Noir Short Stories
Original noir short stories about pressure, consequence, and the choices that can't be undone.
For smaller fragments and quick exchanges from the same world, visit the Asides.
Choose a Story
Every story explores a different consequence of noir.
Alligator Tears
He went looking for answers after she was killed.
What he finds isn’t grief. It’s something else.
The Butcher of Wellesley
A village. A murder.
And too many people with a reason.
Bostwick Blues
He just escaped from prison.
She’s the reason he might come back.
The Substitute
For the right price, he becomes you.
And deals with what’s coming.
Cocaine Nights
She has information he needs.
She also has something to lose.
Anger Mismanagement
Max Moxie was having a bad day.
It was about to get worse.
Another Night In Tinseltown
A client’s missing girlfriend turns into extortion
then murder in this noir tail of absurdity!
Paper Trail
When a street snitch gets snuffed, Max Moxie takes it personally and sets out to take down a local crime boss.