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Writing with a serrated edge. Like the rock and roll garage bands of the 1960’s and 1970's (as well as the modified versions that showed up in the 1980’s) – straight ahead story telling with a purpose. www.literarygarage.com

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 1d

Gods and Heroes submissions are still open.

Got divine drama? Mortal mistakes? A god with attachment issues? We want it.

The lineup’s already epic—but there’s always room for another legend.

Knock us off our cloud. ⚡
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 1d

No new issue this week. The editors are in recovery mode (mostly from caffeine and existential dread).

Still, we’re hungry for your "Gods and Heroes" stories—send us something divine, doomed, or both. We want to see them!

Back next week. Bring offerings.🌩️
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 2d

We’re off this week. The amps are cooling, the editors are recharging, & someone’s still arguing about comma placement.

Next week: Gods and Heroes. It’s like mythology, but with better lighting and worse decisions.

If ya got something- send it in!
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#submissions #literarygarage

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 7d

NEW at Literary Garage: “Still Life” by @jnglckmn.bsky.social A hard, mean little noir about respect, revenge, and what we do to keep a man alive after we’ve already killed him.

Short, brutal, and uncomfortably funny.

Read it: literarygarage.com/still-life

#shortfiction #Noir
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 7d

For the afternoon crowd, just getting home from work.
What if killing a man once wasn’t enough? “Still Life” — a vicious little story about revenge, humiliation, and the art of slow death.

Now at Literary Garage.

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 7d

NEW at Literary Garage: “Still Life” by @jnglckmn.bsky.social A hard, mean little noir about respect, revenge, and what we do to keep a man alive after we’ve already killed him.

Short, brutal, and uncomfortably funny.

Read it: literarygarage.com/still-life

#shortfiction #Noir
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 8d

For the late afternoon/early evening crowd, check out
Lynne Curry's latest (love the way menace is layered into gesture and body language).

Read it for yourself:
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 8d

Start October with this survival-thriller/cult-horror hybrid story from Lynne Curry.

Think Cormac McCarthy's stripped-down atmosphere with Peter Heller’s wilderness lyricism & a touch of Blake Crouch’s thriller pacing.

Read it here:
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#fiction

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 13d

We end the week with this tension-filled story from
@jymwrite.bsky.social . There's a historical noir vibe that we like a lot, with stripped-down sentences & blunt dialogue-driven exchanges (has an Alan Furst feel).

Read it here:
literarygarage.com/the-dragon

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 14d

Roll into Thursday with this story from @jdclappwrites.bsky.social . So much to love about this one – cool first-person voice, dialogue, and the spare, everyday details (has a little bit of a Daniel Woodrell/Raymond Carver feel).

Read it here:
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Now That Charlie is Gone | Literary Garage

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 15d

Start your Wednesday with this flash from
@stevenlempriere.bsky.social that's very noir, sweaty, close-to-the-bone (with a staccato pace that's hard to beat).

If you like contemporary hard-boiled crime stories, this one's for you:
literarygarage.com/switched-blade

#flash #fiction #hardboiled

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 20d

Following that, we've got a short story from
Marc Frazier - gritty, claustrophobic, and filled with slow-burning rage.
Check it out:
literarygarage.com/my-fate

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 20d

1st up- this week's flash is from @timonse.bsky.social . A flash with a Raymond Chandler feel and a touch of Shirley Jackson:
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 20d

It's been a busy week here at the Garage- reading submissions, tweaking the site, and putting out some excellent stories. As you roll into the weekend, take a few minutes to check out this week's stories while we crank up the re-re;ease of Buckingham-Nicks

#fiction #literarygarage #writing

Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 21d

Start your Thursday with “My Fate” from Marc Frazier - a gritty, claustrophobic story full of slow-burning rage in the style of Joyce Carol Oates with a touch of Flannery O’Connow (without the Southern Gothic vibe).

We think you’ll like it a lot

Read it here:

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 22d

It's Wednesday. Time for our weekly flash feature. Today's story is from @timonse.bsky.social with strong stylistic & thematic resemblances to Raymond Chandler and a dose of Shirley Jackson for good measure.

Check it out:
literarygarage.com/grotesque

#flash #fiction

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 27d

We're ending the week with a story from
@russellthayer10.bsky.social - if you've followed his writing as we have, you're familiar with Vivian.

This one has a cool blend of grit, period detail, & layered perspective we love.

Check it out:
literarygarage.com/cattle-call

#BopCitySwing #fiction

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 28d

Today we're featuring @raymondbrunell.bsky.social's story "The Black Lung Gospel" in our Short Fiction section.

The story has a strong, distinctive voice that combines Appalachian Gothic, Southern noir, & gritty American realism.

Check it out below:
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's Wednesday. That means it's time for new flash- this week from @pamavoledo.bsky.social . A very distinct contemporary, intimate style — sensual and slightly surreal.

You can read it here:

literarygarage.com/the-audience

#flash #fiction

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · Aug 29

We loved the dialogue- casual, funny, sometimes absurd but always revealing character.

Excellent writing. And after you finish this story, go pick up a copy of Carlotta's novel THE PARROTS COME AGAIN. We can't wait to tear into it this weekend!

Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · Aug 29

We're heading into the weekend with "No One Ever Tells You" from @carlottadale.bsky.social - It’s modern but steeped in period texture, and the pacing feels like a late-60s/early-70s paperback crime novel.

Read it here:
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · Aug 28

We're starting Thursday with another hard-hitting short story from D.W. Chesrown -a very strong, distinct voice. Gritty, immersive, & raw.
You can feel the despair, the claustrophobic filth of the apartment and the character’s mental state.

Read it here:
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My Empire of Empties | Literary Garage

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · Aug 27

We're kicking off Wednesday with a cool flash from
@tracieadams.bsky.social - there's a dreamlike, hallucinatory & slightly absurdist quality that struck a chord with us (echoes of Douglas Copeland with a touch of Jay McInerney)

Check this out:

literarygarage.com/divorce-in-a...

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Divorce In A Minor Key | Literary Garage

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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · Aug 14

Kick off Thursday with cool short fiction from
@nathanpettigrew.bsky.social

"Slaves and Scammers" has a fun blend of voices, ranging from Donald Westlake to Hunter Thompson with some Charles Willeford but still distinct & unique.
Appropriate too

Read it here:
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · Aug 13

Start your Wednesday morning with this excellent flash from
Lynne Curry (lynnecurryauthor.com) - a quiet, simmering vengeance story told with elegance & a hard edge.

The first time we read this we fell in love with the narrator's voice:

literarygarage.com/one-room-and...

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One Room and a Matchbook | Literary Garage

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