January 9, 2020
Tap Tap
Chris Curtis woke up on a lovely Christmas Day in his lovely and warm terraced house. He was twelve years old, as he had been for the last 30 years.…
January 7, 2020
The Chain Forged in Life
The man watched as Bob crammed the remainder of his hamburger into his mouth and switched on the television. He knew Bob was thinking there was…
January 6, 2020
“Black Taisui” by Oobmab
translated by Arthur Meursault Residents of Qingdao or attentive followers of local news may have heard of the affair I wish to discuss. On the 14th…
January 5, 2020
Remembering the Catman, Part 2
III. Santa, or the catman, was sitting on the wooden bench three days after our first meeting, when Mother and I were coming back from the post…
January 3, 2020
The Islands Tell of It, Chapter 7: Althea’s Run
Althea Roberts, to anyone who would first lay eyes on her, was an African-American beauty possessing a high caliber of physical attributes bestowed…
January 2, 2020
Donut Shop
The small motorbike pulled into the lot behind the building. The engine rumbled softly as it came to a halt along the rows of abandoned cars.…
December 31, 2019
End of the Line
Tommy Hartford ran the trains, and had done so his entire life. As had his father, and his father, and even his grandfather before him. He was 16…
December 30, 2019
Ghost Queen
My quest for outré culinary excellence certainly did not begin with the standard fare dished up to us hapless fucking sheep strapped into our seats…
December 29, 2019
Remembering the Catman, Part 1
I. Several flashes appear out of nowhere. But something caused their appearance, which is not so mysterious as the reverberating sounds that follow…
December 27, 2019
The Islands Tell of It, Chapter 6: Rathbone Estate
What transpired next confirmed the nurse Anna’s prediction. Record temperatures of stifling heat and humidity up to 100 degrees blanketed most of the…