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Category: Short Stories

The Code – A Hank Bradshaw Short Story by Matt Wall

  By MattWall Short Stories

We were both looking down the barrels of each others guns. His gun was bigger than him. His hands shook with fear and the sweat was beading heavily on his… Continue reading

Tagged   action, dead dame on the floor, detective fiction, hank bradshaw, hard boiled, i hate matt wall, matt wall, pulp fiction, the code

Her 1:15PM Appointment with the Divorce Lawyer

  By MattWall Short Stories

“So, what is the reason for divorce?” “Reason?” she said. “Yes. Was he unfaithful? Did he abuse you?” “Oh, no!” she said. “He is very faithful and has never laid… Continue reading

The Woman with No Face

  By MattWall Short Stories

I was sitting at the bus stop. I didn’t know why. I wasn’t trying to go anywhere. The sun was blazing overhead and the cars all looked ugly. I guess… Continue reading

Don’t Stop

  By MattWall Short Stories

All I have to do is keep writing. There really isn’t anything else I can do. As long as my keystrokes don’t fall below a certain number, they will never… Continue reading

The Sliding Scale

  By MattWall Short Stories

I had been crying. A lot. I couldn’t explain it. Sure, I was recently divorced, but that was a really bad situation and I was glad to be out of… Continue reading

Tony’s Phobia

  By MattWall Short Stories

Tony came home. He got out of the car and opened the large wooden gate that he found for free online that someone was throwing away. It hung badly but… Continue reading

The Bridge Over the L.A. River

  By MattWall Short Stories

The bridge over the L.A. River by Matt Wall Jack walked out of his apartment, across the street and onto the bridge that goes over the dried up L.A. river…. Continue reading

Eyeball

  By MattWall Short Stories

Billy lived in North Hollywood. It used to be a nice place. Then, the Red Line stop was put there. Now, it isn’t so nice. Make of that what you… Continue reading

If I Could Be Like John Carter

  By MattWall Short Stories

If I could be like John Carter I take off my clothes. I stand outside, in the cold night air, lit only by the moon. I lift my arms. I… Continue reading

I Couldn’t Get Out of Bed

  By MattWall Short Stories

I COULDN’T GET OUT OF BED.  It was awful. There was no reason to. Everything outside was disgusting and everything inside bored me to my core. I couldn’t think of… Continue reading

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