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Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 111
27
Oct
Taking Care of It
written and illustrated by Iron Eater Afternoon sunlight streamed through the windows, thick and warm despite the early autumn’s chill, and as Jack’s favorite old record player scratched its way from song to song he knew he wanted to be nowhere else. He and Billy—and if there was one man in the world who needed […]
27
Oct
Gentle Giant
by Holden Marrs Charles was a sinner, not a saint. Did that mean he was a bad person? He tried to do good – he tried to be good – but sometimes his thoughts were so dark, so violent. Ever since he was a young adult, he’d been in and out of therapy as […]
27
Oct
Laid to Rest
by juou no zan (女王のザン) “Okay,” Ding said, finally looking up from the collection of notes they’d gathered. “The good news is, I’m pretty sure doing the village’s ritual will work to calm down the spirits here. I don’t know how long it will last, but at least a year.” “How is that good […]
27
Oct
Something Else
by shukyou (主教) “What’s the oldest house you still have access to?” Alex was not exactly a stranger to being chatted up at dive bars, most of the time by ragged, lonely drunks who said he reminded them of their son, or sometimes even of their grandson. He had to admit, though, this was […]
27
Oct
Sakazuki
by Domashita Romero (地下ロメロ) He never thought he’d get old enough for his bones to ache so much. Masao remembered being in his twenties and firmly believing he’d never be the kind of man to groan so much when he moved around. Those noises had become his constant companion more than twenty years ago. Most […]
27
Oct
Dead Hung Rigging
by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) illustrated by lonelytuatara Patrick switched the foot he had braced against his car and prayed with all his might that he looked even a little cool. With any luck, Risa would arrive before Dave. If Patrick was posing too obviously, she’d leap at the chance to tease him about his […]
27
Oct
Through The Woods, Homewards
by Kit Miller It was a truly magnificent fox. Its fur was silken and shone even in the fading twilight. Its ears, the backs of them night black, were pricked as it listened out for the faintest rustle of mice, ready, any moment, to pounce. Reinhardt breathed in, and let the arrow fly. The […]
1
Sep
Prospective Participants for Bang*Bang 111
This is a signup for the October 28 issue; the text deadline for the issue is Tuesday, October 15 and the art deadline is Saturday, October 26. Please reply to this post if you plan to submit a story or artwork for this issue, indicating whether you are interested in contributing to the issue as an author and/or artist, […]
