Category: Editor’s Choice

29
Mar
2024
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

This Town Called Winsome by Grant Tracey

This Town Called Winsome by Grant Tracey –1– Susan Norget was quiet, lost in shadows. I was…

09
Mar
2024
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

Some Kind of Angel by Austin Roberts

Some Kind of Angel by Austin Roberts The scene was bad. Male. 60’s. And the pavement had…

29
Feb
2024
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction romance

The Cover of a Book by Bill Tope

The Cover of a Book by Bill Tope “What are you even doing with this man?” Annie…

21
Jan
2024
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction scifi

The Woman in Flowered Dresses by Barry Yedvobnick

The Woman in Flowered Dresses by Barry Yedvobnick Ben Birk stared at the wall menu with his…

16
Jan
2024
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction romance

Just What I Needed… by J.D. Fratto

Just What I Needed… by J.D. Fratto I walk in at 7:15: later than usual and Tara’s…

09
Jan
2024
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction romance

Glen by Bill Tope

Glen by Bill Tope “He is drop-dead gorgeous,” remarked an otherwise erudite woman of my acquaintance. Physically,…

04
Jan
2024
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction scifi

Cool Load by Wally Runnels

Cool Load by Wally Runnels A black air taxi roared over on its way to JahdFo, a…

15
Sep
2023
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

Thursday’s Money by Grant Tracey

Thursday’s Money by Grant Tracey Slipping free would be tough. The ropes weren’t nylon but hemp. Coarse…

07
Sep
2023
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction paranormal

The Tobias Problem by Allister Nelson

Editor’s Note: This short story is a work of fiction. The views expressed in this fiction are…

19
Aug
2023
Posted in adventure Editor's Choice Fiction

Revenge is Wild Justice by Gary Ives

Revenge is Wild Justice by Gary Ives Arthur rattled the old cowbell he’d lifted from the table…

14
Jul
2023
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

The Keys to the Highway by Frederick K Foote

The Keys to the Highway by Frederick K Foote Back in the day, when I was a…

08
Jun
2023
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction romance

What’s Next? by J.D. Fratto

What’s Next? by J.D. Fratto The street is more uphill than I had anticipated. No matter; walking…

06
Mar
2023
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction romance

Surkow’s Fantasy by Mark SaFranko

Surkow’s Fantasy by Mark SaFranko      Tuesday. Pete Surkow checked himself in the bathroom mirror like he…

18
Jul
2021
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction scifi

Bernie House by David Castlewitz

Bernie House by David Castlewitz As president of Bernie House, Walt Diablo had a lot to lose…

06
Jun
2021
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

Chess in Hanoi by Gary Ives

Chess in Hanoi by Gary Ives This is about my cousin Gordon who grew up rough. Nobody,…

15
May
2021
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

Miller’s Junction by Julian Grant

Miller’s Junction by Julian Grant Ned Miller hated how the room still stank of her death. He’d…

08
May
2021
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

Doctor Faircloth, EdD by Steve Slavin

Doctor Faircloth, EdD by Steve Slavin Elizabeth was a born self-promoter. By the time she started kindergarten,…

04
May
2021
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

The Fafank by Dillon Eliassen

The Fafank by Dillon Eliassen The other eulogists had stood at the lectern away from bisnonna Marie’s…

04
Dec
2020
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

The Twin That Wasn’t by Zaitouna Kusto

The Twin That Wasn’t by Zaitouna Kusto Reza was the twin that survived and so he was…

19
Oct
2020
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction paranormal

The Two-Tailed Monster by Abhirup Dutta

The Two-Tailed Monster by Abhirup Dutta The nightmares began three days after Ishani moved from India to…

10
Sep
2020
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

A burger and a bourbon will be fine by Malky McEwan

A burger and a bourbon will be fine by Malky McEwan “Busy?”             “No,” my default answer. When…

26
Aug
2020
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction paranormal

Fat Meera by TA Thakadipuram

Fat Meera by TA Thakadipuram Meera’s life would change forever on that warm August day, but her…

20
Jun
2020
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction romance

My First Time Was with the Devil by Frederick K. Foote

My First Time Was with the Devil by Frederick K. Foote My sister Nora was two years…

26
Aug
2019
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction paranormal

Transferred by Anoop Anthony

Transferred by Anoop Anthony Dr. Sanil Cherian sat slumped at his desk and thought longingly about going home…

23
Jul
2019
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction scifi

What I Did Not Become by Harrison Kim

What I Did Not Become by Harrison Kim I’m talking with Mrs. Everton, the anorexic faced one…