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When The Shadow Begs to Dance

When The Shadow Begs to Dance

by | Dec 27, 2017 | J, Jay Nelson, Short Story

The Janitor, the weasel. His eyes are sunken in, bloodshot from not sleeping the last two and a half nights, visions of the Muskrat filtering past the occasionally vodka sloshed outer cortex, no doubt. His apartment is likely trashed, brown water stains surrounding...
Let the Towns Drift Slowly By

Let the Towns Drift Slowly By

by | Dec 18, 2017 | P, P. K. Augustyn, Short Story

He heard it coming before you did. He was already making his way to the tracks while you were dousing the fire. You picked up your sack and caught up to him. He was camped just outside of the town waiting for the late-night freight to leave when you walked in on him....
The Sixth Sister

The Sixth Sister

by | Dec 18, 2017 | A, Alex Bernstein, Short Story

Saturday. 12:30 am. Conrad was experiencing a perfect moment. +++++He sat on his hotel room bed staring at the complete – yes, complete – set of Oneida LaVigne Silverplate XI steak knives – known to collectors as The Six Sisters. They were the holy grail of steak...
A Bed of Roses

A Bed of Roses

by | Dec 12, 2017 | E, Elizabeth Brown, Short Story

Muriel licked the tip of her thumb and rubbed at a spot on her living room window. +++++“I’m just looking at that Fiona Mc Bride’s house, Tom; have you seen the state of her curtains? They look as though they haven’t been washed in a month of Sundays.” +++++She pulled...
Loser’s Bet

Loser’s Bet

by | Dec 12, 2017 | R, Robb White, Short Story

“Those losers are killing you. You know, maybe you should lay off a week.” +++++“Fuck that,” Landolfi said, his smile as fake as his Rolex. “I’ll get it back next week.” +++++Sweeney palmed the wad of bills Landolfi laid on the bar, and snorted his contempt as his...