A home for writing that’s a little off the beaten path. Think rock-and-roll garage bands from the ’60s and ’70s (plus the turbo-charged ’80s versions) – storytelling with purpose, no fluff, no filler. Imagine Elmore Leonard with a Ramones soundtrack. Hemingway with three chords and a driving beat. Hunter S. Thompson in a convertible, blasting Warren Zevon on an endless highway. Bukowski. Kerouac. Jack Ketchum. Jim Harrison. Virginia Woolf. And if that doesn’t excite you, picture Quentin Tarantino on stage, doing a monologue, with Red Hot Chili Peppers cranked to 11 behind him – fast, loud, a little off-kilter. Like a pulp novel with a funk beat and just enough blood on the page.

Edgy, unique, hard-hitting, with attitude to spare. Writing with a serrated edge.

And yes…we love noir.

Jim Thompson. William Ard. David Goodis. James Ellroy. James Cain. Just a handful of the dark, twisty geniuses who inspire us.

We want Literary Garage to be the place where readers can kick back with a story that grabs them, discover both rising voices and literary heavyweights, and walk away thinking, Wow…that’s gonna stick with me.

For writers, we’re the garage where you can cut your teeth, take risks, experiment, and publish pieces that don’t always fit the polite mold elsewhere. Shorts, flashes, weird ideas…all welcome. If it’s got grit, soul, and a pulse, we want it.

Frequency:

Published online as follows:

Flash published every Wednesday

Short Fiction published every Thursday

Stories published every other Friday

Non-Fiction: TBD...still trying to figure that one out.

Maybe other times too - when we don't feel like conforming to a schedule

We might be a little rough and raw...

If you're looking for something clean, sanitized and academic, you're in the wrong place.... You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here...