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Tag Archives: Fiction
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
Law of the Whippoorwill, fiction by Cecile Dixon
In the dim, neon truck stop light, I studied Gerald’s face. His jaw was clenched tight as he said, "Pharyl, these things are complicated. It's not like working at fucking McDonald’s,” Gerald rolled the words off his tongue giving sound … Continue reading
Fiend's Last Job, fiction by Matt Phillips
One You do this job long enough, and you get so you want an audience; it’s not vanity, but a vague notion that you’re not appreciated. If a little old wife watches you smash her husband’s hand to pieces with … Continue reading
Taking Grandma Home, fiction by Ginger Hamilton
There are two main sections in the family cemetery, the unfortunate "soldiers of the cause" and the "damned Yankees." Factions of my kinfolk still don't speak to one another due to choices made during the War Between the States. This … Continue reading
I Hear You Weeping, fiction by Robb T. White
Jimmy Shannon from Sheboygan, as he liked to introduce himself to people who came into his bar, had never been to Wisconsin in his life. He’d done time for check forgery in Michigan and three years in Pennsylvania for hustling … Continue reading
Field Fire, fiction by Paul Heatley
Bobby woke in his truck, the rim of his hat pulled low to cover his eyes. Rising sunlight hit him full in the face when he lifted it. He winced, blinked until he could handle it, then reached for the … Continue reading
The Master Plan, by Michael Chin
Sometimes after I lift weights, my shoulders broadest, my chest thickest, my step a little slower, I picture myself as Kane. The Big Red Machine. The Demon. The Undertaker’s little brother. The brother he left for dead in a childhood fire. The … Continue reading
Down By the River, fiction by Sarah Einstein
Daniel walked through the clusters of drunken college students as they stumbled out of the closing bars, his black wool cap pulled low and his face tucked down into the collar of the olive drab parka he’d picked up that … Continue reading
Pluck Pluck, fiction by Catfish McDaris
After making friends with Maya on Facebook I figured she wouldn’t mind a visit. I found out where she lived and jumped on a southbound Greyhound. The worst part was avoiding peeing on myself in the skinny bathroom while hitting … Continue reading
