Close To The Bone Magazine

The short story magazine publishing weekly hard-hitting crime fiction since 2012.

I’m closed for Short Story Submissions at Close To The Bone, however if you have anything outside of the Crime Noir genre, why not send it to The Hunsbury Review?

Check out the short stories by clicking on the links below

Close To The Bone Press

Hard crime fiction since 2014. Novels, novellas, collections and anthologies that cut straight to the bone.

Exits by Daniel Gard’ner, is available on pre-order. Get your copy now. Click on the link to purchase.

Exits will be released on 6th November 2026.

Dodging a Train

by H K Slade | October 16, 2026 | H, HK Slade, Short Story | 0 Comments

Stumblebums

by Jonas Paterno | October 9, 2026 | J, Jonas Paterno, Short Story | 0 Comments

Go Stop

by Gavin Kent | October 2, 2026 | G, Gavin Kent, Short Story | 0 Comments

Crash

by DC Mallery | September 25, 2026 | D, D C Mallery, Short Story | 0 Comments

Nothing Like The Sun

by Scott Hutchison | September 18, 2026 | S, Scott T. Hutchison, Short Story | 0 Comments

Knots of Wood

by Zachary Colbert | September 16, 2026 | Short Story, Z, Zachary Colbert | 0 Comments

On the Way to Kill Farmer Miller

by Markuss Berzins | September 14, 2026 | M, Markuss Berzins, Short Story | 0 Comments

Doyle’s Revenge

by David C. Metz | September 5, 2026 | D, David C. Metz, Short Story | 0 Comments

Lewis Lassater – Minor Vampire

by M.D. Smith | September 4, 2026 | M, M.D. Smith, Short Story | 0 Comments

Extra Credit

by Dmitriy Kogan | September 1, 2026 | D, Dmitriy Kogan, Short Story | 0 Comments

The poem, The Season of the Dead, by Mel Waldman can be read here at The Hunsbury Review. Click the image to read it.