Award-winning literature from GT contributing editor Karene Horst and Flying Trees Publishing
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Drug Run: Chapter 14 – Last Chance
Art had somehow instantly produced a tiny coke spoon with a small mound of gleaming white crystals and slowly waved it under her nostril. And somehow it seemed completely natural for Suze to hold a forefinger to block her other nostril and sharply inhale the proffered drug. It packed a kick, she realized at once. Stuff was for real.
Drug Run: Chapter 13 – Motel Mess
From his parking spot down the street, Imants recoiled in his seat. Now Suze was with… That Guy. He reached into the Gladstone bag, and pulled out the gun again, and then threw it back in the bag.
Drug Run: Chapter 12 -Getting to the Good Part
Billy was groaning in disbelieving shock. He stood in the shower near the spraying nozzle, water running down his back, as Suze gleefully soaped his chest with the motel giveaway bar. This had to be a dream, and if so, he hoped fervently he wouldn’t wake. He had admired, hell, outright lusted for Suze for almost all his sexual maturity. Now here she was, voluptuous body glistening in front of him, taking charge as she kept up a running commentary.
moving men – chapter 1
Writer Karene Horst shares her twisted perspective on relationships and the scars they leave behind with the first chapter of her novel moving men.
A Marriage of Convenience: GonzoToday.com & Flying Trees Publishing
GonzoToday.com has launched an independent book publishing company – Flying Trees Publishing. In order to keep the lights on, we’re asking for a speck of compensation for our mental gyrations, all-nighters, and aching arthritic fingers.
The Short, Bitter Tale of Brother Roscoe
The boat sat anchored, barely visible from shore. On its deck a minister stood unsteadily and studied his surroundings – rain drizzled from above while agitated waves slapped the hull. Fins sliced through the swells nearby. Grasping a deep red, leather-bound Bible with his left hand, he raised the right […]
Chapters 16 thru 18
art by Unitas Quick Start from Chapter One “Superman don’t need no seat belt.” – Muhammad Ali CHAPTER 16 Bessie had been keeping a low profile ever since the snatch at Goldman’s jewellers in Hatton Garden, but he knew it was Tony’s birthday tonight and felt like getting loaded. He was […]
Hero Apomixis: Chpt 4
HERO APOMIXIS PART TWO: MOOT MADNESS by Charlie Seller art by Dan Reece CHAPTER 4 (read chpts 1-3) Hero had been released from prison three times in the preceding fifteen years plus one time from The Island after a six month city bid for a sum total of seven years […]
A Controlled Dangerous Substance Act
By Marc D. Goldfinger There was Dean Levy and he was counting the Quaaludes and he kept losing the count at around fifty or sixty. It was beginning to make him mad and his wife Brenda came over to help and dropped the coffee on his lap and he jumped […]