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Third Time’s The Charm

Third Time’s The Charm

by | Feb 1, 2026 | J, J.M. Taylor, Short Story

The first time Larry set out to kill his girlfriend, he planned on poison. +++++He’d read about the sweetness of antifreeze, and that it worked pretty quickly. Considering the fact that Jolene was a party girl with a taste for high-octane fruity cocktails, it should...
A Kiss that the Devil Has Known

A Kiss that the Devil Has Known

by | Jan 9, 2024 | J, JM Taylor, Short Story

Paul considered himself brave for riding the subway by himself up to Harlem. He’d been in New York only a few days, here in the fall of ’90, still didn’t know his way around the block he lived on in the Village. The city had just recorded its 2000th murder, but when...
That’s a Summons, Mate

That’s a Summons, Mate

by | Jan 14, 2021 | J, JM Taylor, Short Story

With thanks and apologies to R.L.S A black spot marred the cuff of David’s only good shirt. He wiped his thumb along its edge, and dusty flakes fell on the table. He must have burnt it while heating up that bowl of canned chili last night. Funny that he hadn’t noticed...
Neighborhood Watch

Neighborhood Watch

by | Oct 13, 2016 | J, JM Taylor, Short Story

It’s true that I was on my third beer when I saw the blue squirrel. But I maintain that I hadn’t yet reached the point of hallucinations. +++++I was on my back porch, and the sun was contemplating whether to set. I was thinking about mowing the grass, but the beer had...