The Longest Road by John Stadelman
The Longest Road by John Stadelman I Ross pulled the stolen Wrangler over onto the shoulder of the highway. Messy perked up in the passenger seat, a tight coil of sandy-brown fur peeking at...
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Pushcart Prize Nominees for 2024 by FreedomFiction.com
Pushcart Prize Nominees for 2024 by FreedomFiction.com We always get our nominations in hard-copy to the New York office of Pushcart Press in October and ensure we get noticed. We will be mailing below...
Fiori’s Cabinet of Curiosities by James Fitzsimmons
Fiori’s Cabinet of Curiositiesby James Fitzsimmons April O’Casey fired the Winchester through a slit in the steel-reinforced coach. Bouncing on the bench across from her, Tobias Breen clutched a valise and shut his eyes....
Revenge is Wild Justice by Gary Ives
Revenge is Wild Justice by Gary Ives Arthur rattled the old cowbell he’d lifted from the table beside his cot. Minutes later, Lopez quietly entered holding a flashlight. “Señor? You okay?” “Help me to...
Green Valley Lane by Keigh Ahr
Green Valley Lane by Keigh Ahr Most nights, I wouldn’t notice the nondescript gray sedan idling behind me as I wait at this traffic light. But this seemingly innocuous four-door has been following me...
The Mystery of ‘the Dead-as-a-Doornail Author’ by John RC Potter
The Mystery of ‘the Dead-as-a-Doornail Author’by John RC Potter Cornelia Vanstone took great pride in herself in general, but particularly for the following three reasons: her prize-winning gingersnap cookies, a trim waistline despite being...
The Last Confession of a College Basketball Coach by Dan Plagens
The Last Confession of a College Basketball Coachby Dan Plagens Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been four or five seasons since my last confession. I’m the head coach of the...
The Keys to the Highway by Frederick K Foote
The Keys to the Highway by Frederick K Foote Back in the day, when I was a snot-nosed little rascal growing up in the country, the old folks used to say stuff like, “Homer...
Capitalism by Henry Simpson
Capitalism by Henry Simpson As he waited for the light to change, Jeff’s mind kept replaying the TV image of that sheriff’s squad knocking down the front door of the house in Painted Cave....
Virgil Ross Ferrel by J.D. Fratto
Virgil Ross Ferrel by J.D. Fratto Although baptized as John Peter Ferrel, he changed his name to Virgil Ross Ferrel as a sympathetic gesture to his two brothers, Virgil and Ross, who were killed...