An eclectic mix of all flavours of genre fiction
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 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 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 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...
Rain by Frederick K Foote “Odell, what’re you doing standing there by the window like a statue?” “It’s raining, Maud. I checked the weather report last night and this morning. There was nothing about...
What’s Next? by J.D. Fratto The street is more uphill than I had anticipated. No matter; walking is what I do. About five yards behind me are two chatty ‘Twenty Somethings’. The brunette is...
Enhancacine by Roly Andrews The saleswoman with the short skirt and bob said, “yes, in the 22nd century, there’s a move toward enhancement theory and practice.” I nodded; her sales patter was well-honed. She...
Bad Daddy by Gary Ives Growing up the Swenson kids lived for nearly two years at our house, so I have always regarded them as family. The twins, Lucas and Marco, and I were...
Franken Cat by Doug Hawley I’ve been fairly happy since I re-animated Wendy. She wanted to leave me to get back to her bad boys after the first time I brought her back to...
Homelessness by Frederick K Foote Six pm in the kitchen of the Wheeler family consisting of Talbot, forty-five, his wife, Lexi, forty-two, their daughter Kia, twelve, and their son, Koy, age ten. Talbot’s father,...
