criminal stories K Arlington Andrews long stories Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Hole in the Head by K Arlington Andrews <i> Having fallen from grace into a life of addiction and petty criminality, Devin Franks falls hard for fellow crook Angel Bradford - and gets accused of a violent murder.</i><br><br><b>Found</b><br><br>The lump in his pocket was an antique pendant, and it shimmered brightly when the police officer pulled it from the pocket of his jeans. A tiny silver pocketbook with a tarnished chain. Linked together with a paper clip. <br><br>&qu… Read more Labels: criminal stories K Arlington Andrews long stories 8 comments:
criminal stories Salvatore Difalco very short stories Wednesday, March 13, 2024 House Rules by Salvatore Difalco <i>Tim Peters passes time in an isolation unit near the Canada-USA border by trying to get better at chess.</i><br><br>I play chess with Sam A in the isolation unit. Sam A looks like a linebacker, but he's smart. Sam B, who looks like a tub of shit, doesn't play chess. Sam B is a prick, but that's another story. I learned to play chess at Lackawanna Elementary. Mr. Oddi, the science teacher, taught … Read more Labels: criminal stories Salvatore Difalco very short stories 9 comments:
creepy stories criminal stories short stories Sully Stone Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Inner Power by Sully Stone <i>Jen Marshall has been sectioned after self-harming, but she does not trust the medication she is being given.</i><br><br>And the clock's hands turned to yet another arbitrary number. The tick-tock of its mechanical insides wormed through my head with its dulling beat. I flicked my raven hair past my shoulders and tried ignoring him. <br><br>My therapist slid his hands over his tan dress pants, as if he were iron… Read more Labels: creepy stories criminal stories short stories Sully Stone 6 comments:
criminal stories Mark Williams medium length stories Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Slow for Change by Mark Williams <i>When mayor Earl Peck's pickleball park wrecks the quietude of Christine Slow's hometown, she hatches a risky plan for revenge.</i><br><br>I can understand why they played at night. Last summer was the hottest on record. But for those of us who live nearby, it sounded like fireworks or gunfire. But things change, don't they, pickleballers? Blame it on Charlie Krapf in room 32, Esther Stone in room… Read more Labels: criminal stories Mark Williams medium length stories 15 comments:
Bill Tope criminal stories medium length stories Friday, November 10, 2023 An Undertaking by Bill Tope <i>Funeral director Mose is built robustly enough to have survived an attempt on his life, but what will he do next? By Bill Tope.</i><br><br>Mose lay upon the earthen bed beneath the house, where he'd been interred. The soil was moist and redolent with earthy scents. It was quiet as death. But he was not dead. It's true, he had two bullets in his head, thankfully not near enough to his brain to be fata… Read more Labels: Bill Tope criminal stories medium length stories 13 comments:
criminal stories futuristic stories Iftekhar Sayeed medium length stories pick of the month Monday, October 16, 2023 A Vision of Venus by Iftekhar Sayeed <i>Zafar Shah's wife, a journalist, gets involved in the dangerous politics of Bangladesh; by Iftekhar Sayeed.</i><br><br>Grave the vision Venus sends<br>- W.H. Auden<br>It was a fateful decision we took on that morning to make love. I slumped in ecstasy on her body, her chiffon magenta saree raised above for my convenience. But something wasn't right. <br><br>"You didn't come?" <br><br>She opened her shaded lids… Read more Labels: criminal stories futuristic stories Iftekhar Sayeed medium length stories pick of the month 3 comments:
criminal stories Don McLellan long stories pick of the month Monday, June 26, 2023 Born of the Storm by Don McLellan <i>Don McLellan tells the story of sixteen-year-old Sean Cooper's time in St. Joe's juvenile detention facility.</i><br><br>St. Joe's pops into view at the summit of an arid prairie mound, three brick and climbing-ivy stories boxed in by hectares of alfalfa in purple bloom. Beyond is pine forest, a scattering of ramshackle farmhouses on either side of a sleepy, country road. A flash of silver where … Read more Labels: criminal stories Don McLellan long stories pick of the month 13 comments:
C Davis Fogg criminal stories long stories Friday, June 23, 2023 Me My Motorcycle and A Brick of Coke by C. Davis Fogg <i>Macho biker Josh heads to Las Vegas with a motorcycle full of contraband, to escape his rural Tennessee home for a while; by C. Davis Fogg. </i><br><br>My name is Josh, named after Joshua the Israelite spy. <br><br>I'm seeking the promised land, which happens to be Las Vegas - a mythic destination, the land of cash, milk and female honey, of light and sparkle and enough dark side to make life profitable and m… Read more Labels: C Davis Fogg criminal stories long stories 5 comments:
Bill Tope criminal stories short stories Friday, June 16, 2023 Haki by Bill Tope <i>After rising above his rough background, Nate is ready to celebrate - but small-town prejudices are worse than he imagined; by Bill Tope.</i><br><br>"You know," said my friend and roommate Nate, "for the longest time I never thought I'd live long enough to celebrate this day." The occasion of Nate's twenty-first birthday had given rise to these ruminations. As a native of Chicago,… Read more Labels: Bill Tope criminal stories short stories 14 comments:
Chitra Gopalakrishnan criminal stories pick of the month Pushcart nominated short stories Monday, May 29, 2023 A Spoonful of Cloud by Chitra Gopalakrishnan <i>Chitra Gopalakrishnan's character describes the sublime experience of enjoying a rare Indian delicacy, and tries to learn its secrets - while harbouring a secret of her own.</i><br><br>It is a fugitive pleasure. <br><br>I talk of the act of swallowing intact a single, sweet blob from a frothy landscape of milk foam, without moving it around it in my mouth in any way. <br><br>And of polishing off an entire clay pot in t… Read more Labels: Chitra Gopalakrishnan criminal stories pick of the month Pushcart nominated short stories 5 comments:
Alecz Hansen creepy stories criminal stories medium length stories Monday, May 22, 2023 Sunflower Shells and Blood by Alecz Hansen <i>Thirteen-year-old Classy mourns the loss of her big sister in childbirth, but doesn't know how to deal with her good-for-nothing uncle; by Alecz Hansen.</i><br><br>Doll sat with her puffy bottom plopped down in the dirt that I liked to pretend was grass. She buzzed and bubbled her lips making airplane noises for her toys even though none of them were planes. When the sun hit her face just right, I smiled… Read more Labels: Alecz Hansen creepy stories criminal stories medium length stories 8 comments:
Bill Tope criminal stories medium length stories Monday, March 27, 2023 Petty Thievery by Bill Tope <i>Sturges supplements his poverty wage at the student union with petty thievery - what could possibly go wrong? By Bill Tope. </i><br><br>"Man, I gotta find a new job," I told my boss Arno on the final day of work for the season. I had worked at the on-campus music festival held at the university each summer. Arno, a supervisor there, apparently felt that I had served him well, for he decided to use … Read more Labels: Bill Tope criminal stories medium length stories 11 comments:
criminal stories funny stories long stories Scott Harris Monday, March 13, 2023 Free Beer, Tomorrow by Scott Harris <i>Arnie doesn't believe that Larry is sleeping with a woman that seems way out of his league, and they make a bet over it - but who will have the last laugh? By Scott Harris.</i><br><br>Shunning the conventional approach has always appealed to me. I am what I am. My most egregious malady seems to be greed. Greed for dope, food, booze and most grievously - money. Greed for sloth is also a favorite. The leng… Read more Labels: criminal stories funny stories long stories Scott Harris 6 comments:
criminal stories medium length stories Will Kemp Friday, February 24, 2023 My Brothers Would Kill You by Will Kemp <i>Phil is enjoying a lads' holiday on a Greek island when he's brutally attacked for no reason; by Will Kemp. </i><br><br>He'd never known such pain. His chest, right ear and foot throbbed; even breathing hurt. And that pounding behind his right eye - as if he were no longer a young man with a damaged eyeball but a damaged eyeball attached to a young man. All he could do was inhale the smell of di… Read more Labels: criminal stories medium length stories Will Kemp 6 comments:
Charles C Parsons criminal stories long stories Monday, January 16, 2023 Spiritual Counsel by Charles C. Parsons <i>Litigation laywer Chance and his loyal associate Justin take on an injury case from a client who believes the only fair judgment is God's; by Charles C. Parsons.</i><br><br>Kate King hobbled into our library room, pushing down hard on a cane in one hand, while her brother held her erect with his arm under her other shoulder. She was a portly 40ish woman who filled the floppy charcoal dress that hung to h… Read more Labels: Charles C Parsons criminal stories long stories 5 comments:
criminal stories medium length stories Tony Billinghurst Friday, January 6, 2023 A Man of His Word by Tony Billinghurst <i>Charlie Hall is finally out of prison, waiting to meet a former partner-in-crime who owes him money; by Tony Billinghurst.</i><br><br>It felt like I'd been walking all day and I still couldn't find the place. I asked two people but neither spoke English, so woke a dosser sleeping in a doorway and asked him for Greek Street. Eventually, he pointed down the road. <br><br>"Down there," he slurred, poi… Read more Labels: criminal stories medium length stories Tony Billinghurst 8 comments:
creepy stories criminal stories medium length stories Nick Young Monday, October 31, 2022 The Abyss of Fear by Nick Young <i>Rachel reaches her big empty home before the big storm hits, but she is not alone; by Nick Young.</i><br><br>In the late evening sky to the west, a canopy of ugly indigo thunderheads crowded the tree line. Beneath the ragged edge of clouds the sky shone with a sickly glow. August was just beginning to nudge its way into autumn, and a sudden stillness had fallen, signaling that a hell of a storm was brewing u… Read more Labels: creepy stories criminal stories medium length stories Nick Young 12 comments:
Bill Tope criminal stories long stories pick of the month Friday, October 7, 2022 Strip Mall by Bill Tope <i>A desperate runaway teenager tries to survive in a world where everyone seems out to get her; by Bill Tope.</i><br><br>Molly sat astride the hot air grate in the breezeway at the strip mall where she worked nights, from 11 to 3. She was responsible for sweeping the sidewalks and policing the area of debris, as well as for emptying the half dozen or so trash receptacles. She found it an easy yet thankless job… Read more Labels: Bill Tope criminal stories long stories pick of the month 5 comments:
criminal stories long stories pick of the month Warren Benedetto Friday, September 23, 2022 Make It a Double by Warren Benedetto <i>Divorced realtor Ron Lewis resents the success of fellow salesman Dan Michaelson, but his luck is about to turn; by Warren Benedetto.</i><br><br>"What's eating you?" the bartender asked. <br><br>He wiped the bar with a rag, lifting napkin holders and bowls of peanuts so he could clean under them. The neon beer signs hanging overhead cast soft-edged splashes of color down onto the reflective wetness of … Read more Labels: criminal stories long stories pick of the month Warren Benedetto 4 comments:
criminal stories NT Franklin short stories Monday, September 19, 2022 Gramma Lily's Story by NT Franklin <i>When Bobbi Jean finds out her grandmother killed a man, Gramma finally tells her story; by NT Franklin.</i><br><br>"What? You showed them where his body was buried?" Bobbi Jean asked incredulously. <br><br>"Well, sure. No sense fussing about him, he's dead and gone. No one even cared." <br><br>"But Gramma, you could've gone to jail..." <br><br>"Don't you worry your pretty little head … Read more Labels: criminal stories NT Franklin short stories 10 comments:
