criminal stories fantastic stories Hartley James medium length stories Monday, September 7, 2026 Irradiated by Hartley James <i>A supernatural task force is sent to Manhattan to silence an existential threat.</i><br><br>Bon leaned his head back against the metal panels behind him, feeling the throb of the four turboprop engines through his skull. <i>Bonaparte Cage, you have been judged</i>. He could almost feel the words running through his head, traced in half-formed fire. He opened his eyes a crack and shifted his heavy-lidded gaze to Kat… Read more Labels: criminal stories fantastic stories Hartley James medium length stories No comments:
criminal stories fantastic stories short stories Tom Koperwas Friday, August 28, 2026 No, No Nona! by Tom Koperwas <i>Two cops go looking for a mob boss who has been behaving oddly, and they're surprised by what they find.</i><br>"Disgusting," grunted the tall, burly police lieutenant Scotty Niven, as he trod his way gingerly through patches of tall grass and clumps of litter, to the entrance of the dimly lit estate. <br><br>"And this is the home of a big mob boss?" queried the slim, young police rookie … Read more Labels: criminal stories fantastic stories short stories Tom Koperwas 5 comments:
criminal stories John Grantner long stories Wednesday, August 12, 2026 The Rector's Tale by John Grantner <i>A morally bankrupt high school principal takes extreme measures against a bully in his school.</i><br> <b>1</b> <br>Brian Flaherty sauntered into my office, looking smug and self-assured as usual. "Shut the door and have a seat, Mr. Flaherty," I said. <br><br>He dropped into the chair across from my desk and slouched, smirking at me. Flaherty was a football star that every teacher granted an undeserved passing gra… Read more Labels: criminal stories John Grantner long stories 5 comments:
Aleksandar Obradovic criminal stories medium length stories Wednesday, June 24, 2026 The Matryoshka Affair by Aleksandar Obradovic <i>Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Milovan Nedeljković gets assigned to a secretive case in Montenegro's Russian embassy.</i><br><br>If there was one thing he hated, it was calls to his work phone outside office hours. He waited, hoping the phone would finally stop ringing. Jovana and the boys were tense. They knew how demanding his job was and that, because of it, he was often absent even in thought. <br><br>When the ri… Read more Labels: Aleksandar Obradovic criminal stories medium length stories 4 comments:
criminal stories long stories VS Kemanis Friday, May 8, 2026 Teeth and Consequences by V.S. Kemanis <i>A delivery driver is bitten by a dog owned by a dangerous woman, and engages a hapless lawyer to sue her.</i><br><br>Pumped on adrenaline, Sean sped to the ER, blood-soaked sneaker flooring the gas. Blasting into the 15-mph driveway, the MetroMeals van swerved erratically and jerked to a stop behind a parked ambulance. <br><br>Even the sick and injured had to pass security in this small suburban hospital serving a l… Read more Labels: criminal stories long stories VS Kemanis 4 comments:
criminal stories medium length stories Paul Ryan O'Connor Friday, April 17, 2026 As You See the World by Paul Ryan O'Connor <i>When MÃa's car and dog are stolen, she leans on her lacklustre boyfriend Rich for help.</i><br><br>"Can you describe the person who stole your car, ma'am?" <br><br>"No, I told you, I only saw it pulling away, I didn't see who was driving." <br><br>"And you left the car running, with the keys in the ignition?" <br><br>"Yes, it's been hard-starting lately and I was only gone for -&qu… Read more Labels: criminal stories medium length stories Paul Ryan O'Connor 7 comments:
criminal stories Matthew Ross medium length stories Monday, March 16, 2026 Magda's Boy by Matthew Ross <i>Magda's Chihuahua, Skipper, tries to defend his master when danger looms.</i><br><br>I'm dreaming that I'm napping in the yard, the late afternoon sun warm on my fur, when I'm ripped awake by the shattering of broken glass. It's dark, and the air is cool. For a moment, I think I'm back in the Other House, where breaking glass meant that Old Master had been drinking. I whimper involunt… Read more Labels: criminal stories Matthew Ross medium length stories 5 comments:
criminal stories Saul Isler short stories Monday, March 9, 2026 The Waverly Tontine by Saul Isler <i>Colin Waverly tells the epic story of his father's shifty investment scheme, and what became of the capital.</i><br><br>If word of it had ever spread, Father's tontine would most certainly have become the most famous in history. But it had been held the darkest of secrets until I learned of it just this past week. Outside of its participants, I may be the only one to know of its provenance. And its s… Read more Labels: criminal stories Saul Isler short stories 8 comments:
criminal stories funny stories short stories Tim Wright Friday, February 27, 2026 Buoyancy by Tim Wright <i>Bumbling gangsters Norm and Lefty try to dispose of a body in Tampa Bay, but things don't go as planned.</i><br><br>Norm watched the corpse bobbing by the boat in the moonlit bay and remembered an old high school science class, the one where they made an egg float by putting salt in the water. Lefty reached out with the boathook and gave Mantini's body a hard shove. It went under, then returned to th… Read more Labels: criminal stories funny stories short stories Tim Wright 9 comments:
criminal stories Joe Kilgore long stories pick of the month Monday, February 16, 2026 Ruin by Joe Kilgore <i> Proud American trucker Earl Bishop takes on a new cattle hauling contract that is destined to change his life.</i><br><br>Heat waves shimmied atop the asphalt ribbon like minnows darting in a pond. Outside the temperature topped a hundred, but inside the Kenworth W990, seventy-two degrees kept Earl cool as that proverbial cucumber you hear so much about. For certain men, there's something special about… Read more Labels: criminal stories Joe Kilgore long stories pick of the month 8 comments:
Christopher Heise criminal stories short stories Wednesday, January 28, 2026 The Fruit Thief by Christopher Heise <i>When an ex-convict gets in trouble for stealing fruits, he will do anything to avoid going to back to jail.</i><br><br>I was a wanted man. A miscreant, an outlaw. They wanted to find me and take me away. Lock me up for a long time probably. All because I stole some fruit from a grocery store. Sure, I stole from that store almost every day - bananas, apples, plums - stuffed them in my bag while I bought a rol… Read more Labels: Christopher Heise criminal stories short stories 10 comments:
criminal stories EP Lewis funny stories long stories Friday, December 26, 2025 The Blind Factory by E. P. Lewis <i>Bobby and Ditz steal a van on Christmas Eve, and take a road trip with some unexpected passengers.</i><br><br>"How long, Ditz?" <br><br>"About an hour," stuttered the shivering voice. "We got time." <br><br>It was Christmas Eve and snowing large. Hefty flakes of the white stuff blanketed the van, providing natural concealment. "T-tell you the truth Bobby, I didn't even notice what make… Read more Labels: criminal stories EP Lewis funny stories long stories 4 comments:
criminal stories futuristic stories Laurel Hanson short stories Monday, November 17, 2025 Through the Cracks by Laurel Hanson <i>Orphan Petra tries to survive in a space station where her kind are hunted.</i><br><br>Petra hid in the darkness watching the jumbled stream of beings, both human and otherwise, milling in the central walkway. Sooner or later, it seemed, all the lost souls of the galaxy washed up in Under Haven Station to join those unlucky enough to be born there. <br><br>When she spotted the shine of gold winking from a Verengian&… Read more Labels: criminal stories futuristic stories Laurel Hanson short stories 9 comments:
criminal stories Devin James Leonard funny stories long stories Monday, November 10, 2025 The Good, the Bad, and the Balloon Animals by Devin James Leonard <i>Tammy Lynn Peacock and her brother investigate the grisly death of their trailer park neighbour.</i><br><br>Me and my brother were drinking beers on our stoop, watching the police swarm Todd's trailer like ants on a dropped French fry, when a plainclothes cop wandered over and asked us if we were the ones who discovered the body. <br><br>"Richard and Tammy Lynn Peacock?" <br><br>I took a sip of beer and nodded… Read more Labels: criminal stories Devin James Leonard funny stories long stories 10 comments:
criminal stories Joseph Hirsch medium length stories Friday, October 31, 2025 Hanging Lights by Joseph Hirsch <i>Ex-con Arlo is hanging Christmas lights with his buddy Conant, but the job goes south when he is hired by a man he knew from prison.</i><br><br>Arlo sat in the driver's seat of the Santa's Helpers van, staring through the windshield. The window was rimed with frost mixed with hardened dirt, but there was still enough clear glass for him to see through it. Across the street stood a nativity scene fron… Read more Labels: criminal stories Joseph Hirsch medium length stories 12 comments:
criminal stories medium length stories Todd Zack Friday, September 12, 2025 The Journeyman by Todd Zack <i>A former boxer turned crook is recognised by a young fan who challenges him to a risky sparring match.</i><br><br>Dawson Green was stocking up on junk food at a roadside market, just off a secondary highway in east Texas, when he felt the eyes of a stranger fall heavily on him. Unbothered by this unknown person's investigative stare, Dawson finished placing his tiny 99 cent cake selections in his shoppin… Read more Labels: criminal stories medium length stories Todd Zack 8 comments:
criminal stories Joe Giordano short stories Monday, August 18, 2025 The Sour Smell of Pain Joe Giordano <i> An Italian immigrant in New York tries to carve out a living, but wonders if the best years of his life are behind him.</i><br><br>I was ten when my feet touched Ellis Island. Carmela, my mother, held onto my snot-wipe jacket sleeve as we jostled among the huddled steerage masses, ravaged by seasickness, yearning to breathe anything but coal ash fumes and vomit. We clomped down the steamship's wooden… Read more Labels: criminal stories Joe Giordano short stories 13 comments:
criminal stories Lance Mazmanian pick of the month short stories Monday, June 23, 2025 All Access by Lance Mazmanian <i>A rock drummer on tour in Brazil looks for a quiet spot after a gig, but suffers an unexpected interruption.</i><br><br>Drum solo. Mine. <br><br>I'm tired, too, but it's just the solo, a couple more songs, the encore, and I'm outta here. <br><br>Really need a steak, man. Brazil is <i>great</i> for steak. <br><br>Anyway, here we go: A little snare ditty from the last tour, switch-up the China to ride (air drummers love that sh… Read more Labels: criminal stories Lance Mazmanian pick of the month short stories 9 comments:
Brandon Barrows criminal stories medium length stories pick of the month Friday, March 14, 2025 Hold Me by Brandon Barrows <i>Despite appearing to care for his ailing wife lovingly and attentively, Calvin resents the burden and longs for it to end.</i><br><br>I'm not the kind of person who could ever kill someone. No matter what they did, no matter how much I hated them, I couldn't do it. I don't have some tremendous moral compass and it's not because I don't have any violence inside me - I'd be lying if I s… Read more Labels: Brandon Barrows criminal stories medium length stories pick of the month 22 comments:
criminal stories Kiyoshi Hirawa long stories Monday, February 17, 2025 The Harvest is the End of the Age by Kiyoshi Hirawa <i>Sheriff Letz is called to investigate a brutal beating in the visitor's lot of a remote prison, and must navigate his community's sordid underbelly.</i><br><br>The prison visitors' lot was empty. So was the gun, half-hidden in the nearby grass and still warm like the trembling body next to it. <br><br>Bodies are like black holes - one minute radiating light, the next minute collapsing and rapidly pulli… Read more Labels: criminal stories Kiyoshi Hirawa long stories 5 comments:
