by shukyou (主教) illustrated by 2013 Manny woke and something was different. For the first time in a painfully long time, something was different. It was Tuesday. He knew this because it said so on the clock beside the bed, and also it wasn’t his clock. His clock had bright red numbers and no date. […]
Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 113
23
Feb
A gloved hand against his heart
by Shrimp King “Harder, harder!” Pav panted, feeling his knees press into the soft mattress beneath him. He felt the quick slap of leather against the right side of his ass and hissed with delight. Moments later, the left side of his ass stung with pain instead, and before he knew it, he was melting […]
23
Feb
Wonder Women in Schenectady
by Greta Jia-Kang Cabrel Miao-Fei loved skin, and Eva was showing plenty of it at the Halloween party where they first met. Miao-Fei hadn’t packed a costume – she had come to town as an instructor and artist for a three-day percussion clinic – but a friendly local band director had invited her to the […]
23
Feb
Keep On
written and illustrated by Iron Eater Any city of sufficient size was going to have its share of industry bars, and for working stiffs like Rosie who drove box trucks all day, their industry bar was Izzy’s. Rosie was too young to have known it at the height of its shittiness, back when more of […]
23
Feb
The Aftermath of Overtime
by JJ A familiar band being gently wrapped around his neck from behind made Leo freeze. He hadn’t even heard the door open, though now he actually wasn’t sure if he’d shut it. Was this going to be part of some kind of punishment or reward? He couldn’t remember doing anything recently that’d have earned […]
23
Feb
The Mill Girls Case
by Scops “We can’t start the strike until we get our things back,” the girl says. Chandra refuses to think of her as a woman – since hitting thirty, everyone under the age of twenty-five looks like a child. Jasmine is almost literally a girl, in spite of her insistence that she’s of legal age. […]
23
Feb
Pyretic Victory
by Togi Kayako (土宜草子) Working for what the locals usually called a “supervillain” wasn’t a bad gig, mostly. As long as the boss stuck more to theft and property damage than out-and-out murder, Frank figured it was only slightly more dangerous than your average retail job. Job security was good. The boss always needed extra […]
23
Feb
collateral damage
by sen no akumu (先の悪夢) “Good morning, Captain.” Carefully placing the cup of steaming hot chocolate beside his Captain’s sleepy form spread on the large desk, long limbs splayed out in every direction over it and nearly knocking the cup over, Fabian clears his throat and takes a respectful step back. “I’ve got your morning […]
4
Jan
Prospective Participants for Bang*Bang 113
This is a signup for the February 24 issue; the text deadline for the issue is Tuesday, February 11 and the art deadline is Saturday, February 22. 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, […]
