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Where’s Paul by Jen Conley Ryan stood next to the open casket, waiting for his older brother, Paul, who hadn’t shown up yet. The room, with its yellow walls and lights that were too bright for the occasion, was crowded. A group of his father’s friends from the retirement community, clustered in…
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Where’s Paul by Jen Conley
Ryan stood next to the open casket, waiting for his older brother, Paul, who hadn’t shown up yet. The room, with its yellow walls and lights that were too bright for the occasion, was crowded. A group of his father’s friends from the retirement community, clustered in chairs, reminisced about Joseph Granger, the tall man who made them laugh. Former schoolmates of Ryan’s huddled in the back, laughing about old times.
http://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/wheres-paul-by-jen-conley/
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Ballad of the Haint Hound Killer by Ryan Michael Hines Come gather round me, I’ll tell you the taleof the Haint Hound Killer, what come from La ValeThree nights he rode horseback, up from Cumberland waythree nights of the Haint Hound’s howlin’ and bay I could feel him comin’ in the way the wind…
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Ballad of the Haint Hound Killer by Ryan Michael Hines
Come gather round me, I’ll tell you the taleof the Haint Hound Killer, what come from La ValeThree nights he rode horseback, up from Cumberland waythree nights of the Haint Hound’s howlin’ and bay I could feel him comin’ in the way the wind blew. The sparrow’s flight told me it’d not be long before I was discovered.
http://shotgunhoney.com/general/ballad-of-the-haint-hound-killer-by-ryan-michael-hines/
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Among the Neanderthals by Richie Narvaez When we moved to the new cave, Dook became my first and best homie. My tribe bounced around a lot, trying to dodge the cold and get grub, you know? When we found this cave, Dad was stoked. Then, we found this whole other tribe already living there. A small…
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Among the Neanderthals by Richie Narvaez
When we moved to the new cave, Dook became my first and best homie. My tribe bounced around a lot, trying to dodge the cold and get grub, you know? When we found this cave, Dad was stoked. Then, we found this whole other tribe already living there. A small one, but, like, seriously? They were short, stocky, had, like, the biggest brows I’d ever seen.
http://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/among-the-neanderthals-by-richie-narvaez/
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For the evening folks.
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Book Release: What the Rain Reveals by Ken Brosky We a pleased to release WHAT THE RAIN REVEALS by Ken Brosky. A story of loss and mystery set in What to Expect inside... In the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, where rolling hills and hidden valleys guard secrets as old as the land itself, a missing…
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Book Release: What the Rain Reveals by Ken Brosky
We a pleased to release WHAT THE RAIN REVEALS by Ken Brosky. A story of loss and mystery set in What to Expect inside... In the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, where rolling hills and hidden valleys guard secrets as old as the land itself, a missing child’s case threatens to slip into oblivion. The leads have dried up. County resources are stretched thin.
http://shotgunhoney.com/announcements/news-announcements/book-release-what-the-rain-reveals-brosky/
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Tomorrow, where good books can be had. WHAT THE RAIN REVEALS by Ken Brosky.
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What the Rain Reveals by Ken Brosky
In the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, where rolling hills and hidden valleys guard secrets as old as the land itself, a missing child’s case threatens to slip into oblivion. The leads have dried up. …
https://shotgunhoney.com/books/catalog/what-the-rain-reveals-by-ken-brosky/
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Lubbock to El Paso by Gabriela Stiteler Sloane and Jess were at a laundromat in a strip mall in North El Paso wearing clothes that belonged to a dead man and watching their jeans run through the spin cycle. The sun was up and the sky looked big the way it can in certain parts of Texas. It was…
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Lubbock to El Paso by Gabriela Stiteler
Sloane and Jess were at a laundromat in a strip mall in North El Paso wearing clothes that belonged to a dead man and watching their jeans run through the spin cycle. The sun was up and the sky looked big the way it can in certain parts of Texas. It was filled with smoke from the wildfires raging to the northeast of the city.
http://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/lubbock-to-el-paso-by-gabriela-stiteler/
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M.E. Proctor
about 1 month ago
I have a guest post at Stiletto Gang today ... it's a fun one: What Do the Girls Have to Say About the Guy? ... If you're curious, have a read:
www.thestilettogang.com/2025/10/10/w...
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What Do the Girls Have to Say About the Guy? | The Stiletto Gang
A Guest Post by Author M.E. Proctor
https://www.thestilettogang.com/2025/10/10/what-do-the-girls-have-to-say-about-the-guy/
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Operation Depresso by Stefan Sofiski Here I am—another beat city bloke emerging from the London tube. I breathe out the soot and engine grease I’ve inhaled underground, and queue up for my morning dose of americano with extra shot of depresso. Busy station—cafes and bakeries, mechanical voice…
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Operation Depresso by Stefan Sofiski
Here I am—another beat city bloke emerging from the London tube. I breathe out the soot and engine grease I’ve inhaled underground, and queue up for my morning dose of americano with extra shot of depresso. Busy station—cafes and bakeries, mechanical voice soundtrack and miserable commuters dragging themselves to be swallowed by glitzy office blocks for the next nine hours.
http://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/operation-depresso-by-stefan-sofiski/
about 1 month ago
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Rock and a Hard Place
about 1 month ago
Jake Halligan just can't stay out of trouble. Coming soon from RHP and
@nkolakowski.bsky.social
: RIGHTEOUS TRASH. Pre-order your copy today:
amzn.to/46dBfHR
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Key Largo by Warren Flynn The man was already half in love with her before she even said his name. “Danny,” she drawled, letting the syllables melt like rum over ice. “You smell like driftwood and other people’s mistakes.” He laughed too quickly—shoulders tight, eyes flickering like they’d misread…
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Key Largo by Warren Flynn
The man was already half in love with her before she even said his name. “Danny,” she drawled, letting the syllables melt like rum over ice. “You smell like driftwood and other people’s mistakes.” He laughed too quickly—shoulders tight, eyes flickering like they’d misread something. A laugh that begged: please, let this stay simple. She leaned in, close enough for him to catch the synthetic coconut oil in her hair.
http://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/key-largo-by-warren-flynn/
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Fore by James Burroughs Later, once all requisite reports had been properly filled out, it was determined that the break-in had occurred at 9:30 a.m. Timing, as the sage has pointed out, is everything. Most especially when police forms are done in triplicate. Perhaps if it had been a weekday…
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Fore by James Burroughs
Later, once all requisite reports had been properly filled out, it was determined that the break-in had occurred at 9:30 a.m. Timing, as the sage has pointed out, is everything. Most especially when police forms are done in triplicate. Perhaps if it had been a weekday during the school year, the escaped murderer and bank robber extraordinaire Norman Peters might still be alive.
http://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/fore-by-james-burroughs/
about 1 month ago
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You might have missed The Last Train to Clarksville, but you can still have a Pleasant Valley Sunday.
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about 1 month ago
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What's your favorite song from the Monkees?
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about 1 month ago
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Death Valley by Jacob Sloane I saw death in his eyes. Doug sensed it too. “Stay,” he said, gripping my shirt. Sand scattered from his hands and down my front. “I can get help,” I said, not believing there’d be time. Swallowing, Doug shook his head. His lips were dry and crusted. His eyes sunken.…
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Death Valley by Jacob Sloane
I saw death in his eyes. Doug sensed it too. “Stay,” he said, gripping my shirt. Sand scattered from his hands and down my front. “I can get help,” I said, not believing there’d be time. Swallowing, Doug shook his head. His lips were dry and crusted. His eyes sunken. The baking heat of the desert does that to a man.
http://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/death-valley-by-jacob-sloane/
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Are you a believer? This month we are having a special submission window for DAYDREAM BELIEVER: Crime Stories Inspired by the Music of The Monkees edited by
@writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com
and
@michellekubitz.bsky.social
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Daydream Believer Anthology
Submissions / Daydream believer Days Hours Minutes DAYDREAM BELIEVER Stories Inspired by the Songs of the Monkees DAYDREAM BELIEVER —an anthology of crime fiction short stories inspired by the song…
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Numbers of a Life by Kristen Gareau 1 kid (a mom at sixteen). 2 death threats (both from him, years apart). 3 years with him (I should have left sooner). 4 Plan Bs taken (one didn’t work). 5 years with Aria (she starts kindergarten in the fall). 6 friends dead (drugs , car accident , suicide,…
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Numbers of a Life by Kristen Gareau
1 kid (a mom at sixteen). 2 death threats (both from him, years apart). 3 years with him (I should have left sooner). 4 Plan Bs taken (one didn’t work). 5 years with Aria (she starts kindergarten in the fall). 6 friends dead (drugs , car accident , suicide, drugs , drowning). 7 times in a police station (at ages seven, eighteen, nineteen, and twenty).
http://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/numbers-of-a-life-by-kristen-gareau/
about 2 months ago
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Book Club: Catch Me on a Blue Day by M.E. Proctor | Shotgun Honey
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The Man on Five by Gavin Kent Henry didn’t particularly like any of his new neighbours, but he had a special antipathy for Dustin, the man on five. He stank, for a start, his odour lingering in the elevator for hours after he’d used it. He smoked weed wherever he felt like it, carried out loud…
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The Man on Five by Gavin Kent
Henry didn’t particularly like any of his new neighbours, but he had a special antipathy for Dustin, the man on five. He stank, for a start, his odour lingering in the elevator for hours after he’d used it. He smoked weed wherever he felt like it, carried out loud telephone conversations in the stairwell, and blasted music day and night. He was, in short, a daily irritant, making Henry’s newly straitened life even more unpleasant than it already was.
https://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/the-man-on-five-by-gavin-kent/
about 2 months ago
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Get your hands on CATCH ME ON A BLUE DAY today!
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about 2 months ago
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Book Release: Catch Me on a Blue Day by M.E. Proctor Declan Shaw is back in CATCH ME ON A BLUE DAY. What to Expect inside... “For Ella and all the innocents slain by soulless men.” It’s the dedication of the book on the Salvadoran civil war retired reporter Carlton Marsh was writing before he…
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Book Release: Catch Me on a Blue Day by M.E. Proctor
Declan Shaw is back in CATCH ME ON A BLUE DAY. What to Expect inside... “For Ella and all the innocents slain by soulless men.” It’s the dedication of the book on the Salvadoran civil war retired reporter Carlton Marsh was writing before he committed suicide. A shocking death. Marsh had asked Declan Shaw to come to Old Mapleton, Connecticut to help him with research.
https://shotgunhoney.com/announcements/news-announcements/book-release-catch-me-blue-tuesday-proctor/
about 2 months ago
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Have you gotten your latest Declan Shaw fix? Available from your favorite online and physical bookshops. Support indie by your local indie bookshop and ask for CATCH ME ON A BLUE DAY. They can order a copy for you. If you're a digital reader buy from
@bookshop.org
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about 2 months ago
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Book Release: Catch Me on a Blue Day by M.E. Proctor Declan Shaw is back in CATCH ME ON A BLUE DAY. What to Expect inside... “For Ella and all the innocents slain by soulless men.” It’s the dedication of the book on the Salvadoran civil war retired reporter Carlton Marsh was writing before he…
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Book Release: Catch Me on a Blue Day by M.E. Proctor
Declan Shaw is back in CATCH ME ON A BLUE DAY. What to Expect inside... “For Ella and all the innocents slain by soulless men.” It’s the dedication of the book on the Salvadoran civil war retired reporter Carlton Marsh was writing before he committed suicide. A shocking death. Marsh had asked Declan Shaw to come to Old Mapleton, Connecticut to help him with research.
https://shotgunhoney.com/announcements/news-announcements/book-release-catch-me-blue-tuesday-proctor/
about 2 months ago
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Tomorrow CATCH ME ON A BLUE DAY by
@meproctor.bsky.social
brings the return of Declan Shaw in a story of addiction, murder, and steamy nights on the New England shore. Available where good books are had in print and digital.
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Catch Me on a Blue Day by M.E. Proctor
“For Ella and all the innocents slain by soulless men.” It’s the dedication of the book on the Salvadoran civil war retired reporter Carlton Marsh was writing before he committed suicide. A shockin…
https://shotgunhoney.com/books/catalog/catch-me-on-a-blue-day-by-m-e-proctor/
about 2 months ago
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Next month we're opening subs galore. DAYDREAM BELIEVER: Stories Inspired by the Songs of the Monkees edited by
@lawrenceallen.bsky.social
and
@michellekubitz.bsky.social
Shotgun Honey Books - short and full length novels. One Eye Press - novellas and short fiction. Flash fiction.
2 months ago
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Rob D. Smith
2 months ago
Voting open for
#BoucherCon
Anthony Awards is open!! Good luck everyone.
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Coming in October. What the Rain Reveals by Ken Brosky.
@kenbrosky.bsky.social
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What the Rain Reveals by Ken Brosky
In the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, where rolling hills and hidden valleys guard secrets as old as the land itself, a missing child’s case threatens to slip into oblivion. The leads have dried up. …
https://shotgunhoney.com/books/catalog/what-the-rain-reveals-by-ken-brosky/
2 months ago
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Subs will open in October and releasing before Bouchercon 2026. Looks to be a fun collection.
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2 months ago
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New Fiction: "Dying for Peace and Quiet" by Paul Lewthwaite
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Dying for Peace and Quiet by Paul Lewthwaite
The heavy beat shook the thin walls of my apartment, like a coffin maker hammering nails. The Grim Reaper was getting impatient—maybe today. My lung cancer is a bastard, but so is my neighbour. He …
https://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/dying-for-peace-and-quiet-by-paul-lewthwaite/
3 months ago
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Available on Kindle preorder.
amzn.to/4mzioNS
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3 months ago
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Pre-orders open for CATCH ME ON A BLUE DAY by
@meproctor.bsky.social
. Soon to be available for pre-order from your favorite online or brick & mortar.
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Catch Me on a Blue Day by M.E. Proctor
“For Ella and all the innocents slain by soulless men.” It’s the dedication of the book on the Salvadoran civil war retired reporter Carlton Marsh was writing before he committed suicide. A shockin…
https://shotgunhoney.com/books/catalog/catch-me-on-a-blue-day-by-m-e-proctor/
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New Fiction: "Severance Package" by Julie Murdock.
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Severance Package by Julie Murdock
“I want to see your manager—now.” “I’m trying to help, Mrs…” Irwin glanced at the card in his hand, “Haversford-Waterford. We don’t carry draperies in that color. I’d be happy to find something sim…
https://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/severance-package-by-julie-murdock/
3 months ago
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Jeff Sexton
3 months ago
#BookReview
: The Miner's Myth by
@russellwjohnson.bsky.social
(via
@shotgunhoney.com
). Solid Conclusion With One Significant Flaw.
#amreading
#mystery
#courtroom
#drama
#legal
#WestVirginia
#police
#family
#secrets
#appalachia
#BookSky
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Are you down with OEP?
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Due to a backlog of flash fiction submissions, we won't be opening subs again until Sept 1-7, 2025. We apologize for the delay, but look forward to what you'll be sending us in September. Maybe enough to close out the year.
4 months ago
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The Dad Lit Pod (EST 2025)
4 months ago
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Fans of
@shotgunhoney.com
should check out the Dad Lit Pod
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Episode 3: Interview with Thomas Trang (Author & Dad Lit Triple Threat)
Podcast Episode · The Dad Lit Podcast · 03/31/2025 · 54m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-3-interview-with-thomas-trang-author-dad-lit/id1806319155?i=1000702046397
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Do you like novellas?
4 months ago
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We publish pretty, good books. In 2027, with One Eye Press, we'll publish a lot more, only smaller.
4 months ago
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New Fiction: "Stayin' Alive" by Christopher O'Halloran.
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Stayin’ Alive by Christopher O’Halloran
Domenica brushed dark hair from her eyes, forgetting her hands gloved in Eddie’s blood. “Shit!” Her skin buzzed. She felt her heartbeat in her boots. “What?” asked Riley. “Nothing,” sna…
https://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/stayin-alive-by-christopher-ohalloran/
4 months ago
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For the evening crowd. And if you haven't read the first two books in the series, THE MOONSHINE MESSIAH and THE MOUNTAIN MYSTIC are just 99¢ on Kindle.
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4 months ago
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Book Release: THE MINER'S MYTH by Russell W. Johnson
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Book Release: The Miner’s Myth by Russell W. Johnson
We at Shotgun Honey are excited and sad to announce the final book in the Mountaineer Mystery series. Today we visit again Southern West Virginia and a beleaguered Sheriff Mary Beth Cain as she ste…
https://shotgunhoney.com/announcements/news-announcements/book-release-miners-myth-russell/
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The final Mountaineer Mystery releases tomorrow. The Miner's Myth by Russell W. Johnson.
shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
The Moonshine Messiah and The Mountain Mystic are available on Kindle for just 99¢ until the end of the month.
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The Miner’s Myth
Sometimes the Devil you know is better than the one you don’t. That’s a hard truth Sheriff Mary Beth Cain is reluctantly coming to terms with. After ridding Southern West Virginia of her moth…
https://shotgunhoney.com/books/catalog/the-miners-myth/
4 months ago
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One Eye Press returns 2027
4 months ago
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Check out the new short story collection from
@cwblackwell.bsky.social
, author of HARD MOUNTAIN CLAY, and
@rhppress.bsky.social
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4 months ago
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New Fiction: "In a Cage with the Sharks" by Hubble Stark.
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In a Cage with the Sharks
I went down for a B and E gone south. The lady weren’t supposed to be home. Nor her husband. But they were and I hobbled them and stole their rings and got caught. Mistakes, all. I felt bad. Truly.…
https://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/in-a-cage-with-the-sharks/
4 months ago
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New Fiction: "The Ten-Dollar Preacher" by
@authordileo.bsky.social
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The Ten-Dollar Preacher by Chris DiLeo
The preacher asks if I’m religious and I tell him I used to be a detective. “Your faith should be in God’s law,” he says, out-of-state accent. “My faith is in myself.” The preacher shakes his head,…
https://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/the-ten-dollar-preacher-by-chris-dileo/
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New Fiction: "Still Waiting to Jump" by Daniel C. Bartlett
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Still Waiting to Jump by Daniel C. Bartlett
He’s proud of himself, the big man throwing the local loser a lifeline. The loser being me. And he’s only making a show of helping. Performing for the pretty receptionist who led me into his office…
https://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/still-waiting-to-jump-by-daniel-c-bartlett/
4 months ago
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New Fiction: "Blacktop Baptism" by D.J. Tuskmor.
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Blacktop Baptism by D.J. Tuskmor
The street stank of gasoline and rain, oil swirling in the gutter like a dirty rainbow. Malloy stood under the buzzing glow of the gas station sign, hands in his coat, fingers curled tight. His rib…
https://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/blacktop-baptism-by-d-j-tuskmor/
5 months ago
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Need a fast page turner for your next
#FridayReads
? Available now! Closing Time at the Sunny-Side-Up by
@davidniallwilson.com
.
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5 months ago
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New fiction: "Massacre at Hurricane Creek" by Nick Halstead.
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Massacre at Hurricane Creek by Nick Halstead
Corn liquor head, the first bit that makes you blind, mixes with the hot copper of my blood. It smells like turpentine. I get sick onto my lap. I wipe bile from my chin and watch the water flow ove…
https://shotgunhoney.com/fiction/massacre-at-hurricane-creek-by-nick-halstead/
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