Calvin stands outside a house, shivering. He’s been riding his sister’s bike for an hour in cold rain and he’s …Read the Rest
Spinetingler Fiction
DICTATION by Stephen D. Rogers – “Pay The Bitch Back” Third Place Winner
“How is your brother doing, Miss Davenport?” “He’s fine.” Miss Davenport perched on the edge of her chair, stenographer pad …Read the Rest
OLD TIMES THERE ARE NOT FORGOTTEN by Copper Smith – “Pay The Bitch Back” Short Story Contest Honorable Mention
Starville Texas wouldn’t normally be my first choice for a late July vacation spot. The whole place seems frozen in …Read the Rest
SNAKE IN THE GRASS by S.M. Harding – “Pay The Bitch Back” Short Story Contest Honorable Mention
“I didn’t do it,” the man on the ground said. The white bone of his broken leg shone in the …Read the Rest
FISH STORY by Patricia L. Morin – “Pay The Bitch Back” Short Story Contest Honorable Mention
The day was calm. The Blue Fin, my faithful fishing vessel, rocked gently on the Atlantic Ocean forty miles out …Read the Rest
PAY THE BITCH BACK – Short Story Contest Winners
Over the next two days, Spinetingler will reveal the honorable mentions and winners of the PAY THE BITCH BACK short …Read the Rest
Fiction: WATCHING THE IGUANAS by Richie Narvaez
Oonie did not want to be in a nameless bar in a town called Contrahecho being stared at by a …Read the Rest
Fiction: PI, P.I. by Stephen D. Rogers
Even though I was in my office trying to recuperate from an ill-fated relationship, my digits trailed along the hall, …Read the Rest
Breaking News: Spinetingler Stories Now Edgar Eligible
From Lee Goldberg It’s my pleasure to inform you that the board of the Mystery Writers of America has voted …Read the Rest
Writing Contest: Pay The Bitch Back
Payback’s a bitch, right? A little while back, a writer managed to annoy the fiction editorial staff of Spinetingler. Well, …Read the Rest
The Craft of Writing: How To Piss A Publication Off
NEW EDITION TO OUR SHIT LIST. Written in Jack’s F-ing blood. So I’m reading this story in Spinetingler’s submission basket …Read the Rest
Fiction: FRACTURED by Tiffany Wall
“Tragedy.” “Just a wee little thing.” “And she so young.” “He’ll burn in hell, he will.” Their words slither upward …Read the Rest
Fiction: THE RED TENT by Kassandra Kelly
On the third day we camped next to a red tent with the loose rain fly. Cam pitched our yellow …Read the Rest
Write and Wrong: Questions & Answers
The question of the day is: I know your max word limit for fiction is 5,000 words. is that firm? …Read the Rest
Curmudgeon of Craft takes on CBS’s NO REMORSE
We’re a fan of the late Robert B. Parker, so we tuned into CBS Television Tuesday night to watch Tom …Read the Rest
Spinetingler now open for submissions
Sometime yesterday afternoon Sandra changed the Submission Guidelines page. Spinetingler is once again open for fiction submissions. Please see the …Read the Rest
Fiction: The Dean by Steven Torres
If Dean Alan Miles had simply turned into a roach, this would not have been such a bad day for …Read the Rest
Fiction: NO WAY OUT by Steven Gore
“I’m gonna get this guy.” That’s what you promise yourself when you’re a thirty year-old detective working your first homicide. …Read the Rest
Writing From the Heart by Amra Pajalic
Usually you write in the genre you love to read. As a lifelong passionate reader I’ve been in love with …Read the Rest
Fiction: MY NAME IS PRISCILLA by W.D. County
My name is Priscilla and I am six years old. Not that I could tell anyone that, since I was …Read the Rest
