Metal Pumpkin (Fall/ Winter Issue 2024)
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Eye Candy by Scott T. Hutchison
Eye Candy (Thriller) Scott T. Hutchison Peter fidgeted in his rolly-chair, scrolling-bored, hormonally annoyed—though he would never admit to such a condition. None of the sixty-five screens he night-watched provided any sign of movement, no promise of action—no raccoons, no rabbits, no deer or possum or weasel. The Sounders would take care of them if they…
Mountain Magic by Graham Buckenham
Mountain Magic Graham Buckenham (United Kingdom) When Dr. Morrell gave me the news; after he had studied the images, checked the ECG strips, the Holter monitor evidence, the blood tests; after the angiogram, I had to agree with him; I had to accept the results, there was no hiding place. In January, my body was…
Daddy Long Legs by Astrid Poplar
Daddy Long Legs Astrid Poplar The opera house was moreover or just in the center point of the city and the city was moreover or just in the center point of Tennessee. It had been constructed in the eighteenth century, created by an architect who was eventually supercharged with misdeeds. He needed to spend the…
Emergency of the Heart by Dr. Neil Weiner
Emergency of the Heart (Humor) Dr. Neil Weiner Siren blaring and red and blue strobe lights flashing, the ambulance wove in and out of traffic to the four-car pile-up on I-5. Danielle and her partner leaped out and grabbed the gurney from the back. They began triage. Experienced, she beelined to the car the firemen…
The Options Engine by Kilmo
The Options Engine Kilmo (United Kingdom) Owen watched his girlfriend tuck her long black hair into a scrunchy as she slid through the knots of people standing between the warehouse’s pillars. At one end of the huge space a sound system had shuddered into life. “Did you catch who the DJ is?” said the shaven…
Look Who’s Stalking by Iain Moss
Look Who’s Stalking (Humor) Iain Moss (Malaysia) As Mike entered the small park, he could see Sally sitting on one end of a park bench reading a book with a small handbag by her side. He sidled up self-consciously and sat at the other end of the bench. “I was just wondering…” he said. “I…
South of Moosonee by Greg Lambert
South of Moosonee (Nonfiction / Essays) by Greg Lambert Mom’s in the Hospital. I went in to visit her. She told me they tried to take her teeth out before she went into the operating room. They thought she had false teeth because they are so straight. Smiling is her superpower. She said dad came…
The Bike by E. Hughes
The Bike by E. Hughes (U.S.) Genre: Literary Fiction, drama It was a ten-speed bike. I remember looking over my mother’s shoulder to get a glimpse at the doorway of my father rolling it into the house. It was my sister’s 12th birthday. I was excited by the prospect of owning a bike for the first…
Dirty Old Men by Varya Kartishai
Dirty Old Men (Horror) by Varya Kartishai (U.S.) Maisie came to live with us the year I started school. I had never seen such a pretty woman. Her wide mouth was bright red, the same as her high-heeled shoes, her long-lashed eyes were blue, hair the color of sunlight glinting off a brass doorknob hung…