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A Conversational Robbery by Jason Beech
CLICK TO SUBMITWhen you live life in The Gutter, then a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.A Conversational Robbery by Jason BeechI felt bad for Mr. Patel that I'd chosen to rob him. He'd always been...
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The Brit-Grit Addiction: Mr. Messy Business Jason Beech Duels with Paul D....
Born in legendary England, but having sojourned in Poland for some time, Brit-Grit author Paul D. Brazill typically pens what he calls “screwball noir.” His writing has been translated into Italian,...
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Bad-Ass Books with Derrick Horodyski: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY by Joe Clifford
Taking a sharp detour from his Jay Porter series, Joe Clifford’s stand-alone novel, THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY, follows the dark journey of Alex Salerno—a woman snatched by a serial killer—in her upstate...
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Dollar Sign on the Baby
By Paul Greenberg“Excuse me, Mother Superior,” said Lolly as she elbowed her way past the Nun. “No need to push," said the Nun to Lolly, who elbowed her shopping cart through the mass of humanity...
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John Wisniewski interviews A TIME FOR VIOLENCE co-editor & author Andrew Rausch
U.S. author "Andy"Andrew J. Rausch has been inflicting his writings on the world for more than 20 years. He pens both fiction and non-fiction, and has authored nearly forty published books, including...
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Update: FFO's 2019 October, November & December Publishing Schedule
Greetings Ladies, Gents, and Miscreants!We'd like to thank all the writers who submitted Speculative Fiction & Halloween-themed Gutteral Scream stories this year. We've now CLOSED submissions for...
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Black Roadster
By George HirvelaThey say Eve tempted Adam with an apple. But we don't go for that. She likely wooed Adam from her sleek black roadster. Making his twisted-turning Gutter debut, we're pleased to...
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Mick Rose & Chris Rhatigan Take Their Smokin' Swings at Author Matt Phillips
Welcome to California, USA—San Diego to be exact. Where smokin’ and buyin’ weed is legal: with certain caveats of course.While possession and use of marijuana still carries penalties in most regional...
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A Big Appetite
By Sarah M. ChenLenny knew the odds of dying in a car wreck within a lifetime were one in 113. Compare that to being killed by lightning, one in 174,426. Yet that still didn’t prepare him for the sound...
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TFFO Editor Mick Rose gets twitchy about TOMMY SHAKES the new novel by Rob...
Stuttering into The Gutter today we present FFO Editor Mick Rose and crime writer Rob Pierce, who edits works as well. These two bourbon lovers get tongue-tied as they talk about TOMMY SHAKES, the...
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A Kind of Love by Sebnem Sanders (Halloween 2019)
Bernard visited the flea market every Sunday and looked for objects to add to his collections, or something interesting to start a new one. Seeing a display of old-fashioned mannequins at one of his...
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Battle Scars by Cal Marcius
My grandfather treated his grandchildren the way he’d treated his own, quick with the back of his hand. Decades of practise had made him a great marksman.At family get-togethers, while the women and...
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Kink Factor 10 by Nick Kolakowski
Room 1.3 KinktasticEntertainment SuitesVision module detects Caucasian male: 6’11”/180-185 pounds/hair: black/eyes: blue. Two-piece suit, gray (42R)/white button-down shirt (cotton: N15/S34). Male...
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Tommy's Bro by Morgan Boyd
We got a surprise job … grab Tommy’s brother at the airport. Boss says show him a good time. That don’t mean sleep him with the fishes. We get him drunk and laid. Do whatever he wants.Like a total...
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Babylon by Mark Slade (Halloween 2019)
John was supposed to be writing his sermon, but with sex on his mind it was too hard to concentrate. The TV was too loud as usual, a girl squealing, nonsense chattering, voices blaring. I was in the...
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A Mother's Love by Eric Beetner (Halloween 2019 )
“Open up, here comes the airplane.”Marnie swirled the spoon around in circles as she approached her daughter’s mouth, but it was no use. Molly continued to wail. Eighteen months old and only 17.6...
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Happy Birthday FFO! We're launching this party early with "Loaded Guns" by...
The Pulp and Degenerate Flash Fiction Offensive (FFO) launched in late 2008 under the leadership reins of Southern writer Rey A. Gonzalez. Waving the banner you see above, FFO's stories were proudly...
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Submissions are Closed until January 20, 2020: Thank you all submitting Writers!
On behalf of Flash Fiction Offensive (FFO) editors past and present, we'd like to thank all you writers out there who've submitted on hands-n-knees and shared your tawdry tails with us over the past 11...
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Desperate Times Call! Bill Baber Hits L.A.'s Mean Streets to Trap Author...
WANTED: DEAD or ALIVENY Author Bruce HarrisMy flight out of Phoenix to smog-filled Los Angles left me tense and stiff. I rolled my neck and shoulders while flagging down a cab. “The Gutter,” I told the...
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New Jersey Devil Albert Tucher: A Decade of Murder & Mayhem (including...
The road to hell is likely paved with crime writers and their manuscripts. Some of us survive ... at least for a season, while others scuttle about for decades and miraculously manage to see some...
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All That Remains
By Mick RoseWe love to joke at FFO. But not on this occasion ... as we present a story that's NOT for the faint-of-heart. Some crimes are heinous, and their effects far-reaching. We invite you to...
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Life Number Ten
By James "Jim" ShafferHarlan stood at the kitchen sink, staring out the window, focused on nothing in particular. Cocking his head side-to-side, he pretended to study something beyond the cabin’s...
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Black Friday Blues (Christmas 2019)
By Albert Tucher“A guy spends enough time on top of me,” said Diana, “and I start thinking I know him.”“So Clemson never told you about his Santa gig?” Detective Tillotson asked.“Well, I hadn’t seen...
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The Spirit of Taking (Christmas 2019)
By Alec Cizak“Bring me a bird,” said Marsha, “or don’t come home.”Now, Lester sat in his 1984 Cutlass, freezing despite the best efforts of the car’s factory-installed heater. The engine grumbled in...
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If you have a link on your website to a page on Out of the Gutter Online, it should work.Due to a glitch in this platform, you may notice that this site does have mobile display. Since we have entered...
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