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“You're bleeding.” “And you're ugly.”  “A nasty bitch right up until the end.” Wolfgang Potterhouse is back with more wicked flash fiction and the explosive conclusion of The Lion. The Bitch, and the War on Everyone.

“What are you doing?” Janet asked as she pushed the pistol so it was aiming at the floor. “I'm making sure we both don't end up as lion food.” “He doesn't mean anything by it, he's a lion acting like a lion.” “Yeah? Well, I'm a man acting like a man. Men like to shoot things, especially things that see them as food.” This episode feature's the conclusion of Bodie Myer's Death Chick 666 and in The Lion, the Bitch, and the War on Everyone it's a choice between big guns or big teeth for Janet and Big.

“What about me?”  “Maybe you shouldn't have volunteered to teach redneck Andy Warhol how to make the lion eat us." It's time for some horror and Bodie Myers is bringing it in part one of Death Chick 666. Chucky the lion gets in on the action and Felix finds himself in some trouble int he next installment of The Lion, The Bitch, and the War on Everyone.

“What did you do in the circus, little man? Were you a clown?” “Last guy who called me a clown got punched in the dick.” “Then what?” “I was never in the circus, you Andy Warhol-looking piece of shit. I'm not here to do tricks or entertain your albino ass.  Before you ask, I don't know Frodo, Snow White, or Santa Claus either, you skinny-ass, melatonin-lacking, freakshow.” “You are a nasty little man aren't you?” “Take these things off my wrists and I'll show you…” This week Todd Morr brings the late-night drive-thru noir with his story Alberto's and it's a visit to the lion's pit in The Lion, The Bitch, and the War on Everyone.

“There's a fence.” “Is it twelve feet tall?” “No.” “Electrified?” “No.” “Does he have dogs?” “No, he hates them. He does have a lion.” “You told me, does it roam the grounds free?” “No.” “Does it bark?” “No, it's a lion.” “I think Felix and I can handle a fence.” Bill Baber brings the grit and the vengeance with his flash fiction piece,  Darkness or Light, and shit gets blown up in the next chapter of The Lion, The Bitch, and the War on Everyone.  

“I don't want to see her get hurt.” “Well, that can be arranged." “It can?” “Sure, we'll hurt you first. Bad enough you won't be worrying about her anymore.” “Come on…” “Don't plead. You're a fucking lion tamer for god's sake, you should have nuts the size of basketballs.” Stratton pointed to Sapphire, “You don't see her whining.” John Thompson guides us through the Dog Days and it's another explosive chapter of The Lion, The Bitch, and The War on Everyone.  

“Just stay low, they won't be looking for you.”  “Staying low is kind of my specialty.”  “You know what my specialty is Marco?”  “No.” “Shooting people who fuck with me in the face.” This week Scott Cumming seeks to influence the influencers in the most extreme way possible in his flash fiction piece Influence This. Janet and the crew have to do some improvising and take on a new partner in the next installment of The Lion, The Bitch, and The War on Everyone.

“I'm not dressing like a clown.” “Of course you are. You're a wanted fugitive. If you're going to get out of this RV and help me I can't think of a better disguise.  It's also the best way to get a second person insideHendrixe's place.” “So, I'm not just pretending to be a clown but a clown whore?” “I prefer clown escort.” This week Hector Duarte Jr. brings us a visit from Bunny the Cat and in part 5 of The Lion, The Bitch, and The War on Everyone Sinclair reveals his plan.

“Call me the bitch and you catch a bullet.” “What do you want me to call you?” “Why? you want a name to plead  if I decided to kill you?” “Yeah.” “Janet.” This week we have  Flash Fiction from Rock-N-Noirror veteran Wolfgang Potterhouse along with part 4 of The Lion, The Bitch, and The War on Everyone.  

"Time is money. Pulling the trigger doesn't take very long." This week we're bringing back Bishop Rider as we keep the dark stuff alive and conclude Beau Johnson's Mission Bound/Pot Committed. In part three of The Lion, the Bitch, and the War on Everyone a couple of new players join the chase.    

“Are you implying I might be a pimp?” “Am I wrong?” “I might have made some suggestions and facilitated the process.” “You turned her out. You're a goddamn clown pimp.” “You make it sound like a bad thing.” “Is there a way to make it sound like a good thing?” We've got Flash Fiction from the great Beau Johnson, which means Bishop Rider is in the house. Part two of The Lion, The Bitch, and The War on Everyone has Sinclair pitching his plans for a heist while two rogue bounty hunters put themselves into the mix.

"I'll be damned. I never thought I'd see..." "Say that name and I'll punch you in the throat." This episode has flash fiction from Eric Beetner and part one of The Lion, the Bitch, and the War on Everyone a story from the Jesus Saves, Satan Invests saga.

“He told me he didn’t kill my mom.”  “So? He’s a brain dead psychopath.”  “True, but why would he lie? He was proud of what he’d done.”  “I don’t know, I can’t think like a brain dead murdering psychopath.”  “Oh, I think you can. Throw greedy in there and I think it describes you perfectly.”  “Look, we’ve been through a lot here…”  The season finale has Tom Pitts returning with A Loaded Question and the shocking conclusion to The New Mexico Institute of Re-Animation. Do things get nasty and bloody? Hell yes.  

“Getting killed won’t save her,” Denise told him, “You don’t even know if she’s alive.”  “She might be, and I’m not leaving if she is.”  “She isn’t. Bandsaw Bobby Burke doesn’t take prisoners.”  “You don’t know that.”  “I kind of do, remember I did a ton of research so we could make it look right.”  This week Paul D. Brazil brings us some noir from the other side of the pond with Anger Management. It's a bloody good time in the lab as Bandsaw Bobby goes to work in the second to last installment of The New Mexico Institute of Re-Animation.

“Damn I can’t feel it,” he said before pulling out a handful of partially digested flesh and tossing it to the side, “Bastards been stuffing himself with dead body parts all morning.”   “That’s disgusting.”  “You’re telling me,” he said as he reached in again, “Found something.”  Gloria turned to look as Duncan said, “Shit, it’s just Sally’s watch. It’s a nice one, do you want it?” “Uh, no.” This week Ryan Sayles brings some truly apocalyptic Flash FIction with Before They Died They Called Me God. Duncan and Gloria fight for their lives in part 10 of The New Mexico Institute of Re-animation.  

“Are you going to cut off his head?”  “Yeah, this isn’t my first time dismembering someone. Remember?”  “I know, she was a lot thinner though.” James laughed as he worked the blade, saying, “Not that much thinner.”  Paul Heatley brings his twisted version of boy meets girl in Lady's Choice. In part 9 of The New Mexico Institute of Re-Animation James and Denise fight for their lives.

Bandsaw pointed at the holes again and once more asked, “Why?”  “Are you serious?”  Bandsaw pointed and asked, “Why?”  “You killed my mother,” Ashley told him, “You stalked her and took her then you dismembered her and spread her body all over town.”  “No."  Bodie Myers tells us what happens when a heist gone bad meets the supernatural in The Clerk. In the next chapter of The New Mexico Institute of Re-Animation, the newly risen dead continue to wreak havoc and Ashley learns a secret.

  “Find a weapon.”  “I don’t think he saw us.”  “Find one anyway.”  A Night at Swinging Dick's Saloon contributor Todd Morr brings the noir with Rock, Paper, Scissors. It's dead mobsters versus Ashley and family and live mobsters vs, the channel 7 crew while recently reanimated doctors and serial killers look to feast on everybody. All Hell is breaking loose this week at The New Mexico Institute of Re-Animation.

“You said someone bit one bit you. Was it one of the re-animates?”  “Yeah.”   “You need to get to our infirmary or even better a hospital, as soon as possible.”  “No shit. I’m missing half my face,” Stick said as his skin began to tingle again.  “It’s not just that.” A Night at Swinging Dick's Saloon contributor Hector Duarte Jr. brings the flash fiction this week with a dark tale of teenage revenge by the name of Fish Hook. In part six of The New Mexico Institute of Re-Animation Stick learns the hard way what a re-animate bite does as the risen dead run amok.

“Should we call the cops?”  “Company policy forbids it unless we know definitively this is a law enforcement situation.”  “Someone shooting in the hallway doesn’t count?”  “Not here. We like to handle things in-house whenever possible. With the controversial nature of the company, it’s better to keep a low profile with the police.” This week Wolfgang Potterhouse brings some futuristic madness with his flash fiction piece Wires. In part five of The New Mexico Institute of Re-Animation all Hell breaks loose at as ravenous undead mobsters break loose and Bandsaw Bobby gets more people to kill and bring back to life.

“What the hell are you doing?” Dr. Carpenter asked.  “Breaking them out.”  “Breaking them out? They’re not in custody, they’re dead.” Bill Baber brings some low down noir with his Flash Fiction piece Last Shot. In part four of the New Mexico Institute of Re-Animation, the reporters sneak away and the Townsend family executes their plan.

“So their findings that repeated exposure to the reanimation solution could make the subject both aggressive and nearly invulnerable does not concern you?”  “No.”  “You have no concerns about unkillable predator zombies?” This week Bishop Rider makes an appearance in Gank, another dark entry from Flash Fiction master Beau Johnson. In part three of the New Mexico Institute of Re-Animation, Dr.Carpenter faces the media. Meanwhile, the newly re-animated Eddie finds himself some victims while the Townsend gang arrives to do some killing.  

As the blue fluid began to pump into Bandsaw Bobby's veins Chandler pointed to the pistol holstered on Eddie’s hip and said, “You know you can’t use that, right? It will make a mess.”  “Yeah,” Eddie said as he reached into his pants pocket and produced a butterfly knife. He twirled it expertly and locked the blade into place before saying, “I’ve got this covered.” This week we have Eric Beetner on the show reading his dark and twisted tale of revenge 6 Feet. In part 2 of The New Mexico Institute of Re-Animation, An unscheduled Re-Animation doesn't go as planned. Plus, we've got an exclusive Indie Crime Crawl announcement.

“Can I shoot him anywhere else?”  “Of course.”  “Including the uh…”  “Groin area?”  “Yeah.”  “Of course.”   Season 3 of the pulp fiction podcast that skips the boring parts starts with flash Fiction from Tom Pitts wicked bit street level noir entitled A little Help From My Friends. We also have part one of Todd Morr's Horror Novella The New Mexico Institute of Re-Animation. In this weeks episode, Ashley meets Bandsaw Bobby and makes a simple but deadly mistake.

"Call me Babe." "Babe?" "Stands for Bad Ass Bitch Extraordinaire." Todd Morr brings the introspection with his flash fiction tale The Inner Me. Also on the season finale, Bad Ass Bitch Extraordinaire reaches an explosive conclusion as the Blue Devil and Black Jack McManus face off with The Cowboy for a final time.

"I bet you're thinking because I have a man on a leash I don't go that way." "I haven't spent any time thinking about you at all." Christopher Davis returns with his flash fiction tale Take a Bullet. In part 11 of Bad Ass Bitch Extraordinaire, Blue Devil finds herself once again at the mercy of the Cowboy.

Beau Johnson brings us another tale of regret and bloody revenge with his flash fiction tale The Only Thing that Fits. In part 10 of Bad Ass Bitch Extraordinaire Blue Devil and the Reverend Black Jack McManus try to destroy the Mitchell brothers new weapon before they can use it again.

"We could be Four Horsewomen of the Apocalypse. Which if I were still playing rock would make a great band name. We would be like a band, only spreading death instead of music." - Blue Devil In this weeks episode Bodie Myers takes us to the dark side with the flash fiction piece Cub Scouts. In part 9 of Bad Ass Bitch Extradonaire, the Mitchell brothers reveal their new weapon and Melvis has some treachery up his sequined sleeve.

"You ain't leaving yet.I said the next time some ho wants to work my motel I was going to cut a bitch, so I'm cutting a bitch." This week Todd Morr brings a little bit of crime with his flash fiction piece Dick.  The Bad Ass Bitch Extraordinaire saga continues as in life the girl known as Blue Devil finds herself in an unpleasant situation while trying to escape the Mitchell Brothers and in Death, Melvis offers her a deal.  

"An Elvis impersonator. That got him sent to Hell?" "Yes. That and killing teenage runaways for kicks." This week Christopher Davis brings the noir with his flash fiction tale I'm Just Saying. Meanwhile in Hell episode 7 of Bad Ass Bitch Extraordinaire finds the Reverend Black Jack McManus making his pitch to get Blue Devil to join him in his war against the Cowboy and the Mitchell Brothers.

"Before you speak, just know I already have all the answers." - Richard Dean Buckner This week Ryan Sayles brings us a brutal bit of Flash Fiction featuring the toughest P.I. around Richard Dean Buckner. In part six of Bodie Myers' Bad Ass Bitch Extraordinaire the Reverend Black Jack McManus steps into the arena and the bLue Devil finds out if he is her friend or foe.

I nodded, “This would have never worked if we were both dudes.” “Lucky for both us we’re not.” This week Paul D. Brazil brings the pulp with his flash fiction tale The Return of the Tingler. The Bad Ass Bitch Extraordinaire saga continues. While waiting for another opponent in the arena Blue Devil reminisces about a low point back when she was alive. Meanwhile, in the land of the dead, she gains an unexpected ally. 

"Please tell me you have more idiots for me to kill." - Blue Devil This week Derringer award winner Bill Baber provides the Flash Fiction with his tale of big plans gone bad Turn Me Loose. Part four of Bad Ass Bitch Extraordinaire finds Blue Devil stepping into the arena. With her demon powers available to the man who can kill her the top bidders on the 'Western Border of Hell' give her a go.

"You punk-ass little bitches really think you can steal our shit and sell it back to us?" Augustus Mitchell    Ths week in Flash Fiction Paul Heatley brings us 'All Comers'. Bad Ass Bitch Extraordinaire continues with part 3 as Blue Devil finds relives trouble from her life while finding herself to be a captive of the cowboy in the afterlife.

"I played." - Blue Devil This week's pulp fiction that skips the boring parts features Aidan Thorn's gangster tale The Replacement. We also have part 2 of Bad Ass Bitch Extraordinaire. In this episode, the girl known as The Blue Devil finds whiskey, grilled rat, and a whole lot of trouble in the 'west' end of Hell.

"It's a poor man who blames his instrument." This week our flash fiction comes courtesy of Beau Johnson with his tale of revenge - Front Then Center. We also have part one of Bodie Myers' Bad Ass Bitch Extraordinaire  In part one we pick up after the events of The Walking Funeral and follow the girl known as The Blue Devil as she navigates the Hellscape alone.

"Don't you mean our coke?" - Hack's Old Lady The 80's crime drama comes to a thrilling conclusion as Lance, the man formerly known as 'Chester the Molester' makes his way back to Salinas.

He hit the pavement saying "It's only a twenty two," as he bled out on the sidewalk. The 80's crime fiction continues. Just about everybody finds themselves at the 7-11.

"If the Department did not have such a negative attitude towards breaking the jaw of pregnant women you would have to buy your beer and smokes from someone a hell of a lot more boring than me." - Grey The 80's crime fiction saga continues as Gordon makes his way to Salinas.  

"Totally, that last line we did has me vibrating like a bargain bin dildo." - Bryce The 80's era crime fiction continues . Lance catches a break. Dave and Bryce spring their plan to get Andy's coke while Eddie and Hack do the same.

"If you aren't dead and he did not cut off your dick maybe we can get together again someday." - Chrissie Things get worse for Lance down in Hollywood. In Salinas Andy is on his way to a personal achievement while Hack, Eddie, and Hack's old lady get closer to tracking him down.

In this weeks slice of 80's inspired crime fiction, we are introduced to former cop current 7-11 clerk Grey while down in Hollywood Gordon and Lance have a conversation.

In Hollywood things turn violent as Gordon meets Lance.  Up in Salinas Andy has more trouble coming as local losers Dave and Bryce make some plans.

In the late 1980’s a budding porn star’s stolen cocaine makes it way back to his hometown of Salinas, but for the local losers, getting rich off it proves to be more difficult than they had anticipated.  Part 1 - There is trouble in Hollywood and Salinas as different parties come looking for the stolen cocaine.

Camp Hendrix prepares for the showdown with the horde, while Crew Norris, the lone survivor from Camp Halen brings some disturbing news as the Camp Hendrix saga draws to a close.

Changing leadership and the looming threat of a new kind of zombie make hostage negotiations between the two camps difficult.

The Reverend Claude Smitty continues to be disagreeable in hostage negotiations, as news of a new kind of undead reaches the camps.

Camp Hendrix Episode 4 - Caustic Puss and predatory hanging fruit New players emerge as Camp Halen goes through some leadership changes

Tensions increase between the leaders of two survival camps in the post apocalypse as they exchange letters to try and solve a 'hostage' crisis.

This week we continue with Camp Hendrix by Bodie Myers. Two rival survival camps in world overrun by zombies and other creatures try to solve their differences by exchanging letters.  

Like the title says an old school radio serial featuring fast moving, bad ass, pulp fiction that skips the boring parts.