Vol 16

Dark Skies and Bloody Stars by Joe Struvallo

Dark Skies and Bloody Stars by Joe Struvallo Stu knelt beside the first body. The shooter had used a full choke, buckshot striking between the shoulder blades as a single clump. The corpse, hands...

Hocus Pocus by Michael Smith

Hocus Pocus by Michael Smith           The lights dimmed. The audience hushed. Word had spread that this might be interesting. A lone figure strode confidently and purposefully to center stage, a single spotlight guiding...

YPM2025 by Teresa Freeland

YPM2025 by Teresa Freeland An incoming text alert sounded from Cora’s phone. Although rushed for time, trying to meet a self-imposed deadline, she willingly allowed herself a moment of sweet anticipation. After a beat,...

The Tsarina’s Jewels by R. K. Olson

Editor’s Note: Read the previous adventure of pilot Boyd by clicking the link: “The Vladivostok Express by R. K. Olson” * * * The Tsarina’s Jewels by R. K. Olson Time: 0410 Over the...

The Coffin Maker by Kristoph Kosicki

The Coffin Maker by Kristoph Kosicki  Nobody saw the coffin maker ride into town and sure as hell nobody saw him set up shop. Despite the abnormality of his appearance, nobody believed him when...

Annabel Lee by Paul Hilding

Annabel Lee by Paul Hilding And so all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride, In her sepulcher there by the sea— In her tomb by the sounding...