Stagger Lee walked tall as a drive-in movie outlaw to Markey’s Bar. The noon sun ricocheted off his aviators, drizzled a shine over his silk shirt—he smiled to think he could see its eye and it couldn’t see his. Even when a cruiser passed by, Stagger’s grin strengthened with the knowledge that the metal in [...]

Today marks the debut of  GRIFT FLASH, our weekly flash fiction offering here at Griftmagazine.com. I couldn’t be happier to start this series off with a tale from Matthew C. Funk. I first read Matthew’s work last year, and haven’t been disappointed by anything since. His eye for detail and gritty reality make everything he [...]