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A Short Stay

by | May 28, 2014 | B, Bill Baber, Short Story

Hank had been hustling all day and had barely scraped together enough for a couple of tall boys or a short dog of cheap wine. He might get drunker off the wine but after spending all day baking on the concrete under an August Tucson sun he was leaning toward a couple...

The Motel

by | May 21, 2014 | E, Edward Vaughn, Short Story

Charlie Green pulled into the motel parking lot, cut the engine to his Crown Vic and waited for his wife’s lover to arrive. He leaned back in his seat and pulled out a half eaten double cheeseburger from a wrinkled bag and ate. The trailblazer that his wife drove sat...

Lights, Camera, Action

by | May 21, 2014 | Short Story, T, Trevor Nelson

Fifty grand was riding on Burris Sandoval’s first movie. It had to be perfect. He’d met a wealthy Canadian at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Vegas. The guy wanted rough stuff. Burris offered five murders on video for 50 Gs. The Canadian agreed to pay upon completion....

Charlie Dancer Was A Dirty Cop

by | May 14, 2014 | K, Karl Koweski, Short Story

Everyone knew it. The crooks knew it. They’d get shaken down by the sumbitch on the regular. The cops knew it. They’d crack jokes about Dancer selling the best meth in Hohman. Hell, the average citizen knew it. You couldn’t walk into a bar in North Hohman without...