The Last Escape
Aubrey turned the book over, running his finger along its spine. It seemed to be bound in leather, but there was something not quite right about it.…
A Wicked Left Hook
The guy driving home in the blue Chevy, with the swollen left eye, was the dumbest fucker I ever met. I know this for a fact because I was behind the…
Permission Granted
Standing behind his desk, Terry wondered if students noticed that his gait had changed, even his tone of voice. Earlier he had locked himself in the…
Bitch Pad: Three
Perhaps the girl who had been raped was part of the answer. I shall call her Jasmine, as she loved perfumes and bath oils. I believed Jasmine. The…
A Drug Called Shame
Dicky patted his cellmate on the head, then put the ramen pack they’d struggled over in his collection of soups, porn, shivs, candy, and tobacco.…
The Night Swallows the Heart, Part 2
V. Paw fell in line with paw on the cold-brittled leaf littered trackless hillside until the Wolf found a long concrete stair case and descended.…
Rodentia
“To have thoughts that you can convey easily is to risk a disastrous mistake. When crossing the street, you should look not only both ways, but also…
Bitch Pad: Two
The muscled biker in boxer shorts and leather jacket, which made a sound like heavy breathing when he approached me on strong hairy legs, didn’t look…
You Will Know the Love of a Parasite is Beyond Measure
Hello. This is a full confession and a prerequisite for what’s to come. I am and will be leaking myself. As you will see, the catacombs, the…
“Gringo Loco,” “Electric Gorilla,” and “A Warrior of God”
Gringo Loco Dancer’s sister-in-law in Mexico City found out he loved coffee, so she went to her pantry and got him a bag of special beans from…
