Vol 10

The Case of the Clockwork Dragon in the Crescent City by Rachel A. Brune Something muttered under the city, a great sleeping beast, aching to stretch its claws yet again. It tainted the seasonal...

Chasing Shadows by Donald D Shore Heading east on the I-40, crossing the endless sea of desert and flat-topped plateaus rising like tombstones across the bronzed New Mexico valley, Dan’s eyes fell to the...

The Chamber by Jon D Lee My Dearest Stephen,      No doubt this letter will come as a surprise. It has been some years since we last corresponded, through a fault I now readily...

Ilysveil: You Can Not Scream by J. H. Zech Corvus Morgenstern stood in the shadow of the crystal-laden white tower before him. A blue banner with a sun and crescent moon symbol flew off...

Tryouts by Brodie Lowe Overgrown hedges of hawthorn lined the rusted fence, interlocking one another, bunched together like rows of men in broad-shouldered jackets looking inquisitively outward on the rest of the world in...

The Rock and the Redeemer by Mark Joseph Kevlock Redeemer smiled beneficently. That was all he ever did. The son of a bitch. He was sitting in my office wearing that goddamn robe of...

Crooked Adjustment by John W Dennehy Gunshots rang out downtown around lunchtime. Will stepped from a limestone building, taking a lunchbreak from the insurance claims office, thinking about nothing more than a ham sandwich....

DB’s Place by NT Franklin Greg finally had his dream camp in the woods in his adopted state of Oregon. He wasted no time making it his own; the airplane ticky tack was quickly...

Soul Candy by J.N. Powell Condensation dripped down the side of Anton’s cocktail glass in alternating reflections of chartreuse, teal, and violet. The bar’s ambient lights transitioned among the three shades in a sad...

Between Now and Then by Chip Jett Tasha McKentry opened her eyes. She knew this had all happened before. Everything. The ticking clock on the wall; the harsh scrape of a cheap public school...