Concrete Peninsula Newsletter #3

c-ned

10 Aug 2025 — 3 min read

This newsletter compiles links to all the posts created and published on the Concrete Peninsula website within the last week, August 4-10, 2025.

The week began with part 2 of a 4 part body horror short fiction piece, Truck (if you missed part 1, you can start by clicking this link: Truck (part 1))

Part 2 preview:

The Highway

Despite his slightly longer ignition time, Jud’s connection to the truck felt as seamless as ever. He glowered at the other vehicles on the road, old fashioned drivers too weak to make the necessary sacrifices to operate a proper truck. Lost in thoughts of superiority and the soothing rumble of the road, he edged too close to the car in front of him, felt a pang of pressure inside his head and blasted his horn. Something about the tactile satisfaction of slamming his fist into the middle of the steering wheel to operate the bleat made him giddy. “Get out of my way, you weak ass!” he shouted. The truck revved threateningly in response to his outburst.

The car in front of him tapped on his breaks a bit, attempting to assert some control over the situation. Jud’s eyes popped open wide with rage as he swerved to the left, shot in front of the car and slammed on his breaks. A camera in front of him shot to life and engaged a screen in the back of his truck. His rage choked face filled the screen as he pulled his hand up and turned his fingers into a gun and mimed shooting the driver and passenger in the car behind him. His rear facing camera captured their terrified expressions and he felt a wave of euphoria splash over his rage. He revved and sped away triumphantly, swerving and aggressively accelerating around any other vehicles in his path.