Flash Fiction by Andy Betz As a child of six, I played with my much older brother and sister (17 and 16 respectively). I learned much a six-year-old should never know as a six-year-old. That spring, my brother and his girlfriend began fighting. My sister told me it began with trust issues so common toContinue reading “I Remember the Sound”
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Labor Day with the Family
By Dick Johnson The food smelled delightful and everyone was there; even Uncle Fred. Nobody talked to him or even went around him. You’d think he’d get the hint, but apparently not. It was Labor Day. Everybody was drinking and the music was playing, just like all our family functions. It was a party, andContinue reading “Labor Day with the Family”
A Stranger in the Trailer Park
By H.K. Slade Thunder rattled the windows of the rundown double wide. A heavy wind slung thick sheets of rain into the sides of the trailer, drumming the aluminum walls and seeping under the door. Deputy Joshua “Country” Tumblewhite stood in the center of the living room, dripping water onto the thin carpet and prayingContinue reading “A Stranger in the Trailer Park”
Body Snatcher
By Kathleen Chamberlin Out of breath, Jake caught up with Felicia, stared, and whispered, “What should we do with it? Felicia turned on him, her look withering. “We don’t do anything with it. We don’t go near it. We don’t touch it. We leave it alone.” They had stumbled upon the body as theyContinue reading “Body Snatcher”
Come See About Me
By Leonore Wilson By the mid-1960s, Los Angeles glowed with strip joints, snazzy bars, music clubs as well as many young women wanting to be those tinsel-town shimmery starlets, those dreamy fantasy eye-candy females. And Lois Taylor was one of them. Lois was twenty-one and a waitress at the Starlight, a coffee shop during theContinue reading “Come See About Me”
The Face Keeper
By Gratia Serpento Kenan watches his wife as she moves about the bathroom, brushing her teeth and readying herself for bed, quietly humming a Black Eyed Peas song as she always does. His wife is wearing old pajamas that have stains and holes, her dark hair tied up in a ratty bun, and she hasContinue reading “The Face Keeper”
Sakarabru 1
By VT Comics and Chris Bunton “Can I help you with anything?” Darrel Robinson looked up at the Librarian. “No thank you. I’ve got everything I need.” He said. He thought that might send her on her way, so he could get back to work. But, no. She was still here, looking down at him.Continue reading “Sakarabru 1”
In Broad Daylight
by Robb T. White “Check it out, “ he said, cupping the photo. “How’d you like to look down and see that at the end of your dick?” It was fuzzy like something lifted from a video camera. Mickey Hand wasn’t sure what he’d done to attract a groupie, especially a loser like Louis.Continue reading “In Broad Daylight”
The Score
By Jack Durant Timothy Coffey was nervous. The feeling had been rife throughout recent days, crawling along his chest and stomach in search of weakness it could burrow inside. Coffey had ignored these notions as nothing but resurgent memories to smother. A task current circumstance was estimating him to be thoroughly unprepared. He blamed thisContinue reading “The Score”
Protecting Ginger
By Seamus O’ Leary “Vaccines made me a criminal” Nubs said. “What?” Jack asked He looked out of the Lincoln’s driver side window at the cheap south side hotel where Ginger and the girls were performing. “Yeah, they say that vaccines have chemicals that affect the brain and give kids, ADD, ADHD, Autism, and stuffContinue reading “Protecting Ginger”