SMFS Short Story Saturdays: Maddie Davidson

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 Maddie Davidson, shares the May 2017 published short story, “Gold Rush To Judgement” archived at The Copperfield Review.

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.

SleuthSayers: Time Management & Other Myths by Eve Fisher

SleuthSayers: Time Management & Other Myths: by Eve Fisher I have, as so many others throughout history, considered the problem of the inelasticity of time on my terms.  Time seems to...

The First Two Pages: “Never Have I Ever” by Anna Scotti

The First Two Pages: “Never Have I Ever” by Anna Scotti

SleuthSayers: Expanding Our Universe by Michael Bracken

SleuthSayers: Expanding Our Universe: By Michael Bracken I recently attended an event in which a speaker attempted to encourage inclusiveness, letting attendees know how wel...

SMFS Member Podcast: Peter DiChellis

SMFS list member Peter DiChellis’ short story, “Murderous Lies” is  currently the subject of Mysteryrat’s Maze Podcast. Actor Rene A. Ponce reads the tale.

Podcast Synopsis:

This episode features the mystery short story, Murderous Lies by Peter DiChellis, read by local actor Rene A. Ponce. You can learn more about Peter DiChellis and his writing on his website shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com. 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.

Little Big Crimes Review: The Surrogate Initiative by Brian Cox

Little Big Crimes: The Surrogate Initiative, by Brian Cox: "The Surrogate Initiative," by Brian Cox, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, September/October 2019. One of the many...

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 67

As posted by SMFS list member Peter DiChellis….

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

Includes: reviews of Kingston Noir and Tough 2: Crime Stories.

Plus: author and editor Tara Laskowski on writing killer flash fiction (guest post on EQMM blog).

A short walk down a dark street (#67). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2019/08/25/short-walk-67/

Best wishes,

Peter

SleuthSayers: My Small Business Plan by R. T. Lawton

SleuthSayers: My Small Business Plan: by R.T. Lawton I'm not getting rich from my writing sales, so I'm grateful I don't have to rely on writing for my main in...

The Ladies of Mystery: Writing the Whole Person by Susan Oleksiw

The Ladies of Mystery:  Writing the Whole Person by Susan Oleksiw

SMFS Short Story Saturdays: Jan Christensen

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 Jan Christensen shares the January 2000 published short story, “Why I Quit Jogging” 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.

Madeline McEwen-Asker: Tough Crime Stories 2 Book Review – no spoilers

Madeline McEwen-Asker: Tough Crime Stories 2 Book Review – no spoilers

Criminal Minds: It Was the Best of Lines, It Was the Worst of Lines by Paul Marks

Criminal Minds: It Was the Best of Lines, It Was the Worst of Line...: Readers often read the opening few lines or page to a book before deciding to buy. What makes an opening sentence stand out above the rest? ...

The Bronzeville Bee: Interview: Rusty Barnes – the editor, the writer, the man

The Bronzeville Bee: Interview: Rusty Barnes – the editor, the writer, the man

SMFS Member Publication News: Judy Penz Sheluk

SMFS list member Judy Penz Sheluk’s new book, A Fool’s Journey: A Marketville Mystery, published today by Superior Shores Press.  The mystery is available in print and digital formats from Amazon and other vendors.

Synopsis:

In March 2000, twenty-year-old Brandon Colbeck left home to find himself on a self-proclaimed "fool's journey." No one--not friends or family--have seen or heard from him since, until a phone call from a man claiming to be Brandon brings the case back to the forefront. Calamity (Callie) Barnstable and her team at Past & Present Investigations have been hired to find out what happened to Brandon and where he might be. As Callie follows a trail of buried secrets and decades-old deceptions only one thing is certain: whatever the outcome, there is no such thing as closure.

The First Two Pages: “The Dunes of Saulkrasti” by William Burton McCormick

The First Two Pages: “The Dunes of Saulkrasti” by William Burton McCormick

Criminal Minds: First Lines Matter by Frank Zafiro

Criminal Minds: First Lines Matter: Readers often read the opening few lines or page to a book before deciding to buy. What makes an opening sentence stand out above the rest? ...

Writers Who Kill: It Started With an Article in the Community Paper ... by Judy Penz Sheluk

Writers Who Kill: It Started With an Article in the Community Paper ...: It Started With an Article in the Community Paper by Judy Penz Sheluk It was March 2018, a cold and blustery day in my small town of All...

Little Big Crimes Review: Do Not Disturb by Steve Hockensmith

Little Big Crimes: Do Not Disturb, by Steve Hockensmith: "Do Not Disturb," by Steve Hockensmith, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, July/August 2019. This is the fourth appearance in th...

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 66

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our list…

Got time for a quick one? This week’s blog will treat you right, with links to a dangerous dose of reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes: a collection by Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain). Limited availability.

Plus: author and editor Richard Thomas considers different ways neo-noir films can inspire storytelling.

A short walk down a dark street (#66). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/short-walk-66/

Best wishes,

Peter

SMFS Members Published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine: September/ October 2019

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

Mysti Berry with “Yorkshire Ripper.”

Eve Fisher with "The Seven-Day Itch."

David Hagerty with “Drinks at the El Navajo.”

Angela Zeman with “The Second Tale of Roxanne.”

TOC:

September/October 2019

FICTION

THE SEVEN-DAY ITCH by Eve Fisher THE SURROGATE INITIATIVE by Brian Cox YORKSHIRE RIPPER by Mysti Berry DRINKS AT THE EL NAVAJO by David Hagerty NOT MY CIRCUS, BUT THEY ARE MY MONKEYS by Emily Devenport NIALL NELSON IS ON MY FLIGHT by Jim Fusilli INCIDENT AT WIDOW’S PERCH by Tom Mead THE ISLAND by Janice Law DEAD MAN’S HAND by Michael Steele Valade EDDY GETS HIS by Meredith Anthony THE SECOND TALE OF ROXANNE by Angela Zeman ALIENTO DEL DIABLO by Tom Larsen

MYSTERY CLASSIC

THE GARDEN OF SMOKE by G. K. Chesterton Selected and introduced by Marvin Lachman

DEPARTMENTS

THE LINEUP SCRAMBLED HIGHSMITH Anagram puzzle by Mark Lagasse MYSTERIOUS PHOTOGRAPH BOOKED & PRINTED by Laurel Flores Fantauzzo DYING WORDS Acrostic puzzle by Arlene Fisher THE STORY THAT WON SOLUTION to Dying Words