Five You Can't Miss 2012 -- Naomi Johnson
I didn't read as many short stories in 2012 as in years past, yet I still had some difficulty trimming this must-read list to just five. Stories you really should read, for their originality and their...
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What Water Reveals - Adam GolaskiAdam Golaski was probably the best author I discovered in 2012, and this story is just one of the many highlights from his Worse Than Myself collection. Recommended to...
View ArticleFive You Can't Miss -- AJ Hayes
I went down to the night side this year (Like Bonnie Raitt says in that song: Down where it's tangled and dark. Way on into it, baby. Down where your fears are parked.) 'cause that's where Noir...
View ArticleFive You Can't Miss -- Katherine Tomlinson
I've always read a lot of short stories, but thanks to my participation in Brian Lindenmuth's "365" Short Story Challenge, I read even more this year, and I read more widely than I would have on my...
View ArticleFive You Can't Miss -- Cindy Rosmus
1) “Riding the Union Pacific” by Kip Hanson, published May 22, 2012, in A Twist of Noir: <http://a-twist-of-noir.blogspot.com/search/label/Kip%20Hanson> I’m a sucker for “train” stories, and this...
View ArticleFive You Can't Miss -- Jane Hammons
DedicationSmokelong QuarterlyStephen Graham JonesI love the incantatory prose and the way the events are listed to create a sense of dread. The repetition of "This is to . . ." is hypnotic: we can not...
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At All Due Respect -- Tom Pitts
Over the last year, I became one of the many fans of Tom Pitts. He's at All Due Respect this issue with a story about the San Francisco underground, "Soldier Boy," and has another in the upcoming ADR...
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Lucy in the Pit, by Jordan Harper (Thuglit #1)I'm sure Jordan Harper doesn't hate dogs. Almost.Grit, by Tom Franklin (from Poachers: Stories)Okay, so this story isn't from anywhere near 2012 (it was...
View ArticleFive You Can't Miss -- Nigel Bird
I’ve loved the short stories that I’ve read over the year. There are so many and people seem to be rather good at writing them.As usual, I make my choice with some combination of gut and brain and hope...
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Shotgun Honey: Both Barrels
I probably read Shotgun Honey more than any other web site. It's like fast food (without the labor violations, cardiac arrest, and merciless destruction of the planet).I always know what I'm going to...
View ArticleFive You Can't Miss -- Joe Clifford
Mike Miner, "Kidnapped," Pulp Ink IIHaunting. Nostalgic. Utterly Southern California. This piece evokes a mood that you can't shake. Furthermore, if you are a writer, it will make you jealous. Who...
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Nightfalls
I've got a story in this one, so this is by no means an unbiased review. But I enjoyed Nightfalls (edited by Katherine Tomlinson) because of the range of interpretations on how the world is going to...
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Out Now: All Due Respect
I'm thrilled to announce that All Due Respect: The Anthology is out now in ebook form (print coming soon). Huge thanks to all the writers, CJ Edwards at Full Dark City Press, Eric Beetner for the cover...
View ArticleFive You Can't Miss -- Bradley Sands
I don’t usually read fiction online, so there won’t be any links to the actual stories (except for the first one).The Human Centipede 2 (UFSI Sequence) by Tao Lin: A Novel (actually by Cameron...
View ArticleFive You Can't Miss -- Erik Arneson
The Chemistrator: Drug City, U.S.A. by Calvin Beauclerc, discovered by Rob Kroese. (Blood & Tacos #3)I love Blood & Tacos, a magazine that pays homage to the 1970s and 1980s, the heyday of...
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At The Flash Fiction Offensive: Furby's Revenge
It's like they say, nothing says "I love you" like a cute, murderous monster. Celebtrate Valentine's Day with Furby's Revenge at TFFO.Couldn't find one on Google images with blood running down its chin...
View ArticleA Twist of Noir Returns!
A Twist of Noir is BACK! And I've got a story there, a happy, sugary, glittery, rainbowy, puppy-dog filledy Valentine's Day bit called "That Fucking Bitch Will Pay." Also check out some great stories...
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At All Due Respect: Gary Clifton
Gary Clifton has quickly become known for his gritty and quite funny stories about all manner of low-lifes. He's got two flash pieces up now at All Due Respect, "A Step in Time" and "Lucky." If you dig...
View ArticleFive You Can't Miss -- Mike Monson
Stuck Between Stations— Joe CliffordLast summer, at the age of 56, for some reason, I decided to start writing fiction and I had this idea that maybe there were places to publish online if my stories...
View ArticleFive You Can't Miss -- Tom Pitts
1) Daniel Mkiwa's The New Sleep in All Due Respect. This story so moved me that I sought out the author and begged him to send OOTG a piece. It's a fresh take on street crime and his keen sense for...
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