Superhero Fiction by VT Comics and Chris Bunton (Find Tool #2 HERE) Drowning. He awoke drowning. Underwater in the middle of a dark frigid sea with no clue which way was up or where to find air. Drowning was not the right word, because he was very tough, and difficult to kill. But, he certainlyContinue reading “Tool #1”
Tag Archives: Crime Fiction
I’m Tired of Murder
By David Larson Chapter one “Damn, I’m getting tired of murder.” “Did you say something, Clarence? Do you want another cup of coffee” Your breakfast should be out next.” “I’m sorry Helen, I was talking to myself. I read this editorial in the paper where the writer thinks all the deaths in the last monthContinue reading “I’m Tired of Murder”
Milk for Kenny
By Kevin Decky I. “Hey hon, do we have any milk for Kenny?” Geoffrey called over his shoulder with the screen door open so that half of Kenny could see into the Keenan’s house. “What?” “Milk. Milk for Kenny. Kenny’s at the door!” “For God’s sake, it’s third time this week.” “Really?” “Yeah, he wasContinue reading “Milk for Kenny”
Power Hour
Apocalyptic Fiction By Chris Bunton “Hey kids, it’s almost power hour!” Ellen yelled. She closed her wind up pocket watch, as the kids came running into the room. “Ok, Lacy get all the re-chargeable batteries ready for the outlets. Carrie, get the pots ready to cook on the electric stove for dinner, and make sureContinue reading “Power Hour”
Sometime After Midnight
By Steve Bates It was the police sirens that woke him. Their ever louder Banshee shrieks sliced through the early morning silence like a switchblade. He could hear as they snaked their way closer, until they screamed just outside the room. Then the sirens stopped. They were here. As Cole Edwards sat on the edgeContinue reading “Sometime After Midnight”
Senny
By Andy Betz and Dounia Saunders “Four years and you still cannot make up your mind!” Her proposal was sincere. The beach house would make a perfect place for us. Everything she said to me was so right. And, at the same time, so wrong. Her face was unwavering. The evening breeze moved her hair,Continue reading “Senny”
Unforgiving Memories
By Glen Bush Pete McCoy sat on the edge of his wife’s queen bed. Milly McCoy had passed five years earlier. A box of faded photographs sat next to him. Fifty-some years of his life lay jumbled in that worn cardboard box. Picking the pictures up one by one, examining each one carefully, trying toContinue reading “Unforgiving Memories”
The Prisoner
Dystopian Conspiracy By Chris Bunton President-Elect Pope sat in the Oval Office looking around. He still could not believe that he was the President of The United States. He won the election, and really was as surprised as anyone. The media was totally ticked off, and could not figure out how he had won, andContinue reading “The Prisoner”
Burger Babes Truck Off
By David Larson Chapter One Kathy turned to her sister, “Katie, Truck Off!” “Hey, that’s not nice. What did I do to you”? “I said Truck Off, not what you think I said.” “I still don’t get it.” “Look at this notice that I found on the windshield this morning. The city is having aContinue reading “Burger Babes Truck Off”
Christmas Crime
By John Haymaker Christmas morning held no real surprise for twelve-year-old Xavier. He knew what his elder brother Drake wanted and knew how he’d get it. He wanted a Christmas tree – a real one, not the ball of tumbleweed their step-father Fred suspended from the ceiling like a chandelier each year. Painted white andContinue reading “Christmas Crime”