Mr. Sly Stops for a Cup of Joe, by Scott Emerson Bull, plays a neat trick of "What if?" wherein a bad guy robs a convenience store and takes customers hostage only to find that one of those customers is a badder bad guy than he is, something we can certainly expect based upon the excellent first line: "Mr. Sly and fear were old acquaintances, though when they usually met it was at Mr. Sly's invitation and on his terms." Bravo style and tip-top timing from a killer's side of noir.
James Michael White, SFReader.com

A few highlights I advise readers not to miss... Mr Sly Stops For a Cup of Joe, an entirely horrifying yet completely satisfying serial killer piece from Scott Emerson Bull.
Maria Nutick, The Green Man Review

Scott Emerson Bull’s Mr Sly Stops For a Cup of Joe is a bizarre tale so well written and enjoyable to make me wish we’ll read more in the future about this incredible character, Mr Sly.
Mario Guslandi, Terror Tales

Among the more unusual stories that I enjoyed are Mr Sly Stops for a Cup of Joe by Scott Emerson Bull (a very odd and effortlessly enigmatic read)...
Joe Rattigan, The Alien Online

Scott Emerson Bull's Mr Sly Stops For a Cup of Joe is short, fierce, and very funny, a set-piece encapsulation of the broader, darker absurdities of the world and all its egos. Mr Sly is one of the most potent and distressingly likeable übermonsters I've ever met (not that you would ever want to actually meet him).
Robert Guy Cook, Infinity Plus

Scott Emerson Bull's Mr Sly Stops For a Cup of Joe balances between the very real and the slightly absurd with an intriguing anti-hero. Mr Sly is a character akin to Hannibal Lector - a likeable monster.
Paula Guran, Cemetery Dance

And there are some moments of unerring quality... Scott Emerson Bull's Mr Sly Stops For a Cup of Joe, with it's hugely awful and immensely likeable antagonist, is rooted so firmly in the real world that gas-station shopping will be done at a slightly quicker clip from now on.
Ideomancer.com

Mr. Sly Stops For a Cup of Joe by Scott Emerson Bull presents another human embodiment of evil, who passes a few entertaining moments toying with a lesser monster like a cat would toy with a mouse.
Adam Troy-Castro, SciFi.com

I chose The Man With the Plan because it breaks some rules. The narrative voice is strong, edgy even a little over the top. The sudden point-of-view shift at the end of the piece is jarring but necessary. When the original speaker is silenced, the new voice takes up the rant. The strong similarity to the original speaker's voice demonstrates cause and effect and the cyclical nature of things.
Roger Paris, Flashquake.com

I liked a number of the stories, too... Cold War is a literal battle of good vs. evil with a hardboiled attitude.
Scavenger's

The Stuff of Which Dreams are Made by Scott Emerson Bull. A competent dark fantasy tale involving the power of dreams. …a compelling story."
genrezone.com

No Mercy by Scott Emerson Bull is a futuristic science fiction story about a man who can't seem to live his life without the help of a fortuneteller. This story lacks plot and the ending is disappointing, but I want to comment on Scott's writing. He writes well, using imagery and humor. I will look forward to reading his work again.
Scavenger's