Tag: Vol 18
Scot’s Demons by Tom Kropp My friend Scot was killed three times. Scot was a short, stocky,…
The Weight of Water by Jacqueline Gilsdorf For the third day in a row, their backs burned…
I Am Happy by Lindsey Betty I woke up one morning and decided to be happy. My…
Masters of the Universe by J.D. Strunk Johnny Galt Jr. watched as Dean Miller ripped the claw…
Shoe by Bill Tope 2002 Shoe’s eyes snapped open and he tipped up his head, but was…
Finale Interrupted by Dylan James Harper As soon as they had woken up that morning Vivienne could…
The Reckoning by Mickayla Jones A gust of frigid wind slaps Sam’s face and she winces in…
Man Out Of Time by Doug Lane The banner on the midway invites my step-brothers and me…
Discovery by Patrick Ross He hadn’t expected to come home to a dead body. Nor would he…
Peck and the Diamond Dog by Tom Allen That rascal Peck? He drifted into Jasper County last…
The Last Great American Effort by Peter Kurt Vast midwestern landscapes passed outside the window, bathed in…
Editor’s Note: Frankenstein Day, or National Frankenstein Day, is an annual holiday on August 30th to celebrate…
A Beauty That Cuts The Heart Asunder by Joe Luther “There’s got to be something better than…
Identity Theft by Jon Wesick There were two, quick knocks on the door and a man in…
Better Angels by Holly Pfeiffer What Leonard thought he saw, plummeting down to earth, was an asteroid….
Leland the Vampire by JD Hoggatt Ol’ Wing turned Leland Bonnet into a vampire in a dugout…
The Heart Response by Nathan Batchelor Luther knew better than to open his chest and look at…
Sleeping Dogs by James C. Clar Honolulu, 1942 The ceiling fan spun lazily overhead, pushing stale, smoky…
Unhinged by David Margolin The rebellion could not have started more inconspicuously—an errant paper clip delivered the…
State Lines by T.C. Sundberg The first reporter calls the morning after I show Carl what I…
In Pinato Ink by Fred Nolan There’s this raised nasty red thing on daddy’s arm. It’s got…
After I Met Her at the A&P by Keith Parker The last time I saw her was…
The Devil’s Cat by Shari Wilder Haruto sat in a cozy chair at Akuma Corner, a different café…
Bargain With The Black by James Meyer It kills me. Not the sharp brutality of the winter…
Ten Years after the War by Barry Garelick “I left Cou Falls around the time when ‘Johnny’s…