Category: Fiction
Insanity at the Bus Stop by Mark Tulin Angela held the clipboard with the attendance sheet. She…
Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Dale Patrick Smrekar “Before you decide to kill someone, make…
Soda Springs Road by Ted Gross It was tougher to find neighborhood hardware stores, but there was…
Deepfake by Joseph S. Klapach I doubt you will believe me. Still, I have proof. You will…
Comic Sans by Michael Smith “A sniper takes a pot-shot at a General visiting the front line…
Disco Man by Michael James Tapscott There were other lonely singers with cultural capital to steal from,…
The Place by Zachary Dein Reisch There are only so many patterns a human face can have….
The Cost For These Repairs by James Wendelken Two weeks after she leaves, he sits, legs folded,…
Martian Helix by A. E. Engle Hina never quite got used to the view from her lab…
Firstborn by Paul Booth Before the Splinter, all is silence. & & & For millions of years…
Chucked by Knowcebo Chuck me! Chuck gripped the plunger’s handle, his mind going through a list of…
Dangerous Quarry by Alex Frost They woke just before sunrise, like eager plants anxious for the morning….
Severance Package by James C. Clar “Do you know who took that picture?” Liam O’Connor asked the…
Collateral Damage by Bill Tope Challo stood back from the bus, along with a handful of other…
Kandy by Bill Tope 1I pulled my car to a stop alongside a small brick home just…
That Girl, Sadie by Bill Tope i “Well, what do you want me to do with her?”…
Dark Skies and Bloody Stars by Joe Struvallo Stu knelt beside the first body. The shooter had…
Hocus Pocus by Michael Smith The lights dimmed. The audience hushed. Word had spread that this…
YPM2025 by Teresa Freeland An incoming text alert sounded from Cora’s phone. Although rushed for time, trying…
Editor’s Note: Read the previous adventure of pilot Boyd by clicking the link: “The Vladivostok Express by…
‘Sleep Like the Undead’ Mattress and Bedding by Megan Moreland Everything is going according to plan. I…
The Coffin Maker by Kristoph Kosicki Nobody saw the coffin maker ride into town and sure as…
Annabel Lee by Paul Hilding And so all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my…
Alone by Paul Cesarini I don’t know how long I’ve been here and that’s a problem. I…
The Cold Light of Autumn by Billy Ramone Benny’s family had a cabin down in the Hocking…