Apocalyptic Fiction By Melissa R. Mendelson The substance reminded me of that liquid that flies out of a Windex bottle and smashes onto the windshield. That substance would slide down toward the dashboard. This stuff didn’t but hovered in the air like a series of twisted bubbles, and it glimmered across their skin, some evenContinue reading “The Only Way Is Up”
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WLSC Murder
Crime Fiction by Keith A. Mosley “My name is Reggie Knox,” I said introducing myself to the class. It was my first night in a Chicago Style Steppin’ dance class in the ballroom of the Fuller Park fieldhouse on the Southside of Chicago. The Beaux-Arts style fieldhouse, built in 1914, had dual staircases leading upContinue reading “WLSC Murder”
There Are Only Rumors
Crime Fiction By Kim-Dan Doan The hills and farms had molded into a cluster of trees that grew so high that they blocked the sun. He looked up but could only see a few rays of light seeping through the branches. One caught his eye and he was forced to blink. He shook his head.Continue reading “There Are Only Rumors”
Blackout
Crime Fiction By Sam Cooke It all started with the cast list for the spring musical. “Ms. Combs has posted it,” Dominic said as he climbed into the passenger seat of my Volkswagen Beetle. I pulled my sunglasses down and stared at him over the rims. “How do you know?” “She told me.” I reversedContinue reading “Blackout”
Ke Kala o ke Manaolana (or, The Color of Hope)
Dystopian Fiction by Thomas Iannucci Green was good. That much, she remembered. Green was good, because green was warm. Green was…home? Green was home. And home was…good. She was pretty sure that home was good. It was hard to remember, but as she staggered along, leg throbbing in pain, she tried her best to rememberContinue reading “Ke Kala o ke Manaolana (or, The Color of Hope)”
The Best Advice I Ever Got
Speculative Fiction By Andy Betz I lived on Washington Avenue in Miami Beach until I began my university studies. My father worked maintenance at a Catholic retreat off of Biscayne Bay. My mother worked at the Ida M. Fisher Elementary School serving lunches. I attended a variety of schools and loved every moment of theContinue reading “The Best Advice I Ever Got”
The Hobo Codes
Crime Fiction by Andrew Ricchiuti “The cops are holding him,” Thatcher said. “They’re wrong. He didn’t do anything.” I’ve heard that story before. Rarely true. “How do you know that?” I said. “You have proof?” “Only that I know Stone,” Thatcher said. “He wouldn’t hurt anyone. Especially not a kid. He lives by the hoboContinue reading “The Hobo Codes”
Angle Grinder
Crime Fiction By Shane Leavy Wind rose and drove rain against the van with a hollow, rattling roar. Inside, Michael winced. ‘Don’t worry, young fellah,’ said Barry, huge behind a glowing cigarette where he sat opposite, ‘we won’t tell your mammy you got wet.’ Tom huffed smoke in a chesty snigger from the driver’s seat,Continue reading “Angle Grinder”
Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
Flash Fiction By Ernie Sadashige “I thought you said you loved me.” Won Ton’s words cut deep, deeper than the katana sword which he aimed at my heart. Red reflections pulsed along shimmering steel, mirroring blood on water whenever the neon sign on the window blinked: Eat in. Take out. Won Ton and I wereContinue reading “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?”
Cry Havoc
Crime Fiction by Robb White Darren entered Jeffrey’s motel room whistling his rendition of Hank Thompson’s “Humpty Dumpty Heart.” Jeffrey knew his partner was in a good mood or bad mood by the tunes he whistled, an old prison habit of his former cellie, and whether he bothered to knock on his door. Under normalContinue reading “Cry Havoc”