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”
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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”
Serial Killer: The Pittsburgh Poisoner
True Crime by Chris Bunton Martha Grinder was hanged on January 19, 1866. She was one of only two women executed in Pittsburgh history. She was convicted and confessed to the poisoning of two people. Her neighbor Mary Caroline Carothers, and a former maid Jane Buchanan, both of which died under mysterious circumstances after MarthaContinue reading “Serial Killer: The Pittsburgh Poisoner”
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”
La Femme Bleu
Crime Fiction by Lissa Muir Abigail was, if you took her apart piece by piece—he didn’t, but he could have—altogether average. Five foot three or five depending on her shoes, straight brown hair, tawny skin, hazel eyes, a light dusting of freckles across her nose if she didn’t feel like wearing makeup. The cliché aboutContinue reading “La Femme Bleu”
Foundation Repair
Crime Fiction By William David Higgs III He had been repairing foundations for fifteen years, but it only took him fifteen minutes to decide that it was the worst condition he had seen a house in. It’s a miracle this place is still standing, he thought. He prepared to turn around when he heard clangingContinue reading “Foundation Repair”
True Crime: Murder in Alton
Left in a dumpster On June 9th 2022, Deundrea S. Holloway, age 25 murdered the 8 months pregnant Liese Dodd, 22 in her Alton, Illinois apartment. Dodd’s mother had not heard from her daughter in a while and went to check on her. She was devastated to find her daughter decapitated. The head was laterContinue reading “True Crime: Murder in Alton”