Growing up in a rough neighborhood, Tony always knew that the mafia had a presence in the area. He watched as his father worked long hours at a local construction company, struggling to make ends meet for his family. It wasn't until Tony's teenage years that he was introduced to the world of organized crime.

One day, while hanging out at a local pizza joint, Tony caught the eye of a mobster named...

Sleep with the fishes

What are your wishes

Just do the dishes

He says as she hisses

Don’t touch the gun

This isn’t a life of fun

Breathing under the sun

Curse of the first born son

Living life for death

Taking a last breathe

Praying to be blessed

Not like the rest

Tessa🦋...

It’s hard being a traitor.

The police said, they will make me a new man. All my crimes will be forgotten. They said, my days of murder would be forgiven, if I became their rat.

And so like the coward I am, I agreed.

Even though I had bathed towns in blood, I didn’t want to clean it up, I just wanted to run away. But running away was expensive, I had to eliminate my ‘family’ first.

First, I had...

Joe never thought that he would ever be in such a odd situation. Since I have been narrorating my little wierd creation, I don’t seem to remember him telling his grade three class on “Carrer Aspriations Day” that he was super psyched to ever find himself blindfolded, bond at his hands and feet, while hanging upsidedown in his uncle’s warehouse on the docks. He is a strange charachter in this littl...

There are only two ways out of this business. Die or turn snitch, and I’d rather blow my brains out than go Judas. And so, that’s what I’ve decided to do after this job. The points I’ll score on this one will set up my wife and kids for life. I ain’t letting my kids grow up to see their old man as a fraud, and Julie… she’s had enough drama for a lifetime. It’s what’s best. The family takes care of...

Ever since I can remember, my dad has been a criminal working for the Italian mafia. I’ve kept my distance, living with my mom, who divorced him years ago. But my dad has been reaching out to me recently; I’m uneasy with his overtures.

I’m meeting him tonight. I thought I’d give him a chance to be a father. He wants to explain things, he says. I fear he wants to recruit me. I have skills, but I do...

“NO!!”

“Please, Miss Valentina, we just need a stand-in.”

“I do not want to have anything to do with my brother’s business! I can’t believe you’ve found me. If my brother finds out that you have been harassing me and my family…”

“Please, we will not cause trouble. It was actually your brother, the boss, who had sent us. In fact, your brother is actually about to call you.. right about.. now.”

...

“We’re going to die” Cole said as he paced the small room.

“No we’re not, you’ll probably just lose a hand” I replied, “And can you please sit down”

“How can you be so calm right now?” He practically yelled at me. “We stole a car from a mafia boss!”

Before I could respond the only door to the room opened, and a large man walked in. He looked annoyed and glared at Cole before saying,

“The boss ...

The mafia.

People hear mafia and they think it’s all killing and dumping bodies in the ocean.

Okay so sure there’s some of that. Ya know sometimes you just gotta take care of business and there’s nothing else you can do.

My father tired to hide the family business from me and I’m sure it was only to protect me but I was always too curious for my own good. I found out when I was around 12.

...

Noah slipped into his tiny twin bed and fell into a restless sleep. He had the strangest feeling that someone or something was watching him, and it was very unsettling.

Around two-o-clock in the morning Noah heard a weird clatter. It sounded like metal banging against metal. He also heard pounding footsteps. As the sound grew louder and louder Noah sat up in bed anxiously. “Mom?” he asked. “Dad?...