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It Is What It Is
We cover a lot of bleak territory at the Gutter, but if you look insidethe cavernous heart of any villain, a policeman's may be just as dark.It Is What It Is by Jim Wilsky“That ain’t the job Soto gave...
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Fists and Friendships
Loyalty is a funny thing. For the world at large, it’s widely lauded, considered a virtue, something to be proud of. Except this is the Gutter. Remaining true blue don’t matter much when you live on a...
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Some Solid Dick
They say with age comes wisdom and youth is wasted on the young, but sometimes getting older just makes you colder ...Some Solid Dick by Ryan SaylesThe old man takes his time lighting the first...
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Brit Grit Alley
Brit Grit Alley features interviews, news and updates on what's happening down British crime fiction's booze and blood soaked alleyways.By Paul D. Brazill A quick dash down Brit Grit Alley.Graham Wynd...
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Garcia Gets His
In the Gutter, payback comes in two flavors: cold and bitch.But like any authentic dichotomy, you best learn not to mix that shit up.Garcia Gets His by Robert HartThe apartment was dark. I left it that...
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Throwing Rice
In the wake of celebrity weddings like George Clooney's ostentatious hootenanny, E. A. Cook presents an alternative to the bodacious brouhaha.Throwing Rice by E.A. CookTroy didn't like to be rushed....
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Stairs to Heaven
Life imitates art. Art imitates life. Who gives a shit?In the Gutter, the picture still colors the same shade of bleak. You're looking for hope, try the next corner.Stairs to Heaven by Nikki...
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Coffee Breath
Many folks think that a woman stranded on the roadside in the rain is a vulnerable thing. However, Daniel Moses Luft thinks otherwise ...Coffee Breath by Daniel Moses LuftShit now it’s raining, could...
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Joe Ithaca
What’s in a name? Well, depends who’s asking, don’t it? Actually, around here, not really. In the Gutter, a name is only the stale bread around a “you're fucked” sandwich.Joe Ithaca by George...
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Good Times
The 1970s was a golden era, marked by the institution of the sitcom. Their fictional stars became demigods to us. And some, rightly so, remained as such. Good Times by Beau JohnsonPeter Brady is...
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Brit Grit Alley
Brit Grit Alley features interviews, news and updates on what's happening down British crime fiction's booze and blood soaked alleyways.By Paul D. Brazill A quick dash down Brit Grit Alley.Tony Black...
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Blood Money
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, or get a tiger to change its stripes. Good advice.Especially in the Gutter. Because this place is a fucking zoo.Blood Money by Garrett BoxIt was the...
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A Good Woman is Hard to Find
With Halloween approaching our thoughts in the Gutter turn to love. Love can tempt, and love can corrupt,but in the corridors of the powerful, love can also terrify.A Good Woman is Hard to Find by Max...
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Brit Grit Alley
Brit Grit Alley features interviews, news and updates on what's happening down British crime fiction's booze and blood soaked alleyways.By Paul D. Brazill A quick dash down Brit Grit Alley:'Crime and...
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Skiddle
Want to hear a horror story? Man wakes up, goes to a job he hates, to fuel a life he loathes, mortgaged to the hilt, credit card debt up to his eyeballs. Kids don’t like him. Wife resents him. He dies...
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Raining in Philadelpia--NoirCon 2014
NoirCon 2014, appropriately, opened officially on Hallowe'en. The next morning--The Day of the Dead--the rain came to Philadelphia. The Society Hill Playhouse was packed with dark fiction types:...
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True Evil at NoirCon 2014
Steve Hodel spent twenty-four years with the Los Angeles Police Department. After his retirement he worked as a private detective for another twenty and thus has decades of investigative experience....
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Back In Time
Thomas Wolfe was right when he said, You can't go home again.But sometimes, when you're offered a direct ticket, it's hard not to hop on board. Back In Time by Bill BaberMe and the old lady were both...
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Garcia Gets His
In the Gutter, payback comes in two flavors: cold and bitch.But like any authentic dichotomy, you best learn not to mix that shit up.Garcia Gets His by Robert HartThe apartment was dark. I left it that...
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By Nightfall
They say God laughs at you when you make plans. Which is ain't so bad, really, when you think about it.Because at least someone cares enough to pay attention.By Nightfall by Mike LoniewskiShe stood at...
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