5 Crime Short Story Writers You Should Be Reading Right Now
Keith Rawson at LitReactor published a list of “5 Crime Short Story Writers You Should Be Reading Right Now”—and I […]
Short Stories, Anthologies, and Malice
In my first entry for the column “Long Story Short” (I’m alternating months with my wife, Tara Laskowski), I reflect
Anthony Award Finalist: Best Short Story
“The Odds Are Against Us” from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine‘s November 2014 issue, has been named a finalist for this
Agatha Award: Best Short Story
“The Odds Are Against Us,” originally published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (November 2014), won the Agatha Award for Best
Short Story: Orientation
Thanks to the Santa Fe Writers Project for publishing my story “Orientation” in the debut issue of the new SFWP
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“The Odds Are Against Us” and “Premonition” Named Agatha Award Finalists!
I’m stunned and thrilled that two of my short stories have been named as finalists for the upcoming Agatha Awards!
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Call for Submissions: Murder Under the Oaks, the Bouchercon 2015 Anthology
Attention, fellow short story writers! I’ve been invited to edit the short fiction anthology Murder Under the Oaks for Bouchercon 2015
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Sisters in Crime Mystery Author Extravaganza—Saturday, December 6, Reston, VA
This Saturday, December 6, I’ll be joining 20 other authors from the Sisters in Crime Chessie Chapter for a Mystery
D.C. Events, Literary News, Mysteries/Thrillers, Writing
Homicidal Holidays Launch—Rounding Out Three New Stories
This Saturday, October 11, the Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime hosts a launch party for the new anthology Chesapeake
Mysteries/Thrillers, Short Fiction, Writing
Short Story Month: Class, Anthonys, Wigleaf & More
I haven’t been posting about short stories this month, but I have been reading them, and as Short Story Month
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Short Story Month: Agatha Award Finalists
Today kicks off Story Story Month, and to celebrate, I’m going to try once more (as I did last year)
Mysteries/Thrillers, Short Fiction, Writing
Joining a New Blog: 7 Criminal Minds
In the years since I started this blog, I’ve unfortunately failed to keep momentum on many of the elements I’d