryContinue reading “Cowardice”
The Bodyguard
Flash Fiction by Roy Dorman Jeremy Fulton is enjoying his morning coffee in a little deli off 45th Street in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen area. Surveying the other customers, he sees he’s the only one with an actual paper newspaper. Everyone else has their heads buried in their laptops or are intently studying theirContinue reading “The Bodyguard”
Brimstone
Flash Fiction by Nick Di Carlo Between 1972 and ’74 when he was arrested, Brimley Stone abducted at least thirteen women, painted their faces, dressed them like Raggedy Ann dolls, and strangled them. He was 19. Serving hard time for life—no possibility of parole, Stone obsessed with time, agonizing over how he’d fill a lifetimeContinue reading “Brimstone”
Any Day Now
Flash Fiction by Tamara Shaffer They stroll arm in arm on the darkened, tree-lined street, speaking in hushed tones, laughing sporadically. They’re too absorbed in each other to notice me as I keep pace behind them, slipping silently in and out behind the trunks of the giant elms and remaining just close enough to observe.Continue reading “Any Day Now”
Bottom Of The Glass
Crime Fiction by Thomas G. Madsen Ashe Wycliff climbed the stone passages, keeping to the shade. He had to escape the stifling grind of his dead-end job. But he had been saying that for years. Right now, he just needed distance. And a drink. He’d spent nine years in Tangier with little to show forContinue reading “Bottom Of The Glass”
The Cheater
Crime Fiction by Michael Downing Night is the hardest part. The stretch that burns you out inside, drawing out the minutes until they snap like a whip against your skin. Cooper sucks on his Marlboro, feeling the burn, squinting his eyes shut, letting the smoke roll around his head until it stings. The darkness neverContinue reading “The Cheater”
Friends with Benefits
Crime Fiction By Seamus O’ Leary Doctor Derek Goldberg sat at the bar in Louie’s Sports Pub, watching the game on one of the big screen TV’s He was excited. It was Friday night, and his new friends were coming for another night of partying. He could not wait. He took a drink of hisContinue reading “Friends with Benefits”
Havana Nocturne
Crime Fiction by Russell Thayer Gunselle adjusted her stylish new sunglasses, unshouldered the straps of her new bikini top, and melted into the poolside lounger to let the blazing Cuban sun caramelize her flesh. A green parrot with a smart red bib admired her from the limb of a potted Bougainvillea. Gunselle gave it aContinue reading “Havana Nocturne”
Chuco Has A Bad Day
Crime Fiction by J. Marquez Jr. The world is an anthology full of short stories and small clips. Everybody has a story to tell and everyone has something to say. But not everybody tells their story. The majority cruise through life creating interesting stories that they eventually take to their graves. Alike the world, IContinue reading “Chuco Has A Bad Day”