Flash Fiction by Roy Dorman At a little after 7:00 PM on a warm August evening, Danny Sullivan pulled off the highway onto the exit lane leading to the rest area. Except for an older model station wagon and a battered pick-up truck that appeared to be abandoned, it looked like he’d have the placeContinue reading “The Wayside”
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Cat’s Fight
Crime Fiction by Brandon Doughty When Cathy Ramsey returned home from the market, she considered ramming Sara Cargill’s Mustang down the hill into the lake. It sat parked in her spot in the short driveway. Her friend made a habit of stopping by while Cathy was away. That pattern had triggered a little fight orContinue reading “Cat’s Fight”
The Killman On The Kill Floor
Flash Fiction by Conor O’ Brian Barnes The Killman worked on the kill floor in the abattoir and always left at the end of his shift hungry for a bloody burger. The only problem he had with killing was that he didn’t think enough of it was being done nowadays. He was a violent man,Continue reading “The Killman On The Kill Floor”
The Last Days Of The Time Out Tavern
Crime Fiction by Daniel Bartlett The Time Out Tavern wasn’t much to look at, no doubt, but it was Martin’s, so being forced out of the property didn’t sit so well with him. Especially being forced out by a sleazy, corrupt son of a bitch like Jens Oberlin. Late morning on a balmy Tuesday, theContinue reading “The Last Days Of The Time Out Tavern”
Noise
Flash Fiction by Steven James Foreman It all started when I was arrested. Well, I guess that wasn’t really the start. What I mean is, it started before that, but I can’t say when, exactly. So, in summary, at some time, some place, something fucking happened. But it was the arrest that brought it intoContinue reading “Noise”
Murder By The Book
Crime Fiction by Dana Norton Matthew invited his young wife, Hayley, to go down to the basement with him. He told her he wanted her to see for herself the water damage by the east wall. In a shadowy corner of the basement lay the heavy crowbar, ready. Don’t go! Abby silently warned her. SheContinue reading “Murder By The Book”
Nothing’s Changed
Great Flash Fiction by KT Bartlett I needed to focus. What I wanted to do was keep driving past the house, but we had a job to do. My hands clenched the wheel as I pulled into the narrow dirt driveway and maneuvered the car to a stop. Xavier Hillman sat in the passenger seatContinue reading “Nothing’s Changed”
The Song Of Vulcan
Poetry by J. Marquez Jr. she strutted into Jove’s house immersed in feline finesseher bare paper skin, a sketch pad for the tattoos of promiscuitybreasts plump; a volcanic threat; an effusion of Nectarthe embers of Ambrosia; a smoldering coal between her legsand camouflaged amid the shadows of the wonders of an architectural handthe maker ofContinue reading “The Song Of Vulcan”
God Is Bleeding
Crime Fiction by London Baker I hardly recognized the bloody pulp that stared back at me from the mirror. I glanced at my bruised knuckles, a paint splatter of greens and purples. Always throw your punch with the top two knuckles. That’s what Blake Culman—the man who taught me to fight—had once told me. IContinue reading “God Is Bleeding”
The Quarry
Flash Fiction By Jason Smith Alex and his car were found at the same quarry where the man from 1984 was buried. The front of his car was a crumbled wreck. He had driven through a barricade and rolled down a hill before plunging to his final resting place. His autopsy showed his alcohol limitContinue reading “The Quarry”