Short Fiction Archives

October!

Art Taylor / September 27, 2026

I’m filling out my October calendar—a design much more boring than the image here—and realizing that there are a lot

Art Taylor / September 27, 2026

The Northern California Chapter of Sisters in Crime is hosting me for a talk on crafting short story beginnings—Saturday, October

Art Taylor / August 29, 2026

What a joy to host the cover reveal for Hooked on Urban Legends—and Murder! The latest anthology from editors Donna

Art Taylor / August 4, 2026

Earlier this year, I led a discussion for The Center for Fiction about Joyce Carol Oates’ story “Where Are You

Art Taylor / July 16, 2026

Thanks to the organizers of the Fox City Lit reading series—Michael Don, Billy Howell, Erika Ostergaard, and Liz Paul—for inviting me

Breaking new! …more than a year (and more) after we started the project. Richie Narvaez and I are currently under

I’m prepping like a crazy man for my talk “Linked, Intertwined, or Seamless: The Curious Case of the Novel in

Art Taylor / April 30, 2026

It’s been a week since the start of last week’s Malice Domestic, so I’m behind on posting about how much

Art Taylor / March 26, 2026

Ten years after winning the Agatha Award for Best First Novel, my debut book is on the road again—with great

Art Taylor / March 16, 2026

Thanks to Kristopher Zgorski at BOLO Books for hosting the cover reveal for the new edition of my first book,

Art Taylor / December 19, 2025

My good friend Andrew McAleer is resurrecting/reinvesting an old favorite. This month brings the first issue of Von Stray’s Crimestalker Casebook,

Art Taylor / November 16, 2025

I’m realizing that a good bit of my attention and efforts have been focused on Sherlock Holmes over the past