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Dig
When you hear young girls refer to each other as BFFs, a certain image comes to mind.But down in the Gutter, best friends forever means something entirely different.Dig by Dyer WilkHenry thought a...
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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 This month down Brit Grit Alley, I take a look...
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Always Something Better
The devil you do know is always better than the devil you don’t know.Of course, in the Gutter, there ain’t that many angels, either.Always Something Better by Nikki PalominoAlways something better than...
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Two Birds, One Stone
Some of us are lucky enough to look back on an idyllic childhood. The kind Norman Rockwell liked to paint.Others ain't so lucky. They spent their childhoods down here, in the Gutter.Two Birds, One...
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Like a Fox
They say the Eskimos have 37 words for snow. It’s a lie of course. But you can appreciate the sentiment.Watercolors are a little like that. I mean, expression through varying shades and gradation....
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The Woods
Nothing like a nice, leisurely walk in the woods.In the Gutter, Nothing like a lot of things. And Nothing forgives even less.In the Woods by Gary DuncanFrank stopped where the bridge used to be, and...
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I Mean, Seriously, What Are The Odds?
Other than death and taxes, they say, one of the most basic truths in life is that we eventually become our parents.For some of us, this is a blessings, but for others, a curse.I Mean, Seriously, What...
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Limp Dick
Hey! Who here has been tested for the clap? Yeah. Me neither.Men, you might want to be sitting down when you read this one...Limp Dick by Erik StoreyChandra had been bitch-slapped for the last time.But...
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Dealer Sets Price
To celebrate (or perhaps humiliate) our editor Tom Pitts on his Knuckleball release day, we dug way back in the FFO archives, way way back to April, 2012, before Joe and Tom took the editorial...
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Not Ten?
The devil is in a red dress. The devil is in a blue blue dress. The devil is in the details? Man, that fucker gets around.Well, you know what they say. The chase is half the fun.Not Ten? by TM McLeanI...
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Trustee
For many, being locked away in prison means a feeling of control, a measured environment where you at least know the dangers you face.Inside, it's only the prison you fear, not the wrath of God.Trustee...
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Working Overtime
They say it is better to give than it is to receive. They also say turnabout is fair play.In the Gutter, they say a lot of things. And none of it is good.Working Overtime by Jeff SwittI watched them...
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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 This month down Brit Grit Alley, I take a look...
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Forgiveness
We gave Gutter author, Fox, a bit of extra elbow room so he could say a few words about his mom. She left us recently and he wanted one last goodbye.But just in case you thought he'd forgotten to...
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Drowning, Not Waving
When Phil Collins saw you, you were drowning. But he would not lend a hand.Of course, he wasn’t from the Gutter. Here, we don’t lend a hand. Half the time we’re the ones who throw you in.Drowning, Not...
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Daddy's Girl
We return with our second audio pairing.This story has been haunting us since we first published it two years ago,Daddy's Girl by Nicky Murphy'Daddy?' I call out from a safe distance, just in case.The...
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Anti-Theft Measures
Everyone knows: you don’t tug on Superman’s cape. You don’t spit in the wind. And the Lord loves a working man.Oh, and for the love of God (or the other guy), remember: in the Gutter, there ain’t no...
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La Furcia Murciana
With all the violence and cruelty this site offers up, you'd think you'd be safe with a bit of loving. Daniel Henshaw proves you don't need to spill blood to destroy a life.La Furcia Murciana by Daniel...
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The Only Thing That Fits
If it's true that man's best friend is his dog,then his worst enemy has got to be MANThe Only Thing That Fits by Beau JohnsonFour boys playing fort are who found what we’d thought was the second girl,...
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Foot Fetish
“Everybody fucks weird.” Cracked.comToday Mick Rose makes his Guttorial debut with a new definition for the term “shit-kicker”...Foot Fetish by Mick RoseEli likes to brag that he killed a man who got...
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