I’m filling out my October calendar—a design much more boring than the image here—and realizing that there are a lot of events this coming month. All fun stuff—but I need to start prepping!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026
Short Story Presentation for Northern California Chapter of Sisters in Crime. Zoom; register here. • 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2026
Panel, as moderator: “Haunting Murders” with Melanie McCabe and Karen Olson, part of Fall for the Book, Wilkins Plaza Tent, between the Johnson Center and Horizon Hall, George Mason University • 1:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026
Panel: “Short Stories as Building Blocks,” along with Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier and Carla Damron, Mystery in the Midlands. Zoom; register here. • 12:30 p.m. Eastern (full schedule 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Eastern
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026
Sherlock Holmes Talk for Denizens of the Gold Bar. Cambridge Yacht Club, 1 Mill St, Cambridge, MD • 6 p.m.