SMFS Member Publishing News: Dog Days by Veronica Leigh

SMFS list member Veronica Leigh reports that her short story, Dog Days, appears in the just released anthology, Impulse. Published by Inkd Publishing LLC, the “explicit romance anthology” is available at Amazon and other vendors.

 

Amazon Description:

Short stories sure to pleasure. An explicit romance anthology; we're searching for spicy romance. This will be a diverse and inclusive anthology with high heat levels accepted throughout. Edited by Brenda Cothern and Heather Norris

Stories by

Shahera Lyle

Monica Goertzen Hertlein

Faye Ferguson

Diana Parrilla

Vivian Divine

Pip Pinkerton

Rosemary Williams

Paul Stevens

Veronica Leigh

Xidaer Lee

Dei Walker

Stephanie Levy

Paul Lonardo

Jay T. Levy

Steve Burford

SMFS Member Honored: Jennifer Slee

SMFS list member Jennifer Slee reports that several of her short stories were recognized this year in the 93rd Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. She reported that:

 

Genre Category:

“The Apex” won 5th place.

“The Running Game” was awarded honorable mention.

“The Third Men” was awarded honorable mention.

 

 Mainstream/Literary Category:

“Eat Your Heart Out” was awarded honorable mention.

 

The full list of categories and winners can be found on the website.

SMFS Members Published in: Scattered, Smothered, Covered & Chunked: Crime Fiction Inspired by Waffle House

SMFS list members are published in the recently released anthology, Scattered, Smothered, Covered & Chunked: Crime Fiction Inspired by Waffle House. Edited by SMFS list Michael Bracken and Stacy Woodson, the book is published by Down and Out Books. The read is available at Amazon and other vendors. The SMFS list members that reported their presence in the book are:

 

Editor Michael Bracken with “Windfall.”

 

Tammy Euliano with “The Heart of Darkness.”

 

Hugh Lessig with “Retro Rhapsody.”

 

Deb Merino with “Dumb Luck.”

 

Alan Orloff with “Well Done.”

 

Bonnar Spring with “The Sunrise.”

 

Andrew Welsh-Huggins with "Sticky."

 

Publisher Description:

There’s no closing time for crime.

Editors Michael Bracken and Stacy Woodson order up hardboiled and noir stories by talented and award-winning crime-fiction writers.

Tales of redemption, revenge, and rebirth fill these pages, and each story serves someone (or something) scattered or smothered or covered or chunked. If Michelin rated crime (not food), the diners in these stories would all be three-star establishments.

On the menu, you’ll find stories by: J.D. Allen, Donna Andrews, Ann Aptaker, Mark Bergin, Michael Bracken, Austin S. Camacho, Tammy Euliano, Nils Gilbertson, Sherry Harris, Hugh Lessig, Sean McCluskey, Deb Merino, Penny Mickelbury, Alan Orloff, Bonnar Spring, and Andrew Welsh-Huggins.

You will never look at a roadside eatery the same way again.

 

SMFS Member Publishing News: The Optimal Solution by C. Dan Castro

SMFS list member C. Dan Castro reports that his short story, The Optimal Solution, is published in Witcraft 24: Because not everything has to be serious. The anthology is available at Amazon.

 

Amazon Description:

Witcraft https://witcraft.org/ is the home of skillful writing that is brief, humorous and engaging, with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense. This anthology of fiction and nonfiction stories and poems are the best of those published from August 2023 to September 2024.

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.