Out of the Gutter Online

Saturday, October 23, 2021

This site contains the archives of Out of the Gutter Online, which regularly posted short, extremely gritty crime fiction, and articles and ...

Jesse "Heels" Rawlins December 10, 2019

By Alec Cizak “Bring me a bird,” said Marsha, “or don’t come home.” Now, Lester sat in his 1984 Cutlass, freezing despite t...

Jesse "Heels" Rawlins December 09, 2019

By Albert Tucher “ A guy spends enough time on top of me,” said Diana, “and I start thinking I know him.” “ So Clemson never told you...

Jesse "Heels" Rawlins December 04, 2019

By James "Jim" Shaffer Harlan stood at the kitchen sink, staring out the window, focused on nothing in particular. Cocking hi...

Jesse "Heels" Rawlins December 02, 2019

By Mick Rose We love to joke at FFO. But not on this occasion ... as we present a story that's NOT for the faint-of-heart. Some cr...

Jesse "Heels" Rawlins November 13, 2019

The road to hell is likely paved with crime writers and their manuscripts. Some of us survive ... at least for a season, while others scu...