A Town Called Malice by Nick Quantrill

Scarborough, 1981, hot and sunny, the first place I visited as a Mod on my scooter. A classic Vespa. I saved up the money from my first job as a YTS dogsbody. Took me months and that was after my Mum slipped me some extra. John, Continue reading A Town Called Malice by Nick Quantrill

The Book In Shadow by Ron Koppleberger

The characters in the book were an echo of eyes in stray fluttering fear. The forlorn grandeur of the seedlings and destiny in spring rebirth, covered by an array of moldering leaves conveyed the superstition that Black Ray worried about. The Continue reading The Book In Shadow by Ron Koppleberger

Morning 40 Federation, a short film by Kristin Fouquet

For those not in the know, what is generally called a 40 in The States is a 40-ounce malt liquor beverage with high alcohol content. They are usually very inexpensive and consumed for their potency rather than their flavor. 40s are available in nearly all convenience and grocery stores in New Orleans and can be consumed on the street any time of Continue reading Morning 40 Federation, a short film by Kristin Fouquet

I Didn’t Say That, Did I ?: Josh Stallings Goes Up To Eleven! He really, really does!

By Paul D Brazill

This what his bio says:

Josh Stallings is your average ex-criminal, ex-taxi driver, ex-club bouncer, film making, script writing, movie Continue reading I Didn’t Say That, Did I ?: Josh Stallings Goes Up To Eleven! He really, really does!

Pony Trip – Equus 3 – The Field Of Flesh

By Richard Godwin

Emmanuel woke and looked at himself in the mirror.

He looked at his thick lustrous black hair and the manner of his face and considered he would lure women to the farm.

That he would craft their sexual tapestry with his lust and bring them to heat.

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Nothing To Kill Or Die For by Copper Smith

It was the weirdest job I’d ever taken. No double-crossed thugs, no unpaid loan sharks, nary a cheating spouse to be seen. Just a creepy loner who needed a bullet to the skull before he could push into motion a sick plan to make the world a lonelier place.

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Nyquil Dreams by Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw

In the space of a single heartbeat, I am transported from a deep REM sleep to sitting upright in bed, wide awake… heart thudding in my chest… hands reaching out… fingers clutching… trying to grasp a remnant of the dream before it is gone.  Too late… again… only a few tiny shards left on the floor of my consciousness, waiting to be deciphered, puzzled into something coherent. 

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Calico Mirabelle by K.J. Hannah Greenberg

Mirabelle regarded Ralph’s twitchy proboscis. Continue reading Calico Mirabelle by K.J. Hannah Greenberg

The Ancient Chinese Grindcore Torture by Joshua Dobson

A twenty-one year old blind girl was kidnapped outside the Philomathion by person or persons unknown. She was Continue reading The Ancient Chinese Grindcore Torture by Joshua Dobson

Mismatch by Charlie Coleman

It started out simply enough. They had been linked by friends who thought that they would be compatible. Whether they realized it or not the compatibility factor had been relinquished up to chance, a tough chance at that. E-mail addresses had been traded like spies in the night. This is where we pick them up, via e-mail of course.

“OK, Jeff, you’re first, tell me about your last three girlfriends. Why didn’t they take?”

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