Long Island Noir

Original stories by: Jules Feiffer, Matthew McGevna, Nick Mamatas, Kaylie Jones, Qanta Ahmed, Charles Salzberg, Reed Farrel Coleman, Tim McLoughlin, Sarah Weinman, JZ Holden, Richie Narvaez, Sheila Kohler, Jane Ciabattari, Steven Wishnia, Kenneth Wishnia, Amani Scipio, and Tim Tomlinson. Kaylie Jonesmoved to Sagaponack, New York, in 1975, where her family continued to live for more than thirty years. She is the author of five novels, including A Soldier's Daughter Never Criesand the memoir Lies My Mother Never Told Me. She teaches in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton and in the Wilkes University low-residency MFA program in professional writing.

IntroductionPart I: Family Values“Gateway to the Stars” by Matthew McGevna (Mastic Beach)“Thy Shiny Car in the Night” by Nick Mamatas (Northport)“Home Invasion” by Kaylie Jones (Wainscott)“Anjali’s America” by Qanta Ahmed, MD (Garden City)Part II: Hitting it Big“A Starr Burns Bright” by Charles Salzberg (Long Beach)“Mastermind” by Reed Farrel Coleman (Selden)“Seven Eleven” by Tim McLoughlin (Wantagh)“Past President” by Sarah Weinman (Great Neck)Part III: Love and Other Horrors“Boob Noir” by Jules Feiffer (Southampton)“Summer Love” by JZ Holden (Sagaponack)“Ending in Paumanok” by Richie Narvaez (Stony Brook)“Terror” by Sheila Kohler (Amagansett)“Contents of House” by Jane Ciabattari (Sag Harbor)Part IV: American Dreamers“Semiconscious” by Steven Wishnia (Lake Ronkonkoma)“Blood Drive” by Kenneth Wishnia (Port Jefferson Station)“Jabo’s” by Amani Scipio (Bridgehampton)“Snow Job” by Tim Tomlinson (Wading River)