SMFS Member Publishing News: My Balance by Abe Margel

 

SMFS list member Abe Margel reported that his short story, My Balance, was published in Midnight Garden: Where Dark Tales Grow: A WordCrafter Midnight Anthology. Published by WordCrafter Press, the anthology is available at Amazon and other vendors.

 

Amazon Description:

17 authors bring you 21 magnificent dark tales. Stories of magic, monsters and mayhem. Tales of murder and madness which will make your skin crawl. These are the tales that explore your darkest fears. Read them in the Midnight Garden... if you dare. 

Contributing authors include Paul Kane, Ell Rodman, DL Mullan, Joseph Carrabis, Roberta Eaton Cheadle, Denise Aparo, Jon Shannon, Zack Ellafy, Danaeka Scrimshaw, Robb T. White, Abe Margel, Julie Jones, Molly Ertel, Peter McKay, Kaye Lynne Booth, Paul Martz, and M.J. Mallon.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Clown-O-Phobia by Bobbi Chukran

 

SMFS list member Bobbi Chukran reported that her short story, Clown-O-Phobia, was published at Kings River Life Magazine. You can read it for free online here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Fairy Bridges by Bev Vincent

 

SMFS list member Bev Vincent reported that his short story, Fairy Bridges, was published at Wallstreet Issue 1.8.  You can read the story online for free here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Treacherous: Grifters, Ruffians and Killers by Gary Phillips

SMFS list member Gary Phillips reported today that his short story collection, Treacherous: Grifters, Ruffians and Killers, is out. Published by Level Best Books-Level Short, the read is available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon. 

Barnes and Noble Description:

In this collection, you'll find double crossers getting crossed, two-bit hucksters out to make that one last con, a long-gone revolutionary's fraught homecoming, a heist gone sideways, a dying hitman with explosive secrets, a square john taking a big step out of line, and...zombies crawling from the grave lusting for cocaine.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Live, Local, and Long Dead: A Vermont Radio Mystery by Nikki Knight

 

SMFS list member Nikki Knight reported that today is publication day for her latest book, Live, Local, and Long Dead: A Vermont Radio Mystery. Published by Wild Rose Press, the read is available at the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors.

 

Publisher Description:

Vermont DJ Jaye Jordan’s Green-Up Day ends in murder when not one, but two, bodies turn up in an old park—and one of them was much too close to both her ex and her current man when it was alive and bodacious. Now Jaye, with the help of a colorful (and diverse) cast of townies, will have to clear her men’s names, unravel a World War II-era mystery—and get Grandpa Seymour to the Senior Prom on time.

 

SMFS Member Podcast News: The Codicil by Shannon Taft

 

SMFS list member Shannon Taft reports that her short story, The Codicil, is featured this week at Mysteryrat's Maze podcast. Produced by Kings River Life Magazine, the podcast can be heard here.

 

Website Description:

This episode features the mystery short story The Codicil by Shannon Taft—this is a ghost mystery perfect for Halloween season. It is read by local actor Sean Hopper. The Codicil appeared in the Fantastic Detectives anthology. You can learn more about the author on her website.

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You can find more mystery fun on our websites Kings River Life Magazine and KRL News and Reviews.

 

SMFS Members Published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: November/December 2024

SMFS list members are published in the Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: November/December 2024 issue. The issue is available at the publisher and other vendors. The SMFS members that reported being in the issue are:

 

K.L.Abrahamson with “Enough Thank You.”

 

Leslie Elman with “The Commission.”

 

James D.F. Hannah with “Twenty Centuries.”

 

Billie Livingston with “Whatever Satisfies the Soul.”

 

Robert Lopresti with “Welcome to JFR!”

 

Twist Phelan with “Double Parked.”

 

Anna Scotti with “Not with Hibiscus, but with Blood.”

 

Jeff Soloway with “The Theft of Las Meninas.”