Everything about this piece from Mike McHone sings, from the sly title to the ominous final words and everything in between. Just a fantastic story. Go read it. 👇

A great story today by Mike McHone - This is so beautifully done, Mike.

Missed it the first time? This flash From Scott Gibbons is still hot, still loud, still snarling in the corner like a busted amp. 🎸 Crank it up: literarygarage.com/into-the-kitch… #FlashFiction #LiteraryGarage #RawStories #WritingCommunity

Remember those epic jams - rock ballads that blew through the room like a three-chord riff & a busted beer bottle. We got those too; If you missed it the first time, here’s your shot. Check out D.W. Davis - Sharp dialogue and a R. Chandler vibe: literarygarage.com/kitchen-whiskey

It’s Sunday night and we’re up late into the night, reading submissions…. Feeling kind of like Philip Seymour Hoffman (playing Lester Bangs) in “Almost Famous” William Miller: I'm glad you were home. Lester Bangs: I'm always home. I'm uncool youtu.be/WzY2pWrXB_0?si…

Past midnight, the boardwalk’s empty but the air still hums. Somewhere out there, a kid’s chasing his last shot. SAINTS of the ASPHALT FROM Michael Downing dreams burn brightest before they flame out. Pick up a copy here: a.co/d/1sV2hDS #Noir #CrimeFiction #AtlanticCity

Start your Wednesday morning with this excellent flash from Lynne Curry - a quiet, simmering vengeance story told with elegance and a hard edge. The first time we read this we fell in love with the narrator's voice. Give it a read: literarygarage.com/one-room-and-a… #flash #writing

In case you missed it earlier today, we have an excellent flash from Lynne Curry out in the world today. Rage, buried secrets, betrayal, and the slow burn of revenge. Everything you want in a story. Take a few minutes to give it a read: literarygarage.com/one-room-and-a… #flash #writing

Kick off Thursday with cool short fiction from Nathan Pettigrew "Slaves and Scammers" has a blend of voices ranging from Donald Westlake to Hunter Thompson with some Charles Willeford but still distinct & unique. Appropriately current too. Read it here: literarygarage.com/slaves-and-sca…

Absolutely one of the best albums. Ever.

We don’t do a lot of longer fiction, but we’ll be back tomorrow with a story that has a great voice (because you can’t do rock & roll the right way if you don’t have the vocals).

Been re-watching ALMOST FAMOUS….IMO, one of the best movies about Rock and Roll. Can’t hear TINY DANCER any more without visualizing this scene… #almostfamous #moviesthatrock youtu.be/_qW9wqUI4Lg?si…

The Rain Song is one of Led Zeppelin's most atmospheric and emotional tracks. It's the second song on Houses of the Holy (1973), and it shows a softer, more orchestral side of the band. Jimmy Page wrote the music using a tuning he created specifically for the song (DGCGCD),

We're starting the weekend with a longer story from Michael Downing - love the voice in this piece. It's got the DNA of Don Winslow & Denis Johnson. Stripped-down dialogue, & the sense of inevitability running under the action. Read it here: literarygarage.com/twitch #fiction

For the evening crowd, we’ve got a longer story from Michael Downing - love the voice in this piece. It's got the DNA of Don Winslow & Denis Johnson. Stripped-down dialogue, & the sense of inevitability running under the action. It’s a good one: literarygarage.com/twitch #fiction