We are thrilled to congratulate Stephen D. Rogers on winning the 2014 Derringer Award for his story “Luck is What You Make” (Crime Factory, May 2013).
You can read Stephen’s story “Inured” in the Plan B Volume II anthology, or online here.… Read the rest
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“Lie thou there; for here comes the trout that must be caught with tickling.” — William Shakespeare
Though his eyes were squeezed tight, Gas could hear Loretta standing in their bedroom doorway, his lunch bag crinkling in her hand. He also knew from a variety of signs and smells what the day outside was like: cloudy, damp, cold. He had no desire to do what his wife had in mind, though he’d been a fisherman all his life like his father and grandfather before him. But the money earned from throwing a line in the water no longer put much food on the table, and Loretta was after him to get a job at one of the tilapia farms if he was determined to stay in the fish business.… Read the rest
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“God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;” — William Cowper
Eli and Vernon Browbridge rolled The Fat Man’s bloated body from the trunk of their 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix into the hole in the ground they had just dug.
Eli spoke first. “I wonder if a dead fat guy smells worse than a thin broad that’s been roasting in a hot car trunk?” He grabbed a dirty handkerchief from his back pocket, blew his nose and wiped the sweat from his face. Dirt and snot streaked his cheek.
“You got me,” Vernon replied.… Read the rest
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Sometimes, there’s no plan at all. Only improvisation.
I remember everything about that night: the truth, the terror, the luck, and the lies. Someday I want to forget.
As always, Larry’s Tavern was dark and dank as a moldy cellar. A woman sitting at one end of the bar had hiccups. A leathery, trailer park grandma in a frizzy red sweater, she kept herself company with big gulps of bourbon and ginger ale. A stocky boomer guy slumped at the other end of the bar, wearing a gaudy blue golf shirt with a shiny brown sport coat.… Read the rest
I am very happy to announce that with the help of Plan B author Gary Cahill and producer Tom Richter, we will be offering select Plan B stories in audio.
Our first story is Sirens by Gary Cahill. Have a listen here.
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