This week’s new short story has a Jim Thompson meets Jordan Harper feel. Gritty, sparse noir with the cold logic of violence from Mike McHone . Crank it upand check it out: literarygarage.com/an-american-ro… #Fiction #IndieLit #NoSafeStories #shortstory

A little tidbit about this piece. The story's about a double homicide told from the perspective of a gun. The song "To Know Him is to Love Him" is referenced. The songwriter? Phil Spector. Fun! Again, thanks Literary Garage for giving it a home.

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

Here’s something unexpected—a meditation on dysfunctional relationships that happens to be narrated by a gun. From the opening paragraph, this story thrums with dark intrigue. Written by the always original Mike McHone and published by Literary Garage. literarygarage.com/an-american-ro…

M.E. Proctor Mike McHone I liked it a lot, too. Loved his take on what an inanimate object feels.

You have to read this. Now.

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OPERATIVE WORDS by Mike McHone api.omarshehata.me/substack-proxy…

I sound like a broken record, but I don’t give a shit: Mike McHone is a damned treasure. One of the most inventive, creative crime/noir writers out there today. His story at Pistol Jim Press is yet another example that proves my point. Check it out below. 👇

You are about to read a story based on real events... Thanks to Pistol Jim Press for running this piece.

Nice work from Mike McHone

Oh, man. Love this, Mike McHone . Its twists really surprised me.