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Late of Cherry Street

In Allen Kopp’s new short story, Late of Cherry Street, we learn that sometimes one just needs to learn where they are going. Do read.

By: Allen Kopp

Allen Kopp lives in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. His fiction has appeared in Short Story America, A Twist of Noir, Midwest Literary Magazine, Abandoned Towers Magazine, Danse Macabre, Short-Story.Me, Foliate Oak Literary Journal, Berg Gasse 19, Santa Fe Writers’ Project Journal, Copperfield Review, Superstition Review, Midwestern Gothic Literary Magazine, Skive Magazine, ISFN Anthology #1, Best Genre Short Stories Anthology #1, Wilde Oats, Writers’ StoriesYesteryear Fiction, Diverse Voices Quarterly, Deadman’s Tome, Necrology Shorts, Bewildering Stories, State of Imagination, Death Head Grin, Corner Club Press, Pulse Literary Magazine, Poor Mojo’s Almanac(k), The Legendary, The Fringe Magazine, and many others.

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Missy

dark winter

In Martin Shelby’s short story, “Missy,” the wintery dark months can sometimes bring out darker things. For some, there is protection, at a price. Do read.

By: Martin Shelby

Born in Missouri, Martin developed a love for dark fantasy and horror as soon as he could read. He enjoys billiards, RPGs, like World of Darkness, and an occasional foray with an Xbox when he isn’t writing. He has had work published in The Horror Zine and will be featured in the forthcoming Pathfinder Chronicler Anthology vol. 2.  For more of Martin Shelby’s work visit http://gemininight.wordpress.com/.

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Death Muses on His Joys & Beasts

Old Books Too

Death Muses on His Joys, is a monologue by Mr. Death himself. While the second poem, Beasts, is a tongue-in-cheek piece. Do read and enjoy.

By: Milan Smith

Milan Smith’s poetry has been published in various magazines such as Clockwise Cat, Every Day Poets, and Dreams and Nightmares. After getting his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida, he worked for two years and realized that he not only hated the business world, but most business people too. Then he got job as a reporter for a year and hated that because he had to write on someone else’s deadline. Finally, he decided to try writing, and that makes him very, very happy.

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Where The Fault Lies

We all have our obligations in life. Sometimes our obligations can lead to distractions and sometimes these distractions can be tragic. In Greg Mollin’s haunting short story “Where the fault lies,” he takes us through the mind and panicked state of a moment gone terribly wrong.

By: Greg Mollin

Greg Mollin is a fiction writer living in Orange County, California. He has been involved in everything from hardcore punk music to graphic design and even a stint as writer/performer on a popular cable television sketch comedy show.  His short story, The Monster on Myers Avenue, was recently published in Dark Moon Digest #3. He is currently at work on his first novel.

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The Chocolate Shop

Many of us have experienced quirky day’s at work where everything just seems to go wrong. Yet, in David Massengill’s The Chocolate Shop a normal day at work becomes disturbingly tragic due to a disgruntled guest.

By: David Massengill

David Massengill’s short stories and works of flash fiction have appeared in Eclectica Magazine, Word Riot, 3 A.M. Magazine, Pulp Metal Magazine, Yellow Mama, Tainted Tea, and The New Flesh, among others. He has also written nonfiction for American Book Review and Seattle Weekly where he serves as Books Editor. Please visit his website at:   www.davidmassengillfiction.com

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