The Big Click — Joe Clifford

Issue 8 of The Big Click starts off with Tony Mason's "The Fifth Witness," about the fallout after a man unwittingly casts doubt on a police investigation. Then we have Joe Clifford's "Through the Fish-Eye Lens," a heartwarming tale that asks the hard questions, like is it worse for a kid to have a drug-dealing dad, or a mom who ... well, you'll just have to read it to find out. Our nonfiction this month, by Barry Graham, is "Noir: The Marxist Art Form," which makes a great case for its title.