SleuthSayers: The Last Lesson: Queen vs Hitchcock by Robert Lopresti

SleuthSayers: The Last Lesson: Queen vs Hitchcock: Two weeks ago I reported that I had been invited to speak to the Northwest branch of the Mystery Writers of American on the subject: &...

SMFS Member Publishing News: John Weagly

SMFS list member John Weagly’s short story “As Easy As Trick-Or-Or Treating: A Halloween Mystery Short Story” has been published at King’s River Life Magazine. You can read it for free online here.

Little Big Crimes Review: Doing Time in the Crunchy Granola Suite by Tim P. Walker

Little Big Crimes: Doing Time in the Crunchy Granola Suite, by Tim P....: "Doing Time in the Crunchy Granola Suite," by Tim P. Walker, in Rock and a Hard Place Magazine, #1, 2019. The publisher sent ...

SMFS Members Published in Switchblade: Tech Noir

Several SMFS list members are published in the new Switchblade: Tech Noir issue. Edited by Scotch Rutherford, the read is published by Caledonia Press. Currently the read is only available in digital format from Amazon.

Eric Beetner with “Killer App.”

Alec Cizak with “Post-Biologocal_Stress-Disorder.”

Nick Kolakowski with “Night Mayor.”

Amazon Synopsis:

This is it, Switchblade: Tech Noir, the ultimate cutting edge cyberpunk anthology—and that’s only the half of it. One of a two volume set, featuring hard boiled gutter noir, with a sci-fi twist. Presented alongside the ultimate cyber Pulp companion issue, Pulp Modern: Tech Noir. Ten hard-hitting no luck tales from dystopian doomsayers. With fiction from Callum McSorley, James Edward O’Brien, Mandi Jourdan, Hugh Lessig, Rob D. Smith, John Moralee, along with Switchblade veterans, Matt Gomez, Nick Kolakowski, Eric Beetner, and Alec Cizak.

SMFS Members Published in Pulp Modern: Tech Noir Special Edition

Several SMFS list members are published in the new Pulp Modern: Tech Noir Special Edition issue. Guest edited by Scotch Rutherford as well as SMFS list member and editor Alec Cizak, the read is published by Uncle B. Publications/ Larque Press. Currently the read is only available in digital format from Amazon. The SMFS members in this issue are:

Tom Barlow with “Love in the Time of Silicone.”

C. W. Blackwell with “A Deviant Skein.”

J. D. Graves with “Three-Two-One Zebra-Stripe Shake-off”

Amazon Synopsis:

The future's so bleak, we got to throw it some shade! Pulp Modern teams up with the premiere crime fiction journal, Switchblade, to bring you Tech Noir, a special edition loaded with nine science fiction stories chosen by guest editor Scotch Rutherford. Featuring contributions by the hottest independent writers today, including Tom Barlow, C.W. Blackwell, Deborah L. Davitt, Angelique Fawns, Nils Gilbertson, J.D. Graves, Zakariah Johnson, Jo Perry, and Don Stoll. Alec Cizak provides chief editing duties. Richard Krauss continues his outstanding work as art director. And Ran Scott delivers cover-to-cover illustrations to help make this a must-have for fans of science fiction everywhere.

SMFS Members Published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: November/December 2019

Several SMFS members are published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: November/Decemberr 2019 issue. The issue is available from Dell Magazines as well as at Amazon and other vendors. The SMFS members published in this issue are:

David Dean with “The Breakfast Club.”

Richie Narvaez with “None of This Is On The Map.”

Ingrid Oonincx with “The Final Stage.” Fellow SMFS list member Josh Pachter provides the translation.

Anna Scotti with “That Which We Call Patience.” 

Elizabeth Zelvin with “The Island.”

The table of contents and more for this issue can be found on the EQMM website.

SMFS Members Published in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine: November/December 2019

Several SMFS members are published in the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine: November/December 2019. The issue is available from Dell Magazines as well as at Amazon and newsstands and bookstores. The SMFS members published in this issue are:

Leslie Budewitz with “Miss Star’s Good-bye.” This is also the noted cover story for the issue.

Deborah Lacy with “The Sky’s The Limit.”

R. T. Lawton with “A Loaf of Bread.”

O’Neil De Noux with “A Meanness With Me.”

Susan Oleksiw with “Just Another Runaway.”

Mark Thielman with “Thanksgiving Eve.”

Melissa Yi with “Dueling Banjos.”

Dave Zeltserman with “Terrible Thoughts.”

The Case File column spotlights Gary Phillips discussing his career in graphic literature and considering the laughs and social commentary found in some mid-century African American comic strips.

The complete listing and accompaning information on this issue can be found on the AHMM website.

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 76

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our list…

Sunday. A great day for a walk. A short walk down a dark street.

As usual, this week’s blog is all about short mystery and crime fiction, with links to reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes—New from Editor Otto Penzler, The Big Book of Reel Murders: Stories that Inspired Great Crime Films.

Plus, Free reads by Raymond Chandler and Elmore Leonard, as well as all the Anthony Award short story finalists (courtesy of Barb Goffman at Sleuthsayers).

Also, some bloggers’ Bouchercon memories, 2015-2018.

A short walk down a dark street (#76). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2019/10/27/short-walk-76/

Best wishes,

Peter

SMFS at Bouchercon DALLAS

Bouchercon Dallas 2019 begins this Thursday in Dallas, Texas at the Hyatt Hotel. This is the 50^th Bouchercon and numerous SMFS members will be attending and actively participating on panels, book signings, and more. The list below features just some of the many activities featuring SMFS list members.

Various Events

Wednesday

Michael Bracken is organizing a meetup of SMFS members. Michael and his wife will meet those interested at 6 PM in the hotel lobby. Look for Michael’s sign.

Thursday

8:30 PM Noir at the Bar will include Terry Shames and other authors. This will be in Monduel’s Bar in the Hyatt.

Friday

7:00 AM  James l’Etoile and Andrew Welsh-Huggins participates in the “Speeddating Breakfast Session 1” in Landmark B.

11:00  AM  SMFS President Kevin R. Tipple will hand out Derringer Award Medals to Gigi Pandian and Alan Orloff. The SMFS part of the awards hour will occur at the close of the “Round-Up Awards” evengt in Landmark B.

11:00 AM  The radio drama, “The Ghost Town Mortuary Gregory Hood Play” by Anthony Boucher will be performed by James L’E’toile, Gige Pandian, and Terry Shames among others in Ladmark D.

Saturday

7:00 AM  “Speeddating Breakfast Session 2” includes Susan Bickford, Lisa Lieberman, and Cathi Stoler in Landmark B.

Panels

Thursday 

9:30 AM  Kaye George participates on the “How Do I Self-Publish” panel in Pegasus.

9:30 AM  G. M. Malliet participates on the “Why I Wrote What I wrote” panel in Reunion G-H.

11:00 AM  Terry Shames participates on the “ The Magical Macguffin” panel in Reunion A.

11:00 AM Lisa Leiberman participates on the “Defining Your Novel” panel in Reunion B.

1:00 PM  James E’toile participates in the “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” panel. 

1:00 PM  Mary Stojak participates on the “Does Length Matter” panel in Landmark C. 

4:00 PM  Barb Goffman moderates a panel on “Short and Sweet but Sometimes Dark” panel with SMFS members John Floyd, R. T. Lawton, Mysti Berry, James Lincoln Warren, and Michael Bracken participating in Reunion A. 

4:00 PM  Andrew Welsh-Huggins participates on the “I Won’t Write That” panel in Reuniion A-B. 

Friday 

2:30 PM  Craig Faustus Buck particaptes on the “Location, Location, Location: The Importance of Setting”  panel in Reunion E.   

4:00 PM  Mark Troy paricaptes on  “The Perfect Setting Panel” in Reunion E.

Saturday 

9:30 AM  Susan Bickford participates on the “Murder Is Everywhere” panel in Reunion C. 

9:30  AM  Alan Orloff participates on the “What’s So Great About Critique Groups?” panel in Reunion E. 

1:00 PM  Cathi Stoler participates on the “A Good Family” panel in Reunion F.

4:00 PM Barb Goffman and Art Taylor participate on “Anthony Awards-Best Short Story Nominees” panel in Pegasus.

For more on the complete schedule of events at Bouchercon go here.

Several SMFS members who are also MWA members are participating in book signings hosted by the MWA. For more information, go here.

Ladies of Mystery: Changing over Time by Susan Oleksiw

Ladies of Mystery:  Changing over Time by Susan Oleksiw

SMFS Short Story Saturdays: Lida Bushloper

Each Saturday, we feature a SMFS list member whose work can be read online for free. These short stories are at least a year old.  

For SMFS Short Story Saturdays today, list member Lida Bushloper  shares the 2013 short story, “Every Day is Mother’s Day: A Mother’s Day Mystery Short Story” archived at Kings River Life Magazine.

If you would like to be included and are a member of the SMFS list at yahoo groups, email the link to your story to KevinRTipple at Verizon dot net. If you are not a member, this would be a good time to check us out at Yahoo Groups.

SMFS Members Published in Heart’ s Kiss: No. 17

Two SMFS members are published in the recently released, Heart’s Kiss: No. 17 October-November 2019. Published by Heart’s Nest Press, the read is currently available from the publisher as well as in print and digital formats at Amazon. Our two SMFS members with short stories in this issue are:

David H. Hendrickson with “The Boy in the Boxers.”

Tonya D. Price with “In Tuscan Twilight.”

Amazon Synopsis:

A Magazine Celebrating Romance:

Love romance? Love discovering the best new writers with bite-sized stories? Or maybe you prefer to treat yourself by escaping into a sure-to-please favorite author’s world now and again, but don’t have the time to read a full-length novel. Heart’s Kiss magazine offers delicious variety and more.

Each issue has at least 60,000 plus words of fiction from names readers will recognize, to newly discovered writers, including interviews and articles talking about what romance readers love most—the books they love, why romance is important in today’s world, their love of the genre and what to enjoy next.

Heart’s Kiss is filled with a sweet-spicy-erotic mix of historical, contemporary, paranormal, suspense and futuristic romance stories that will be sure to make you yearn for more.

IN THIS ISSUE:

OPENING EDITORIAL by Tina Smith
ONE NIGHT IN PARIS by Kayla Perrin
IN TUSCAN TWILIGHT by Tonya D. Price
THE BOY IN THE BOXERS by D. H. Hendrickson
THE MUSIC OF LOOSE SPRING by Olivette Devaux
QUEEN CLEOPATRA AND THE BASEBALL GOD by Kathryn Nolan
YOU READ THAT?: SAVED BY ROMANCE by Julie Pitzel
RECOMMENDED BOOKS by C.S. DeAvilla
THE TEMPTRESS PRESENTS: LENTIL SOUP WITH TOMATO, POTATOES & FRESH HERBS by Andrea Abedi
CLOSING EDITORIAL by Lezli Robyn

Jacqueline Seewald: Interview with Author/Editor Sandra Murphy

Jacqueline Seewald: Interview with Author/Editor Sandra Murphy: Sandra Murphy lives in St Louis , the land of the blues, brews, and shoes. Her short stories appear in her collection, From Hay to Eterni...

Something Is Going To Happen Blog: “My Father Made Me a Crime Writer!” (by Richie Narvaez)

Something Is Going To Happen Blog: “My Father Made Me a Crime Writer!” (by Richie Narvaez)

SMFS is moving to Groups.Io

Becuase Groups.Io rescinded their plan to charge for groups over 500 people, we are now moving to Groups.Io and our new free group. While things will still be in place on Yahoo Groups for now, you should go to https://groups.io/g/shortmystery and go sign up.

Big time thanks to Dan who has been doing the work on this. Much appreciated. I am still working on learning how stuff works there and what I can do and can't so give me time to figure it out. Your president does  do well with change.

Kevin R. Tipple

Update on SMFS and Yahoo Groups Going Forward

As previously reported here, the changes at Yahoo Groups means we are actively searching for a new home. The plan had been to move to Groups.Io. That was until Dan Persinger alerted list members that Groups.Io was exploiting the situation for monetary profit and had instituted a price increase. If that was not enough, he also detailed with the link how we had no possibility of being a free group as we have for years via Yahoo Groups.

SMFS does not charge dues or any fees to members. Our Derringer medals are paid for each year by the voluntary donations of those members who wish to fund their purchase. We have no interest in charging dues to members to fund paying a group host or website.

The discussion regarding the situation continues onlist. List members are strongly encouraged to monitor and constructively participate in the discussions as we chart the way forward.

Kevin R. Tipple

President-SMFS

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A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 75

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our list…

If it’s Sunday let’s take a walk. A short walk down a dark street.

As always, this week’s blog is all about short mystery and crime fiction, with links to reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes: The newest issue of cutting edge crime ‘zine Switchblade has been released into the civilian population.

Plus, food for thought: Author and editor Richard Thomas dissects 15 unconventional storytelling methods.

A short walk down a dark street (#75). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2019/10/20/short-walk-75/

Best wishes,

Peter

SMFS Members Published in Fiction River: Superstitious

Several SMFS members are published in the new anthology, Fiction River: Superstitious. Published by WGM Publishing, the read is available from the publisher as well as  Amazon in print as well as digital formats, and at other vendors. The members in this issue are:

Ron Collins with “The Robin Club.”

Dayle A. Dermatis with “Umberto Scolari and the Ill-Fated Marriage.”

Anne Reed with “The Perils of Taking Table Selfies at a Con.”

C. A. Rowland with “8 Seconds.”

Amazon Synopsis:

Superstitions pervade every culture and belief system. Often, the origins of such superstitions elude their practitioners. The seventeen authors in this latest volume of Fiction River create their own superstitious tales in fascinating stories ranging from dark and moody to light and fun, from introspective and thought-provoking to high-ratcheted tension. Distinct and realistic elements of humanity, love, fear, family, friendship, life, and death provide unforgettable experiences that prove we all practice some form of superstition, whether we admit it or not. “…fertile imaginations take these ideas to wild and wonderful directions.”—Astro Guyz

SMFS Members Published in In the Key of 13: An anthology of music and murder

Several SMFS members are published in the new anthology, In the Key of 13: An anthology of music and murder.  Published by Carrick Publishing, the read is available in both print and digital formats at Amazon. The SMFS members with stories in the book are: 

M. H. Callway with “Brainworm.” M. H. Callway also served as project manager.

Melodie Campbell with “Death of a Cheapskate.”

Marilyn Kay with “Her Perfume.”

Rosemary McCracken with “Farewell to the King.”

Lisa de Nikolits with “Hit Me With Your Pet Shark.”

Ed Piwowarczyk with “The Ballad of Will Robinson.” Mr. Piwowarczyk also served as a copy editor for the project.

Kevin P. Thornton with “Under The Lamplight.”

Sylvia M. Warsh with “None Shall Sleep.”

Amazon Synopsis:

 The Mesdames of Mayhem are delighted to bring readers their fourth anthology of crime stories. Our current theme is music, mischief and murder: In the Key of 13 !

Music from Mozart to Beethoven to Elvis is a sweet accompaniment to sin in 19 wicked tales, ranging from cozy to noir, by 18 acclaimed Canadian crime writers and one talented newcomer.

Can you hear the violins? They may be plotting your demise. Are you an opera lover? Take care, your passion means a revenge served cold. And that tune that refuses to leave your mind? It will truly drive you mad…

Many of the Mesdames are winners or finalists of leading crime fiction awards, including the Arthur Ellis, Edgar, Derringer, Bony Pete and Debut Dagger awards. To learn more about us and our novels and stories, follow the links in these pages and visit our website at mesdamesofmayhem dot com.

Editor: Donna Carrick
Copy-editor: Ed Piwowarczyk
Project manager: M.H. Callway
Foreword: Donna Carrick
The Moonlight Sonata, Caro Soles
Farewell to the King, Rosemary McCracken
A Contrapuntal Duet, Blair Keetch
Hit Me with Your Pet Shark, Lisa de Nikolits
Requiem, Jane Petersen Burfield
Under the Lamplight, Kevin P. Thornton
Soul Behind the Face, Madona Skaff
Winona and the CHUM Chart, Catherine Dunphy
Brainworm, M.H. Callway
The Beethoven Disaster, Rosemary Aubert
Her Perfume, Marilyn Kay
Bad Vibrations, Rosalind Place
Death of a Cheapskate, Melodie Campbell
Let the Sunshine In, Lynne Murphy
Gentle Rain from Heaven, Catherine Astolfo
None Shall Sleep, Sylvia Maultash Warsh
Solace in D Minor, Donna Carrick
The Ballad of Will Robinson, Ed Piwowarczyk
Modern Myst'ry Scribble'er, Cheryl Freedman

Get your Blue Shoes on and thrill to these fabulous stories of music and murder, brought to you by this acclaimed group of award-winning authors!

SMFS and Yahoo Groups Going Forward

For those SMFS members who are no mail or have other email restrictions and may not have been checking on the list as much as they should have been, Yahoo Groups is soon ending files, polling, and numerous other features. While we will still have the ability to send and receive email for now, changes are coming and that is going to necessitate moving to another host. This morning I sent the below message to the list so that all SMFS list members are aware of how I, as SMFS President, intend on handling this situation. The post below was generated by numerous member comments on the list in recent days since the news broke Tuesday afternoon as well as a massive flood of messages to me offlist.

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It has seemed clear to me that those commenting publicly and privately would prefer to move to Groups.Io when we do move. As Yahoo Groups has stated that the emails will still work after October 21st or October 28th (pick a date as they are using both), there still seems to me to be no rush to move right this second. As I see it, the files function and polling function are the two that hit us the hardest and are not truly needed until Derringer season. 

I anticipate starting this process in early November sometime after Bouchercon. No, not the day after. I am not sure what exact day it would be, but it would be just a few days after Bouchercon here in Dallas. My goal would be to have everyone who wishes to make the leap to our new home do so by the end of November so that things are in place long before Tony and Dan need those tools for files/polling. Yes, there would be news on our blog to help spread the word when it happens. 

As I have previously explained, there would be a fee if I were to attempt to export us over from here. While I have not been able to find an actual fee structure on the Groups.Io site, I have seen the figure of $110 bandied about here and on other groups. I have also seen the fee listed as a $10 a month which would add up to $120 a year. Like the cutoff date, I don't know which one is right. Either way, it is a pain. While I would be willing to pay that up front on behalf of the group and would do so and then ask for members to chip in and help pay it, I don't trust these Groups.Io folks to not demand a higher fee next year to retain their service. Once we pay now, we may find ourselves locked in and unable to later switch to their free plan.

That means I would be passing on a fee to the next administration. That is a burden or obligation I do not want to place on them. Beyond that fact, I don't trust the Groups.Io folks to not end their free plan a year from now. They clearly are profiting from the end of yahoo groups and I think that once they get this wave of money they will want more. A simple solution for them would be to end the free version of things. But, at least if we went in free now, we would have a year before that happened and the new administration would face that issue. I can't avoid that happening, but I don't have to do something now that definitely obligates the new administration into either paying a fee or moving us again. 

Beyond that potential problem is the definite real problem regarding  group ownership. As Gerald So again noted  this morning, Margo Power is the owner of record and remains unreachable. I personally have tried to reach her a couple of times during my administration--as recently as mid summer this year-- as have members of previous administrations and with no sucess. The transfer process at Groups.Io requires the active participation of the owner of the Yahoo Group. That owner HAS TO be involved and do parts of it. No choice.  Therefore, at this time, there would be no possible way to make a transfer happen anyway.

So, it is not just their fee issue. It is a owner problem. 

This is why I suggested that the only way to do this would be to start a new group fresh there and then have folks come join it. Becuase their rules at Groups.Io make it impossible to do a transfer as many have advocated. By starting fresh, we also jettison the massive number of dormant accounts that have bloated our member roll. 

Our basic email will continue to work for now. Since we have time, I would really like to get through my coming medical stuff this week and then, hopefully, attend Bouchercon, and get through all of that before I try to fiddle with creating our new group at Groups.Io. 

Hope this all makes sense. 

KRT

SleuthSayers: Music in the Time of a Private Eye by O'Neil De Noux

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SMFS Short Story Saturdays: Earl Staggs

Each Saturday, we feature a SMFS list member whose work can be read online for free. These short stories are at least a year old.  

For SMFS Short Story Saturdays today, list member Earl Staggs shares the 2014 published short story, “Dead Man On A School Bus,” archived at his website.

If you would like to be included and are a member of the SMFS list at yahoo groups, email the link to your story to KevinRTipple at Verizon dot net. If you are not a member, this would be a good time to check us out at Yahoo Groups.

Criminal Minds: There's No Place Like Office by Paul D. Marks

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SMFS Member Publishing News: BJ Wingate

SMFS list member BJ Wingate’s short story, “A Scary (?) Story: Halloween Mystery Short Story” was published today at Kings River Life Magazine. You can read it here.

Something Is Going To Happen: “Crimehampton: Myth and Reality” (by Elizabeth Zelvin)

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SMFS Member Publishing News: Frank Zafiro

SMFS member Frank Zafiro’s new book, At Their Own Game: A SpoCompton Crime Novel as released today. Published by Down & Out books, this first book of a new series is available in audio, digital, and print formats by way of the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors.

Synopsis:

Jake Stankovic has been flying below the radar for years, dealing safely in stolen property crime with his two-man crew. But times are tough, so he decides to step up to the big money with a drug deal. Everything that can go wrong, does. The deal goes bad, a vengeful detective sets his sights on Jake, one of his crew might be a turncoat, and a woman from a long past affair suddenly reappears. All of this would be complicated enough on its own, but for Jake, it’s even worse.

The woman is the detective’s ex-wife.

And Jake Stankovic used to be a cop.

Now Jake must face new problems and old vendettas in an all-in proposition with lives on the line. He has to find a way to get his money back, keep the girl, and beat everyone involved…At Their Own Game.

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 74

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our list…

This week’s blog pours it on, with links to a gusher of reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes: Free reads aplenty from new issues of OMDB! and FBM, and from many SMFS members.

Plus, Tricks of the Trade: Describing a protagonist in first-person POV.

A short walk down a dark street (#74). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2019/10/13/short-walk-74/

Best wishes,

Peter

SMFS Members Published in Flash Bang Mysteries: Fall 2019

Several SMFS members are in the just released Flash Bang Mysteries: Fall 2019.  The members in this 17^th issue are: 

Herschel Cozine with “Nothing to Lose.”

Bruce Harris with “It’s In The Cards.”

BV Lawson with “The Barbecue Pot.” This story is the cover story for the issue as well as the “Editor’s Choice” story.

Alan Orloff with “Afterward.”

SMFS Members Published in A Murder Of Crows

A number of SMFS members are published in the new anthology, A Murder of Crows. Edited by SMFS list member Sandra Murphy who wrote the introduction to it and also contributed a short story, the read is published by Darkhouse Books. The book is available in print at Amazon as well as digital format. The SMFS members published in this anthology are:

Jack Bates with “A Tickle of Tarantulas.”

Michael Bracken with “A Cling of Koalas.”

Maddi Davidson with “An Extinction of Dodos.”

Jeanne DuBois with “A Troubling of Goldfish.”

John M. Floyd with “The Blue Wolf.”

Kaye George with “Grist for the Mill.”

Heidi Hunter with “Killer Alpaca.”

Denise Johnson with “Knotty Inheritance.”

Sandra Murphy with “Me and Dean.”

Jacqueline Seewald with “Touch Not The Cat.”

Earl Staggs with “A Gaggle of Geese and a Tribe of Goats.”

Amazon Synopsis:

What do you call a group of writers tasked with penning tales of crime that must include animals and their collective names? It’s a wording of writers! This wording features twenty-one writers who share crimes stories with a surprising twist. No animals are harmed—the humans don’t fare so well. Here are the usual suspects: Jack Bates, Michael Bracken, Jeanne DuBois, Kaye George, EJ McFall, Kari Wainwright, John M. Floyd, Heidi Hunter, Jacqueline Seewald, Kathryn Gerwig, Earl Staggs, Marianne Wilski Strong, Damien Mckeating, C.A. Fehmel, Linda Kay Hardie, Helen O’Neill, Shielia J. Rizer, Maddi Davidson, Denise Johnson, Sandra Murphy, J.B. Toner

SMFS Members Published in Star Noir: A Science Fiction Anthology

Several SMFS members are published in the new book, Star Noir: A Science Fiction Anthology. Edited by Paul Bishop, the read is only available in digital format at Amazon. The members in the anthology are:

Eric Beetner with “Nightclub At the End of the World.”

O’Neil De Noux with “Escape From Tyrannosaur Valley.”

Gary Phillips with “The Anti-Gravity Steal.”

Richard Prosch with “Time Stamp.”

Amazon Synopsis:

Ten original stories by award-winning & bestselling authors. One remarkable collection.

With a foreword by Paul Bishop, this collection has something for every science fiction fan.

Nearly 700 action-packed pages of entertainment!

When you reach for the stars, you don’t always know what you’ll get! 

Grab your copy of Star Noir today.

The Anti-Gravity Steal—Gary Phillips

Escape From Tyrannosaur Valley—O’Neil Du Noux

Time Stamp—Richard Prosch

Tracks—Jean Rabe

A Nice Century For Dying—Douglas Hirt

Hybrid—Michael Black

Blood Flurry—Tyler Dann

Blue Ivory—Mike Baron

Too Much Time—Tim Tresslar

Nightclub At the End of the World—Eric Beetner

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For SMFS Short Story Saturdays today, list member Sybil Johnson shares the short story, “Some Like It Raw” archived at Mysterical-E.

If you would like to be included and are a member of the SMFS list at yahoo groups, email the link to your story to KevinRTipple at Verizon dot net. If you are not a member, this would be a good time to check us out at Yahoo Groups.

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SMFS Member Publishing News: Joan Leotta

SMFS list member Joan Leotta’s poems, “Candle at the Shrine- A Celebration” and “Every Meal” as well as “Dance of the Seven Fishes” appear in the newly published book, Celebrate: A Collection of Life’s Celebrations. Published by Tree Shadow Press, the book is available in both print and digital formats from Amazon.

Synopsis:

To reduce negativity in the world, it is vital to devote time to the positive. Holidays. Special Days. Momentous Events. Personal Triumphs. All are worthy of being celebrated. This collection focuses on all of the above. The style of each piece is as varied as the contributors and includes: Poetry, Essays, Stories, and Articles. Start at the beginning and read in order. ~ OR ~ Open the book to any random page. There is something here for everyone.

Pikes Peak Writers: Juggling Multiple Projects by Catherine Dilts

Pikes Peak Writers: Juggling Multiple Projects by Catherine Dilts 

SMFS Members Published in How I Got Published And What I Learned Along The Way

Several SMFS members are published in the new writing reference books, How I Got Published And What I Learned Along The Way. Edited by SMFS list member Lyn Worthen and Renee Scandalis, the read is published by Camden Park Press and is available in both print and digital formats from Amazon and other vendors. The SMFS members with essays published in the book are:

John M. Floyd with “Short and Sweet.”

Dave H. Hendrickson with “Giving Up on Your Dreams.”

Lyn Worthen under her own name and in addition to her duties as editor, wrote the introduction, “Roller-skating, Backwards, In the Rain.” She is also in the book under her pen name of Lauryn Christopher with “We Are All Storytellers.”

Synopsis:

Twenty published authors share tips, tricks, advice, and encouragement for other writers. They talk about working through the rough times, making their first sales, and finding success in the publishing industry. Whether you’re traditional, indie, or hybrid; a journalist, novelist, or blogger, we hope their stories provide encouragement for you, wherever you are in your journey toward publication.

SMFS Member Podcast News: Ana Brazil

SMFS list member Ana Brazil’s short story, “Mr. Borden Does Not Quite Remem….” is  currently the subject of Mysteryrat’s Maze Podcast. Actor Kelly Ventura reads the tale.

Podcast Synopsis:

This episode features the mystery short story, “Mr. Borden Does Not Quite Remem…” written by Ana Brazil and read by local actor Kelly Ventura. You can learn more about Ana Brazil and her writing on her website anabrazil.com. This is another story that is perfect for Halloween, but of course fun to listen to any other time as well. In each episode we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people be able to find us! Also, consider subscribing so you never miss an episode. You can find more mystery fun on our websites Kings River Life Magazine and KRL News and Reviews. Ariel Linn has read several of our other episodes as well!