Still hiding out from the cold? Got some time before the next Olympics event you plan to watch? What better way to spend your time than with the talented writers of the Short Mystery Fiction Society? Read on for just some of the stellar work they've put out to kick off 2026!
- SMFS all-star M. E. Proctor brings us twenty-four of her outstanding tales, touching on crime, fantasy and science fiction in A Book To Live By: Stories From a Different World. You won't be able to stop with just one!
- A mystery classic gets a vibrant twist in an exciting new edition of Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. The multitalented Mark Coggins not only illustrates the story with more than twenty of his own photographs, but also continues the tale in a coda with two new short stories. Dare I say it's the stuff dreams are made of?
- donalee Moulton is one of the most prolific writers in SMFS, and a skilled and experienced freelance journalist. Her skills are on full display in Newsworthy: Media Relations Without The Spin, a guide to navigating encounters with the press in our new digital age. Essential reading!
- donalee also graces Kings River Life with her short story "Moist."
- You never know where you might stumble across a great piece of fiction! Case in point: Shari Held's "How I Spent My Summer," popping up in Seeds, a newsletter for Texas gardeners--but you can enjoy it too!
- Looking for something a little . . . darker? Don't miss issue #7 of Starlite Pulp Review, featuring contributions from Robert J. Binney, Jennifer Slee, and a host of other talented scribes!
- SMFS congratulates member Elena Smith on her second place finish in the Arizona Mystery Writers' short story contest with "Wild Girls in Oatman." Plenty of other great reads here as well!
- Gregory Meece highlights the first issue of Ashton House Magazine with his story of a parish priest's murder in "Snowfall at St. Anselm's." A timely title for much of the country!
Stay warm out there, and look for more great reads soon from SMFS!
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