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. Picture Jim Thompson scrawling notes at the Whisky a Go Go. 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.

Chester Himes. William Ard. David Goodis. James Ellroy. Charles Willeford. 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 to see 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...

AVAILABLE JULY 7th

BAD INTENTIONS

Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Warren Zevon

Fifteen writers. Fifteen stories. One collection of bad decisions, desperate people, and consequences that refuse to stay buried.

Inspired by the songs of Warren Zevon, Bad Intentions brings together some of today's most exciting crime writers to explore the territory Zevon knew better than anyone—outcasts, dreamers, gamblers, survivors and people trying to outrun the choices they've made.

All proceeds benefit Philabundance, helping fight hunger throughout the Greater Philadelphia region.

Release Date: July 7, 2026

Trying to do a little good with a collection of bad decisions.