True Crime by Chris Bunton On November 8, 1985, 18 year old Tom Odle murdered the five members of his family in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He killed his father first; stabbing him repeatedly with a knife. Then, he waited on his mother to get home and killed her in the same way. According to IllinoisContinue reading “True Crime: Murder in Mt. Vernon”
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Checkmate
Crime Fiction by Maurice Givens After eighteen months, Robert White was beginning to feel like his life was returning. He no longer felt dead. After the mess in the city ended, and with time, he had discarded most of the unpleasantness, but he couldn’t erase the image of Sarah’s body on the kitchen floor, lifelessContinue reading “Checkmate”
The Bad Sleep
By William David Higgs III Seventy-two hours. That’s how long I had been awake. My downstairs neighbor blasted Korean soap operas at full volume. I would’ve told the asshole to turn it down, but the asshole was my landlord. Ms. Hwangbo. If her love of bad K-drama wasn’t enough, the hag was deafmute, which sheContinue reading “The Bad Sleep”
Gone
Flash Fiction By Jo Ayker The house was quiet when I got back from work. I put my briefcase down next to the door, taking my time walking into the living room. No one was there. I loosened my tie as I made my way to the bedroom. I could see from the threshold thatContinue reading “Gone”
Escape From It All
Horror Story by Brian P. Kalfus “A TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.” Ali had grown numb to all the alerts. He knew the United States led the world in tornadoes, but the alerts seldom resulted in anything serious. Ali had emigrated from Afghanistan two years ago, and after buying a smartphone, heContinue reading “Escape From It All”
Mr. Green
Flash Fiction by Jason Smith Joan was happy her son was popular, she never was. He’d been begging her for weeks to use her car for an overnight trip with his friends. In his group of friends there were girls and she suspected they would be drinking alcohol and probably smoking pot. She’d always talkedContinue reading “Mr. Green”
Serial Killer: Joseph Paul Franklin
True Crime By Chris Bunton When I travel, I typically add “Crime” as a point of interest at my destination. This is what I call “Crime Travel”. So, along with museums, restaurants, and all the normal travel sites, I will also look for crimes or infamous criminals that might have been in the area. So,Continue reading “Serial Killer: Joseph Paul Franklin”
Catch And Release
By Devin James Leonard Daryl was in the basement washing his knives under the faucet when his father called to him from upstairs. He stuffed his instruments inside a plastic bag, stashed them in the sump pump pit, and wiped his bloody hands with a rag on his way to the kitchen. His dad toldContinue reading “Catch And Release”
.38 Special
Noir Fiction by Amy Grech Graphic Sex Warning “Let’s play a game, Charlie,” Heather Moore whispered, her breath hot and quick in his ear. She kissed him roughly in her husband’s bed with no regrets. Charlie Dent kept Brad’s side warm whenever he went out of town and his wife craved carnal affection. He heldContinue reading “.38 Special”
Ships And Ghosts
Crime Fiction by Benjamin Bradley The first time I read Shadows at Dawn a chasm opened somewhere deep in the bowels of my heart. A void, one that I’ve spent the last two years trying to fill with some sort of meaning where my life lacked it. Some sort of purpose. It was weird andContinue reading “Ships And Ghosts”