The Savage by Frank Bill
“Do what you must to others and abandon weakness.” For as long as Van Dorn can remember, those words, which represented his... Read More
The Grind by Frank Bill
It’s an honor to welcome Frank Bill back to the site. Bill burst onto the scene with his powerful collection Crimes in... Read More
A Short Sale: Some Ruminations on Short Fiction by Dan O’Shea
I’m very pleased to welcome Dan O’Shea back to the blog. He’s been here before, back when I reviewed his book The... Read More
Noir at the Bar by Ayres and Phillips, Editors
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anthology, Anthony Neil Smith, book review, Cameron Ashley, Chris La Tray, Daniel O’Shea, David Cirillo, Derek Nikita, Frank Bill, Jedidiah Ayres, Jonathan Woods, Kyle Minor, Laura Benedict, Malachi Stone, Matthew McBride, Noir at the Bar, Pinckney Benedict, review copy, Richard Thomas, Scott Phillips, Sean Doolittle, short stories, Subterranean Books
///Birthed in the mean streets of Philly, escaped to the back alleys of St. Louis, recently spread to the dark side of... Read More
Crime Factory: The First Shift by Rawson, Ashley & Callaway, Editors
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Adrian McKinty, Andrew Nette, Anonymous-9, Cameron Ashley, Chad Eagleton, Charlie Stella, Chris F. Holm, Craig McDonald, Dave White, Dave Zeltserman, Dennis Tafoya, Frank Bill, Greg Bardsley, Hilary Davidson, Jedidiah Ayres, Jimmy Callaway, Jonathan Woods, Josh Coverse, Keith Rawson, Ken Bruen, Kieran Shea, Leigh Redhead, Liam Jose, Nate Flexer, New Pulp Press, Patti Abbot, Roger Smith, Scott Wolven, Steve Weddle
///I was locked up for a while. Full of the empty darkness, if that makes sense to you. The sort of nothing... Read More
Crimes in Southern Indiana by Frank Bill
Wire springs poked through the worn vinyl of the front seat like he imagined the mattress of a jail cell’s bed would,... Read More
Where ‘The Need’ Came From by Frank Bill
I’m thrilled to welcome author Frank Bill for a guest post, in which he discusses the story behind “The Need,” one of... Read More

