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Tag Archives: Fiction
The Colonel, fiction by Kurt Taylor
A hundred times the Colonel had walked into Rip’s barber shop and nobody had ever stared at him until now. The Colonel felt the tattooed kid’s eyes tracking him as he walked to the chair wearing his Army uniform.the Rip … Continue reading
Songbird, fiction by Tiffany Buck
Sarah June 1st. My favorite time of the year. The flowers are in bloom and it seems that all is right with the world. I’m walking to church with a song in my heart only it’s not Sunday, that’s tomorrow. … Continue reading
Lady Smith, fiction by Jim Wilsky
The third day on the run, they ditched a stolen pickup truck in the sprawling parking lot and then waited outside the doors of Nordstrom’s. Less than an hour later, they were turning out of Springtown Mall in a black … Continue reading
Joy Ride, fiction by Nick Kolakowski
The year Maxine turned fourteen she found her true calling, at the cost of two lives. Maxine spent her childhood mornings at the front window of the crumbling farmhouse where she lived with her brother Brad and mother Joan and … Continue reading
Faber #2, Graphite
Sometimes husbands take it well. This one cornered Mason at the roadhouse, drove a pencil up his ear canal. Registered disappointment when it hit bone, stopped. Mason dropped like an abbatoir steer, his newest girlfriend shouting, “Murderer!” Quieter husbands drink … Continue reading
Snaked, fiction by Morgan Boyd
We were gathering wood at an undisclosed location deep in the mountains when I heard a rattling in the pile. I dropped the wood in my arms, and drew my gun. “Don’t shoot,” Murray said. “I’m not getting bit way the fuck … Continue reading
Cool Air, fiction by James Owens
originally appeared in Kestrel The dog barked again. Ray lifted himself out of bed for a glass of water too warm from the tap in the bathroom, like drinking blood or drinking the night air that heat and humidity … Continue reading
Thicker than Water, fiction by Neva Bryan
“You are a beautiful tragedy. My grievous angel. Here, hold my eye.” My brother popped his prosthetic eye out of its socket and handed it to me. I heard a girl in the crowd say, “Eww.” I curled my hand into … Continue reading
Truckload of Trouble, fiction by Tom Leins
I hear the rattle of the tow-truck’s rusted chain before I see it roll down the rutted track and into view. The last time I saw the Mulligan brothers they hung a guy known as Blood Bubble from a hook by … Continue reading
Scarecrow, fiction by Hilary Leftwich
Scarecrow Dolly fakes her death by starvation while the others at the table take seconds from the bowl of mashed potatoes and slices of meatloaf. Mama announces there’s no pie for dessert, just butter cookies. She has little tolerance left … Continue reading
