I haven’t done
as much online short story reading this year, as I have done in the past. But there
are some sites that always deliver. So, I thought I’d pick from those sites some stories from writers
that were new to me in 2012 and made immediate impact. All of
these stories are lean and mean and deliver short, sharp, shocks.
Fishing by Dyer Wilk at Shotgun
Honey.
Dark, intense.
A Redheaded Woman by Chris Leek at
The Flash Fiction Offensive
Harboiled, funny.
Rundown Dog by Gareth Spark at Near
To the Knuckle.
Vivid,
brutal.
The Banyan Tree by Joe Clifford at Near
To The Knuckle
Harsh,
nasty.
A First Time For Everything by Bill
Baber at Shotgun Honey
Cruel,
gritty.
Bio: Spinetingler
Award nominee Paul D. Brazill has had bits and bobs of short fiction
published in various magazines and anthologies, including The Mammoth Books Of
Best British Crime 8 and 10,and he has edited the anthologies True Brit Grit
& Off The Record 2– with Luca Veste - and Drunk On The Moon 1 and 2. His
ebooks Red Esperanto, Death On A Hot Afternoon, 13 Shots Of Noir, Vin Of Venus
(with David Cranmer & Garnett Elliot ) and Snapshots are out now, and
his novellas The Gumshoe and Guns Of Brixton will be out pretty damned
soon. His blog is here.
Every one a gem!
ReplyDeleteDelighted to be in such esteemed company. Thanks for the shout-out!
ReplyDeleteCouple there I missed. Loved the Clifford story--finally, trees taking their rightful place in crime fiction.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Paul! You're a gentleman and a scholar. It's an honor to be included among such fine and talented writers.
ReplyDeleteThat Brazil feller sure has got good taste. I enjoyed every one of these.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the honor! I admire and draw inspiration from all these fellers...
ReplyDeleteBill Baber
Great choices!
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