By Alex Finch Everyone who claimed psychics were a scam truly had no idea what we really did. We’re not weathermen, lottery number sources, or sports casters. We don’t see the future at all! No man, dead or alive, can actually see the future. Psychics don’t bother trying to do the impossible. Instead, we seeContinue reading “The Psychic”
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Owen and Jessica
by Joseph Carrabis Owen’s gaze went from the morning sun outside the kitchen window to his laptop screen. He closed the lid so Jessica couldn’t read what he’d written. Besides, it was time to make breakfast. He went to the drawer with all the butcher knives in it. There was one he never used. ItContinue reading “Owen and Jessica”
Detective Michael Penelope
By Andy Betz He understood he wouldn’t make it to the police. His pace had slowed with every minute that passed. Normally, he could count on his youthful exuberance to propel him forward. But that was then and this is now. The sun dried the blood in his hair, but not that on his forehead. Continue reading “Detective Michael Penelope”
I’m For You, If You’re For Me
Crime Fiction by Jack Smiles The first time Rex heard the song he was in the car alone. He flipped out. He wanted to pull over, rip the damn radio out of the dash and beat it to death with a hammer. The second time he and his girlfriend, Angie, were hanging out on aContinue reading “I’m For You, If You’re For Me”
I Remember Mama
by Harry Neil They buried Mama alive. I know because I monitored her smart watch on my smart phone. But they don’t know me, and they don’t know I know, so I’m probably safe, at least just for now. I hid in bushes far from the crazed mob, and I watched from a safe distanceContinue reading “I Remember Mama”
Amber Dream
By Melissa R. Mendelson The rain poured down on the Town of Chester as cars drove along Route 17M. People scurried into the supermarket, movie theater, or other stores in the shopping center as others stood by the bus stop and watched the rain fall. Further down the road was the Chester diner where aContinue reading “Amber Dream”
Seabirds
By Harry Neil It’s the screaming of the seabirds that calms my mind. I imagine that I’m running down a deserted beach, filling my lungs with the fresh, clean air and really exulting in getting my heart pounding. I’m told that there’s a line where the wet sand and the dry sand meet, and thatContinue reading “Seabirds”
Black Flies
By J.P. Seewald A short, heavy-set man bustled into Lieutenant Bill Granger’s office with an air of authority. Sergeant Karen Maitland raised her eyebrows questioningly. “Dr. Cannard is an entomologist at Michigan State University. He’s here to help us solve the Larson case.” The professor of science, dressed in a funereal black suitContinue reading “Black Flies”
The Downward Spiral of an American Princess
By Hillary Lyon “So how about you come over in around an hour—I should have the brat in bed by then.” Serena giggled and twirled a strand of her hair as she listened to her boyfriend’s reply. She moved her phone to her other ear. “Nah, her folks aren’t supposed to be home until midnight.Continue reading “The Downward Spiral of an American Princess”
I Remember the Sound
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”