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The Flash Fiction Offensive: Mother’s Ruin by Allan Watson.
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: Mother’s Ruin by Allan Watson. Out of the Gutter. Mother’s Ruin by Allan Watson. 8216;Empty the till,’ she said in a very calm voice. 8216;Erm…… are you really sure you want to be doing this? It’s been quiet in here tonight and the takings are pretty sparse.’. Eventually she said, ‘Empty the till or I’ll blow your head off.’. I opened the till drawer and removed twenty six pounds. I held them out feeling almost embarrassed. 8216;Now empty your pockets.’. She nodded her head&#...
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: Pothole by Bruce Harris.
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: Pothole by Bruce Harris. Out of the Gutter. Pothole by Bruce Harris. The mechanic wiped his hands on an oily red rag. With a greased stained shortened finger, long ago severed at the second joint, he pointed to the underbelly of Ed's classic blue Chevy Corvair. 8220;How much, Salty? 8220;Jeez, you’re looking at about $500, give or take.”. Ed was worried about the $500. After five years, his Davenport’s Demolition business was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy....The rea...
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: They'll Call Me Whistlin Pete By Chuck Caruso.
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: They'll Call Me Whistlin Pete By Chuck Caruso. Out of the Gutter. They'll Call Me Whistlin Pete By Chuck Caruso. Early in the morning that day I hitched our horses to the wagon and me and Ma rode near twenty miles down to Perseverance where they held the trial and were doin the execution. Ma said we'd just go down for the noon hangin and travel home by nightfall, but I stashed a bundle with some things under the seat anyways. Bio: Chuck Caruso lives in a drafty old farmhouse ...
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: The Fireline by Court Merrigan.
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: The Fireline by Court Merrigan. Out of the Gutter. The Fireline by Court Merrigan. Pa squatted on the chicken house roof, looking at the fireline that rumbled across fields so dry a singing cricket could get a spark. The three boys tramped across the gravel yard. Al had an axe handle. Jep had a sharp-edged shovel. Silas had an old lead pipe. The boys were shirtless and lean in the blood-orange light. When they got to the chicken house Pa ignored them. 8221; Al howled. Pa scra...
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Gutter Books News and Events: 7 Questions: Nik Korpon
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NEWS AND EVENTS BLOG. Kindle and Audio Formats. Monday, October 31, 2011. 7 Questions: Nik Korpon. Interview by David Cranmer. Tell us about Stay God. What is the writing scene like in Baltimore? When did your writing journey begin? It's funny, though, to think back on the early stuff. Here it is today, seven years, a couple books, a clutch of stories, degrees and some teaching later, and I'm still trying to write a different version of the same story. I think that's a good thing. Great interview. Ad...
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: Poison by Dana C. Kabel.
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: Poison by Dana C. Kabel. Out of the Gutter. Poison by Dana C. Kabel. Tyler woke up and puked off the side of the bed. He tried to pull coherent thoughts out of the black sludge that his brain had turned into. Did he drink more than usual the night before? He was pretty sure not. Food poisoning? The effort started him sweating, but he felt cold. Definitely flu…or food poisoning, though he couldn’t remember what or when he had eaten last. Then something gurgled in his stomach a...
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: Dealer Sets Price by Tom Pitts.
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: Dealer Sets Price by Tom Pitts. Out of the Gutter. Dealer Sets Price by Tom Pitts. 8220;I’m telling you, when he’s out, he’s out cold. All we gotta do is get someone to buzz us inside the building.”. 8220;It’ll never work.”. 8220;It’ll work, I’m telling you. He keeps his shit in that little plastic box with his scale.” Jeff envisioned it, a fat sticky lump of Mexican heroin. Enough to keep him, Ricky, and Crystal high for days. 8220;What if the door is locked? 8220;Pick one o...
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Criminal Classics – Allan Guthrie | loitering with intent
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Dig Your Own Hole. Martin Stanley – The Curious Case of The Missing Masterpieces. Criminal Classics – Garrick Webster. Criminal Classics – Allan Guthrie. Criminal Classics – Ray Banks. Criminal Classics – Claire McGowan. Criminal Classics – James Everington. Criminal Classics – Doug Johnstone. Criminal Classics – Craig Robertson. Criminal Classics – James Craig. Criminal Classics – Jay Stringer. Criminal Classics – Kyle MacRae. Criminal Classics – Russel D. McLean. Criminal Classics – Steve Mosby. Crimin...
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Heath Lowrance | loitering with intent
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Dig Your Own Hole. Martin Stanley – The Curious Case of The Missing Masterpieces. Criminal Classics – Garrick Webster. Criminal Classics – Allan Guthrie. Criminal Classics – Ray Banks. Criminal Classics – Claire McGowan. Criminal Classics – James Everington. Criminal Classics – Doug Johnstone. Criminal Classics – Craig Robertson. Criminal Classics – James Craig. Criminal Classics – Jay Stringer. Criminal Classics – Kyle MacRae. Criminal Classics – Russel D. McLean. Criminal Classics – Steve Mosby. Heath ...
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: A Message from Arcon by Andrew Dawson...
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The Flash Fiction Offensive: A Message from Arcon by Andrew Dawson. Out of the Gutter. A Message from Arcon by Andrew Dawson. I wasn’t drinking, I swear. And that craft was no trick of my imagination. The thing was egg-shaped and lit up like a stadium scoreboard, blinding my eyes. It floated down from the sky and hovered a couple of inches above the dirt in front of my pick-up truck. The alien raised all three fingers of its right hand. ‘GREETINGS, EARTHLING.’. 8216;I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.’. 8216;Can you sp...
