In March There Will Be Noir

DSM Wants Noir

People talk funny in tough times. They cut out the flowers and sundrops and punctuate their language with hard-nosed quips, threats and recriminations. Such language has lived a long life, as has the environment that provokes it, which, in terms of storytelling, arrives in the backseat of a dusty sedan, or along the damp cobblestones of a dim alley. You know what we’re talking about, don’t ya slim? No? Well then, let’s take a walk, and don’t forget your fedora. We’re headed for that cultural wasteland known as Noir, and it ain’t gonna be pretty.

Picking up what we’re putting down?

Good.

Dark Sky Magazine is getting a little darker, at least for the month of March. We’re celebrating one of our favorite literature types — Noir — and want all of our readers, contributors and naysayers to listen up: Get those stories in our mailbox. And now! Help us highlight these crummy times with stories that thicken the fog. Help us ring in the new decade with tales of mayhem and tricky broads, strong coffee and stronger whiskey.

For more details, visit our Submissions Page.

Here’s some cinematic inspiration: