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Ghost Pains

Ghost Pains

by | Jul 29, 2015 | D, David Jaggers, Short Story

The world was graying around the edges and Frank Griffin knew he was dying from blood loss. The gunshot to his gut was singing soprano, but it was mild compared to the raging pain in his leg. The leg they cut off two months ago. +++++The doctors called it ghost pain,...
You Hurt Me

You Hurt Me

by | Jul 23, 2015 | M, Michael Koenig, Short Story

You hurt me, she said. I don’t like it when you hurt me. +++++I struggled to extract myself from the puddle of sweat and fluids that Ivy and I were leaving for the maid. Vertical is so much more challenging than horizontal when you’re in the condition I’m in. It...
Checkmate

Checkmate

by | Jul 18, 2015 | Short Story, T, Tony Sportiello

Rick was tiptoeing quietly around the expensive furniture, taking particular care not to knock over the priceless Ming vase located directly in the middle of the room when the lights suddenly and unexpectedly went on. He looked quickly to the doorway and there stood...
The Body

The Body

by | Jul 14, 2015 | D, David Rachels, Short Story

We were in shop class fucking around with a piece of sheet metal when Justin told me he had seen a dead body only yesterday so it might still be there. I wasn’t too surprised about the body—of all the guys at school, Justin was the one who would have been voted Most...
The Point

The Point

by | Jul 11, 2015 | Short Story, T, Tony Sportiello

“Two fucking hours,” Kyle said. +++++I nodded. +++++”Two hours and that kid hasn’t shut up for one minute.  Ray, let’s just blow him away as soon as he comes out of the bathroom, we’ll tell Jesse and Jay it was an accident.”...