Authors on the Air host Pam Stack officially crowned a "Gutter Gal": she also...
Today Flash Fiction Offensive is duly pleased to announce the coronation of Authors on the Air host Pam Stack as a "Gutter Gal." Heavy is the head that wears the crown, they say. But we believe this...
View ArticleTemporarily Embarrassed Millionaires by Alec Cizak
CLICK TO SUBMITWhen you live life in The Gutter the stakes are always high.Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaires by Alec CizakOne thing Chase’s wife couldn’t keep him from? Poker. He saved the skim on...
View ArticleHis Own Private Idaho by Michael D. Davis
CLICK TO SUBMITWhen you live life in The Gutter, one man's small potatoes can prove another's greatest treasures.His Own Private Idaho by Michael D. DavisLooney read the name painted on the grimy...
View ArticleCrime Book Publisher ADR is Open for Submissions! With ALL DUE RESPECT...
Crime book publisher All Due Respect(ADR) seeks to fill 5 slots on its 2020 calendar and is presently accepting Submissions. An imprint and partner of Florida publisher Down & Out Books, ADR...
View ArticleBad-Ass Books with Derrick Horodyski: THE RUNNER by Paul Heatley
After writing one of my favorite stand-alone Close To The Bone novellas AN EYE FOR AN EYE, crime author Paul Heatley recently wrote a prequel and a sequel for this book. Hoping for the same kind of...
View ArticleTiming is Everything by Bruce Harris
CLICK TO SUBMITEvery detail proves important when you work down in The Gutter.Timing is Everything by Bruce HarrisBruno “Killjoy” D’Gioia always had a radio at his regular table over at Coltello E...
View ArticleNot Beau's Book Nook: Quick Takes on KILL ME QUICK by Paul D. Brazill
During warm-weather months (when he ain’t busy killin’ his characters), Canadian crime author Beau Johnson is often found entertaining guests at Grand River Cruises in Ontario. This year Mr. Johnson...
View ArticleStupidiocy by Cindy Rosmus
CLICK TO SUBMITSo a super-dizzy blonde walks into a Gutter bar ...Stupidiocy by Cindy RosmusJune. An OK month. Not sweltering hot, but you know that’s coming.And roses …. For like a week, they spring...
View ArticleA Quick-Silver Pay Out by JM Taylor
CLICK TO SUBMITSure-fire get rich schemes require a total commitment.A Quick-Silver Pay Out by JM TaylorSam pulled on the heat resistant gloves and gleefully clicked the starter, bathing his shabby...
View ArticleSubmissions Call for FFO's October Gutteral Screams: It's your chance to get...
Although Flash Fiction Offensive publishes Crime, Pulp and Humor throughout the Calendar Year, during the month of October, we have the Historical Tradition of publishing scary tales in genres such as...
View ArticleSubmissions Call for FFO's 12 Daze of Christmas: And a taste of Christmas...
We're pleased to announce our Submissions Call for Flash Fiction Offensive's 2019 12 Daze of Christmas stories. As a Christmas present to writers, we’re willing to publish up to 12 flash fiction...
View ArticleNot Beau's Book Nook: Quick Takes on CROSSWISE by S.W. Lauden
Well, mysterious happenings continue. Canadian crime author Beau Johnson stopped by The Gutter again last night. This time he dropped off a toaster, a chain saw, and an electric tooth brush. An...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleThe 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,...
View ArticleBad-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...
View ArticleGut-Shots: Dollar Sign on the Baby by Paul Greenberg
Oh, baby! Some shoppers lack impulse control.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...
View ArticleBad-Ass Books: John Wisniewski interviews A TIME FOR VIOLENCE co-editor &...
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...
View ArticleUpdate: 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...
View ArticleBlack Roadster by George Hirvela
CLICK TO SUBMITThey 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 present...
View ArticleBad-Ass Books: Mick Rose & Chris Rhatigan takes some smokin' swings at...
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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