Someday You Will

Spy Fiction by Tom Milani In 1966, after nearly six years in Hamburg, Richter had gone back to what he did best. An intelligence agency provided him with housing in Virginia. His job was to photograph foreign assets in compromising positions, the agency’s penchant for irony apparently unlimited. The work was sedentary in nature. ToContinue reading “Someday You Will”

Mission: Under The Cover of Darkness

Speculative Spy Fiction by Juan E. Scheuren Blood ran down Wyren’s face and dripped onto the floor. His hands were tied behind the chair he sat on. In front of him stood an imposing man—shoulders back and his chest broadened, revealing his muscular frame. The man seemed to enjoy himself, interrogating a HunterSpy agent andContinue reading “Mission: Under The Cover of Darkness”

The Switch

Flash Fiction by Steven James Foreman *** Abdul bin Khaled Abdul bin Khaled, landed at Heathrow Airport, eased through Passport Control, and quickly grabbed his brown, non-descript suitcase from the slowly rotating carousel. When he passed through the green, ‘Nothing to Declare’ exit, he found it a pleasant change not to be pulled to one sideContinue reading “The Switch”

Safe House

Crime Fiction By Chelsea M. Brown Charlie stood in front of the gray mansion with peeling paint and a dark front yard. She held the address on a slip of paper in front of her, matching it to the loose numbers hanging above the door frame. She was certain she had the wrong location. ThereContinue reading “Safe House”

Noble Rot

Flash Fiction by Frank Sonderborg “There is no escape. No rescue. No hero coming at the last minute to save you.                   You are going to die. So, what’s it going to be, painful or peaceful? I know, it’s an old cliché. But we do need to know if you’ve told anyone.” The man heContinue reading “Noble Rot”

Movie Review: The Foreigner

Review By Chris Bunton I watched the movie “The Foreigner” on Netflix recently and enjoyed it immensely. The film is about a Chinese British citizen whose daughter is killed in a bombing perpetrated by a rogue group, of the Irish Republican Army. The devastated father then goes on a rampage of revenge and justice. TheContinue reading “Movie Review: The Foreigner”

I Knew Her As Tigist

By Andy Betz Report Date: January 01, 2008 The last couple entered from the dining room to the grand ballroom of the Excelsior Hotel just as the employees denied further entrance due to fire code occupancy restrictions.  Even as the main doors closed and the many television screens began broadcasting, she was still nowhere toContinue reading “I Knew Her As Tigist”

An Incident On Friedrichstrasse

By Ben Mimmack Frank shivered ostentatiously and pulled the flask from the inside pocket of his overcoat. The coat was old but still in good shape, except the inside pocket which was frayed where the flask snagged on it. Frank had pulled a flask from that pocket more times than he’d eaten käsespätzle. He tookContinue reading “An Incident On Friedrichstrasse”

The Price of Extraction

By Monique Berkin Darius pulls at the thread of a musty wool blanket, and it unravels, pooling on the grimy floor. His life is also unraveling sooner than he predicted. His older brother Kane’s frantic call came four hours, seven minutes, and three seconds ago. Get out! Leave everything and meet me at the abandonedContinue reading “The Price of Extraction”

Jaws of Fate

By Melekwe Anthony “Have you felt fear? Have you heard your heart in your ears and a sudden impulse to lie, hide or run; that you know what is coming and can not prevent it? Staring down the barrel of a gun is not fear, Doctor. “Yes…I’m. I understand.” “Watching your son get pulled awayContinue reading “Jaws of Fate”