Short Fiction Archives - Page 17 of 35

“Better Days” in EQMM

Art Taylor / April 12, 2019

The May/June issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine includes my story “Better Days,” a follow-up to an earlier story in […]

Art Taylor / March 6, 2019

What a nice surprise this week to find my story “English 398: Fiction Workshop” mentioned in an essay on meta-fiction

Art Taylor / March 4, 2019

Many people have asked how my wife, Tara Laskowski, and I are handling it—being up for the same award in

Art Taylor / March 1, 2019

I can’t say I enjoy hearing my own voice (do any of us?), but I was still super-pleased when the

Art Taylor / February 24, 2019

This week brought an announcement and an acceptance—always a good week to be able to look toward publications in the

Art Taylor / February 14, 2019

Malice Domestic and the Short Mystery Fiction Society have each posted links to some free reading: all of this year’s

Art Taylor / February 12, 2019

In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers

Art Taylor / February 9, 2019

The latest issue of Mystery Readers Journal focuses on “Mystery in the American South,” and I’m pleased to have an

Art Taylor / January 28, 2019

I’m thrilled that my story “English 398: Fiction Workshop” has been named a finalist for the entire list of finalists

Art Taylor / January 22, 2019

I’m not sure how I’m writing this, between my fingers trembling and then also trying to keep them crossed (for

Art Taylor / January 11, 2019

SleuthSayers allowed me to step back in the rotation for a guest post on short stories—sparked by a couple of

Art Taylor / December 31, 2018

As an erstwhile SleuthSayer (not hardly emeritus and with columns still ahead too), I was pleased when Robert Lopresti nudged