By Gratia Serpento Kenan watches his wife as she moves about the bathroom, brushing her teeth and readying herself for bed, quietly humming a Black Eyed Peas song as she always does. His wife is wearing old pajamas that have stains and holes, her dark hair tied up in a ratty bun, and she hasContinue reading “The Face Keeper”
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Blood & Water
by David “Dapeki” King She let out an ear-stabbing screech and gripped the steering wheel with her soul. But she wasn’t strong enough. The tires of the car screamed as they veered left too sharp. Her leg was forced down onto the pedal even harder as her voice cracked mid-scream, unable to exert any moreContinue reading “Blood & Water”
Boris Wants To Be A Detective
By Andrew Ricchiuti Two years after the Great War, the city contained anarchists, Bolsheviks and violent labor leaders. Some people claimed they were all the same. I didn’t know. I didn’t care. In my job, I chased and caught all three. Today wouldn’t be any different. The newspaper headlines screamed aboutContinue reading “Boris Wants To Be A Detective”
Doldrums
By Eve Taft Journal recovered from the CS Dolores, found empty and dead in the water on July 9, 2005. The crew, including Ben Hawthorne, author of the journal, remain missing and presumed dead. July 6, 2005I’m sober again. I took a job on a container ship as an “Ordinary Seaman.” My brother didn’t evenContinue reading “Doldrums”
Grovers Mill
By Devin James Leonard Dear Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, My name is Winston, and by the time anyone should find this letter that I have left on the dining room table, I shall be long gone. The date is October 31, 1938, and the reason for my writing this is in relation to the twoContinue reading “Grovers Mill”
Waken
By Melissa R. Mendelson Waken is a Sci-Fi Novella written by Melissa R. Mendelson in 2014. Earlier this year, she hired an editor and a cover designer for the book, and the book was re-released in April 2023. Melissa R. Mendelson has written numerous short stories that have been published online and in print. HerContinue reading “Waken”
The Diamond
Crime Fiction By Harry Neil “And all for just one damn diamond!” the widow sobbed as the pallbearers placed the casket onto the belts that would lower it into the grave. “One damn diamond! Why the hell didn’t he just give him the damn thing? It wasn’t that valuable, not worth dying for, not worthContinue reading “The Diamond”
House On The Cliff
Crime Fiction By Jason Smith The house was twenty feet away from the edge of a cliff that looked down onto rocks that were being pounded by a spectacular frenzy of oceanic splendor. The sound was soothing. Dennis’s deadline was due in two weeks and he knew this was the best place for him toContinue reading “House On The Cliff”
Help Me, I’m Not Dead
Crime Fiction By Anika K. Clausen The plastic lies heavy on my frozen limbs. My efforts to move are pointless, screaming –impossible. My idle olfactory capabilities allow me to discern the remaining air underneath my suffocating duvet. An iron odor fills my uncompromising trap. With my limited peripheral vision, I can sense the bed ofContinue reading “Help Me, I’m Not Dead”
Julia and Katherine
Noir Fiction By Andy Betz “Hello. My name is Katherine Adams.” It was my reserved opening. Neither abrupt nor capricious, I remained steadfast in my resolve to make a singular opening. I made discreet inquiries about her idiosyncrasies and decided to discard such second hand information and decide for myself. “I read your ad inContinue reading “Julia and Katherine”