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Tag Archives: Fiction
Kicking to Go On, fiction by Samuel Snoek-Brown
His heart knocked like a fist against his breastbone as his own knuckles beat against the heavy metal door. A desperate yapping came ricocheting toward him from inside. He bounced on his feet to keep warm; he hadn’t imagined a … Continue reading
Noise, fiction by Allen Hope
At a quarter past six Slade realized he’d not make it to Marilyn’s Pub ‘n Sub in time for his meet-up with Jackson Saunders. He knew Saunders was a stickler for punctuality, but he still hoped to find him parked … Continue reading
Dog Days, fiction by Kevin Winchester
Even before the cash changes hands Ard is thinking of how quickly the eight ball will be gone. The count looks light but it always does any more. He unwraps the twist tie, touches his little finger to the rock, … Continue reading
Cat Killing, fiction by James Alan Gill
Every time I tell this story, about me helping Charlie McMaster kill a whole passel of cats, people tend not to believe it. Maybe it’s that they can’t imagine real people living this way, and for that I can’t blame … Continue reading
Country Music, fiction by Miriam Kotzin
The Cabin is one of those bars that has at least three pick-up trucks parked on the side no matter when, and inside it's dark and smells like beer as though a fine party had gone on the night before, … Continue reading
Jim, fiction by William Trent Pancoast
Jim twisted the skinny trunk of his body in a fast, violent jerk just as the cop grabbed the buckle of his left Harley Davidson boot. When the boot flopped off, Jim found himself sitting upright, ready to jump up … Continue reading
They Shall Seek Peace, fiction by Dennis Humphrey
Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. Ezekiel 7:25 Izard County, Arkansas November, 1861 If Lemuel Clump had been just a little bit quicker, he’d have known when to act just a little bit slower. It … Continue reading
Past and Present Tenses, fiction by Misty Skaggs
The teal-green Everlast half shirt rode up right below his rib cage to reveal a dimple of belly button that the boys I knew, had always known, would’ve been embarrassed to show. That naked navel made my heart race when … Continue reading
Every Head is a World, fiction by Nels Hanson
The sudden vision of the wings of seven-banded color made me halt as I headed for the doomed pig’s pen. I blinked at the striped light like refractions from twin prisms and the knife slipped from my hand and I swiveled … Continue reading
Hasty Leverage, fiction by Brian Jones
They haggled out the terms. “You know I like to go fishing,” Ten said, “at least once a week. I do not like to work indoors. I won’t make much money.” “Well, but I like to have nice things.” “And I understand … Continue reading
