“It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and …Read the Rest
Author Archive
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig – review
Chuck Wendig’s latest novel, BLACKBIRDS, doesn’t walk up to you slowly and give you a hug. No, it smacks you …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: Old Fashioned by Chris Rhatigan
I walked into Horace’s at three o’clock and inhaled deeply—smelled the way a bar should—salt, sawdust, bottom-of-the-keg beer. I settled …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: The Biggest Balls In Henderson County by Gary Clifton
Billy Fred Holloway, hatched down in Florence Hollow, had always been a mean sucker – not tough, just mean. He …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: Toad Skin and Yellow Eyes by S. Zainab Williams
Everything hurts. Feels like a tree rolled over me. And my throat is so dry. I’m trying to ignore it. …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: Preparing the Lure by Rob Kitchin
Jimmy Kiley nudged open the kitchen door with his right foot, a blocky handgun gripped between both hands. Johnny Croft, …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: Kittens by Stephen Graham Jones
I’ve always felt like I’m a dice roll. Like God and the Devil got into an argument one day, the …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: The Moron By VR Barkowski
I hate working late, and I hate the dark. When the two converge—like now—life sucks. It’s past midnight, and two …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: Moonshine by Seth Sherwood
In the winter, we’d speed over the lake, its frozen surface supporting the weight of the car, our bodies and …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: Cosmo in the Mourning by Gary Clifton
Special Agent Cosmo Pierre LeBleu sat in the center of the Houston DEA squad-room surrounded by undercover types. Cosmo was …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: Showtime by Albert Tucher
Three hundred and fifty pounds of attitude named Israel Aki stepped out of the jungle onto the beach. “Showtime,” said …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: Grind by Chad Haskins
Carmen Colangelo never made a promise he didn’t keep, especially a threat, which is why Gavin is fucked. “So what’s …Read the Rest
Empire State by Adam Christopher – review
Empire State is a complex, twisting, genre-mixing novel that combines aspects of noir, speculative fiction and hardboiled detective stories into …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: The Last Hit by Liam Sweeny
The baked, cracked mud caked the road like dandruff as they drove the Monte Carlo, engrossed in Jimi Hendrix wailing …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: Two and a Half Miles by W.D. County
Raymond glanced at his wife, Martha, who sat in the passenger seat, pen in hand, appending items to their shopping …Read the Rest
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction: Collections
‘Tis the time of year for best of lists and such. I included my five favorite novels of the year …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: Lambs of God by Patricia Abbott
The first time Kyle Murmer’s mother tried to kill him, he was nine. But he couldn’t remember a day when …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: Breaking and Entering by Mike Miner
Jimmy wanted to forget but all he could do was remember. He felt like a shuffling deck, his heart was …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: A Straight Face by Court Merrigan
Mekk didn’t want to marry Nit. He didn’t have anything against her. But he wanted out of the sticks, out …Read the Rest
Dead Harvest by Chris F. Holm – review
Dead Harvest is a triumphant debut that felt like the book I’d been waiting on for years without knowing it. …Read the Rest
