Short Fiction Archives - Page 18 of 36

Kind Words for “Care & Feeding”

Art Taylor / April 23, 2019

Last week brought a nice surprise—nice boost to the ego. On Friday, Kristopher Zgorski of BOLO Books gave a shout-out […]

Art Taylor / April 18, 2019

One of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous opening lines has been running through my head lately—increasingly even, as we get

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