Ian, the 52 year old Circle K clerk, got his left arm torn off by a great white on his last summer vacation. His frequent nosebleeds set off an underwater rollercoaster, and there it was. Big ass shark, a thousand teeth. He can still drive a car, make burgers, win fistfights, and drink booze and … Continue reading THE SPEEDBOAT FAILURE

He always orders shark fin soup and there were rumors he had fed a man to the sharks because he hadn’t liked him very much. Or, to be more accurate or precise or however you’d say it, that he had taken the man he hadn’t liked very much out in his yacht, the man didn’t … Continue reading SHARK FIN SOUP

Last time I was in combat was when I stopped in a boutique off a dirt road near the ocean. A desolate region of bush by the beach, sparsely populated. My buddy Hound and I decided to take a look inside, and left our buggy running out front, because it wasn’t likely to be stolen … Continue reading THE SCAVENGERS

This story is dedicated to all the great guys in Troop 65… …and the a-holes, too. 1. No one had the slightest clue what was going on until A.J. spotted a bloody shred of little Kyle Kawecki’s ugly-ass orange swim trunks floating on top of the water. Then pretty soon we all knew we were … Continue reading MILE SWIM

Manhattan, NY. 1916 Esther knew that all good stories had blood and teeth. She knew this even though she was young. This was why her father loved the shark stories, and why her brother Roy listened. Her father read them out loud while they ate.  “Really? At the table?” She said because she thought this … Continue reading MANEATER

I have to admit that this is weird. Frankly, it does not feel right. I do not want to seem ungrateful, for, as a graduate student, finding any kind of paid work is like getting a golden ticket. Believe me; I am happy to help in any way. Still, I did not know Professor Smallwood … Continue reading THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PROFESSOR SMALLWOOD

We had a whisky and coke at Doc's place before leaving. He was sat there under the shark's jaw on the board behind the counter where all the bottles waited, sagging fifty-five year old in floral shirt with his greying hair shaved into a mohawk, pinkish flesh scarred and cut, sunglasses over his eyes, in … Continue reading ITACHIZAME

The strangest part was watching my landlady clean. She stood in the highest window up the hill, masked and gloved, pale spider arms streaking iridescence over the glass. She scrubbed for so long I started to wonder if she was aware what she was doing. It was like she wanted to wipe the glass out … Continue reading IN A CLUSTER OF SMALL POCKETS FULL OF SPECIAL JELLY LIKE SUBSTANCE

As it rose up out of the horizon line, the island may as well have been a speck in Lau’s eye. The ferry’s engine rumbled as it navigated the choppy waves of the strait and drew closer. Lau watched as the island’s dark outline dissolved against the backdrop of the pale sky, light shining through … Continue reading HUNTERS AND KILLERS

Detective Kil Mal-chin was dying. Cirrhosis of the liver. The doc gave him six months if he stopped drinking. There was talk of a waiting list for a transplant but Mal-chin nixed it. He had to stay on the job, which meant paying the doc to keep quiet. Business as usual. Doctor Jeong was a … Continue reading HAMMERHEAD