Tiny Crimes: Very Short Tales of Mystery and Murder [Paperback]

Forty very short stories that reimagine the genre of crime writing from some of todays most imaginative and thrilling writers

An intriguing take on crime/noir writing, this collection of 40 very short stories by leading and emerging literary voicesAmelia Gray, Brian Evenson, Elizabeth Hand, Carmen Maria Machado, Benjamin Percy, Laura van den Berg and moreinvestigates crimes both real and imagined. Despite their diminutive size, these tales promise to pack a punch. Chicago Tribune, 1 of 25 Hot Books for Summer

Tiny Crimesgathers leading and emerging literary voices to tell tales of villainy and intrigue in only a few hundred words. From the most hard-boiled of noirs to the coziest of mysteries, with diminutive double crosses, miniature murders, and crimes both real and imagined,Tiny Crimesrounds up all the usual suspects, and some unusual suspects, too. With illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook and flash fiction by Carmen Maria Machado, Benjamin Percy, Amelia Gray, Adam Sternbergh, Yuri Herrera, Julia Elliott, Elizabeth Hand, Brian Evenson, Charles Yu, Laura van den Berg, and more,Tiny Crimesscours the underbelly of modern life to expose the criminal, the illegal, and the depraved.

Circuit City by J. Robert Lennon

Because we didnt like John, our manager, and because we suspected that he planned to rob Circuit City on its final day of operations, we decided (John, John, and I) to rob Circuit City on its final day of operations.

John had been tasked with selling off all stock, which meant deep discounts for our customers on computers, televisions, stereo equipment, video games, DVDs, and home appliances. John elected to close Circuit City for one week leading up to its final day of operations, which was Sunday, March 8, 2009, in order to generate excitement and to promote the store clearance as a sales event. The sales event would be cash-only, which is an unorthodox procedure at Circuit l#K