Crime Fiction by Margaret Karmazin Maple Hill Elementary school was closed for the weekend for which Principal Jerry Harper had expressed his gratitude to the school secretary, Michelle Derry. “Rough week,” Michelle had agreed on her way out. Their most difficult mother, Mrs. Price, had lodged a complaint that her daughter’s fourth grade teacher hadContinue reading “Principally Dead”
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For The Love Of Gardening
Crime Fiction by Jason Smith Randy Lloyd had always loved gardening, when he was six years old he started helping his father in the garden. In his teenage years Randy wasn’t rebelling against the norm or drag racing cars, he was gardening. After high school, Randy went to college and achieved degrees in Horticulture andContinue reading “For The Love Of Gardening”
Nefarious
Crime Fiction by Michael Wegener Before approaching the auto shop, she’d duct-taped her gun hand to his back so he wouldn’t even think about trying anything. Had him help her wrap it around his torso, alternating with her wrapping it around her right hand and wrist—muzzle of the gun pressed right on top of hisContinue reading “Nefarious”
Real Walmarts of Hillbilly County
Crime Fiction by Mick Rose December 27th spawned three more fucking Walmart murders. No surprise to anyone who sheepishly lives or works in rust-riddled Hillbilly County. As portrayed on Google Maps? The sprawling county boasts it hosts a dozen Walmart stores. But as you might’ve guessed? Hillbilly County ain’t got nothin’ else for folks toContinue reading “Real Walmarts of Hillbilly County”
Like A Wave Of The Sea
Crime Fiction by Brian Hawkins For going on thirty years, he’s stretched his hand out to me, eyes wide, the air bubbling from his open mouth as I reach toward him, kicking against my body’s buoyancy, unable to connect, skin-to-skin, before his panicked form expels its tension. Against the backdrop of my memories, he hovers,Continue reading “Like A Wave Of The Sea”
Some Grit
Crime Fiction by C. Inanen Coalville Oklahoma’s a pleasant little town. I’d been there for two days and gotten to know it a bit. I’d studied it, you might say. It was clean and about as prosperous a town as you’d find in southeastern Oklahoma in 1932, that is to say it had been hitContinue reading “Some Grit”
Barrel Of Ninjas
Crime Fiction by J. Marquez Jr. Sunday: The Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center The gods must have been feeling undecidedly mischievous on the day Nathan was born. The gray days in Southern California can be easily and accurately counted by the fingers on the hands of a notorious math flunky every year—even in November. AndContinue reading “Barrel Of Ninjas”
Dead-Center Plodder
Crime Fiction by Carl Tait Hudson Calloway wondered if it would be legal to murder the man walking ahead of him. The guy was wearing an ugly green sweater and plodding slowly down the dead center of the sidewalk. His hands were raised to his midsection, his elbows sticking out like chicken wings. The man’sContinue reading “Dead-Center Plodder”
The Wayside
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”
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”