The Unforgivable by Troy Massie
He was anxious—actually, he was flat out terrified—but also obsessively prepared. It was all he’d been thinking about for the past few days. What better way to move on and prosper in life…
Flash Fiction
Grave Digger by Steve Stred
by Steve Stred My shovel struck the lid of the coffin at 2:15 in the morning. Up until then, my brother had been helping, but he’d started to slow down, complaining about getting…
Defragmented Souls by Jeff Gard
by Jeff Gard “Do I have a soul?” “No.” G3R1 clocks the response at less than a second. Not bad for a human, but in that amount of time, it could have read…
The Streamer Man by Paul Alex Gray
by Paul Alex Gray It’s late on a Saturday at Sarah’s house. Her mom goes out and won’t be back for hours, so the girls pull a bottle of fruity wine from the…
Hexman by Levi Krain
by Levi Krain I am made of witches’ brooms, toadstools, hemp, and old maids’ revenge. A man paces beneath the tree at the far end of a backyard. His feet are restless, like…
Ditchers By Aeryn Rudel
By Aeryn Rudel “This will let me see who rings my doorbell?” Gary asked the technician from SpyDoor, a beefy guy in a blue work shirt with the name Bob stenciled across the…
The Walking Shadow by Max Griffin
by Max Griffin Enoch leaned into the freezing wind and plodded through snow drifts on leaden feet. Snow needled his cheeks and hid the street in a white miasma. He clenched his jaw…
Gramps by Jack Somers
Gramps by Jack Somers There were three of them coming down the aisle—a tall guy in a Santa outfit and two shorter guys dressed as elves. Santa was in the lead. He was…
White Out by Cody Daigle-Orians
by Cody Daigle-Orians The snow was coming. They were running out of time. Rachel grabbed the last bag from the trunk and checked the sky. Still clear. Their motel room was small, but…
The Gold and Sand of Dhahab
by Maura Yzmore Mray woke up in great spirits. The golden-skinned guy he’d picked up at the club last night liked it rough, but Mray wasn’t sore. He wasn’t even hungover, which he thought…
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