SMFS Member Publishing News: Buried in Bauhaus by Cate Moyle

 
SMFS list member Cate Moyle’s short story, Buried in Bauhaus, appears online in the Bowery Gothic: Edition VII, Summer 2022 issue. Cate Moyle’s story is here and the entire issue is here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: The DJ Saved My Life by Nikki Knight

 
SMFS list member Nikki Knight’s short story, The DJ Saved My Life, appears today at White Cat Publications. The story is free to read online here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Family Reunion by Anne Swardson

 
SMFS list member Anne Swardson’s short story, Family Reunion, was published today by Mystery Tribune. The tale is free to read online here.

The J.J. Outré Review: Till Hell Freezes Over by Elizabeth Zelvin

 The J.J. Outré Review: Till Hell Freezes Over by Elizabeth Zelvin

BTAP Webzine | Jeff Esterholm | Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town

BTAP Webzine | Jeff Esterholm | Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town: January 2021 short story

Mystery Fanfare: MACAVITY SHORT STORY NOMINEES: Links to the stories

Mystery Fanfare: MACAVITY SHORT STORY NOMINEES: Links to the stories: Although voting has ended, Art Taylor offers us links to all the Mystery Readers International Macavity nominated short stories . Great ...

2020 SMFS Anthony Award Nominees: Short Stories Availability

Bouchercon has updated their 2020 Anthony Award Nominees page to include the links to read online for free the nominated short stories in the “Best Short Story” category. There are five available short stories to read which includes three short stories by two SMFS list members. As previously announced, The SMFS nominees in this category are:   

Hilary Davidson’s “Unforgiven” from the anthology, Murder a-Go-Go’s: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of the Go-Go’s, published by Down & Out Books. The anthology is also nominated in the Best Anthology or Collection category.

Art Taylor’s “Hard Return” from the anthology, Crime Travel, published by Wildside Press. The anthology was edited by SMFS list member Barb Goffman. The anthology is also nominated in the Best Anthology or Collection category.

Art Taylor’s “Better Days” from Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: May/June 2019. Mr. Taylor wrote about his story at The First Two Pages: “Better Days” by Art Taylor.

All of the nominated short stories can be read by going to the Bouchercon 2020 Anthony Award Nominees page.

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 111

News of the new issue by way of Peter DiChellis…

KABOOM! This week’s blog puts on a fireworks show for short mystery and crime fiction: links to awesome reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes a free-to-read Joe R. Lansdale crime-horror mash-up at The Horror ‘Zine.

Plus—submission call: Flash Bang Mysteries is open for submissions until July 31. Check out the details.

And a review of a Stanley Ellin collection of stories about the wickedness that makes human nature “so deplorably fascinating.” The collection’s title story became a classic Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV episode.

Also: Pulp author Talmage Powell wrote over 500 mystery and crime shorts published in pulps and digests. Reviews of a few of them, along with Wildside Press Kindle collections for 46c and 99c.

A short walk down a dark street (#111). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/07/05/short-walk-111/

Best wishes,

Peter

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 110

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our SMFS list…

This week’s blog delivers links to a dangerous dose of reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes a free-to-read story from the Akashic Books dope anthology The Heroin Chronicles.

Plus, Tricks of the Trade: How to create stakes for a character by looking beyond the plot and brainstorming different ways the stakes might affect the character.

A short walk down a dark street (#110). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/06/28/short-walk-110/

Best wishes,

Peter

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 109

News of the latest issue from SMFS list member Peter Dichellis…

Instead of cigars or cargo shorts this week’s blog gives Dads (and other folks everywhere) links about short mystery and crime fiction—reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes all the latest free-to-read flash fiction from Mystery Tribune.

Plus: Submission call—a new Mardi Gras Mysteries anthology is open for submissions July 1 through August 31. Check out the details.

A short walk down a dark street (#109). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/06/21/short-walk-109/

Best wishes,

Peter

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 108

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our SMFS list…

This week’s blog fires it up for short mystery and crime fiction with links to smokin’ hot reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes a free story by Todd Robinson (aka ‘Big Daddy Thug’), founder of the trailblazing crime mag Thuglit.

Plus, Tricks of the Trade: A 17-step approach to editing your short story for structure, punctuation, and grammar.

And reviews of eight Dashiell Hammett Continental Op stories, along with three previously linked free-to-read Continental Op stories.

A short walk down a dark street (#108). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/06/14/short-walk-108/

Best wishes,

Peter

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 107

News of the latest issue from SMFS list member Peter DiChellis…

This week’s blog toasts short mystery and crime fiction with links to a tasty slug of reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes: Free stories from the Akashic Books anthologies New Jersey Noir and Long Island Noir.

Plus, Tricks of the Trade: A retired homicide detective offers insights about using non-verbal communication when interviewing uncooperative people.

And reviews of four anthologies, including two edited by Short Mystery Fiction Society members.

A short walk down a dark street (#107). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/06/07/short-walk-107/

Best wishes,

Peter

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 106

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our list…

This week’s blog applauds short mystery and crime fiction with links to a trouble-making troupe of reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes: About a gazillion free reads from the short story archives of the Crime Readers’ Association, all written by members of the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association (which sponsors the CWA Dagger Awards).

Plus—Tricks of the Trade: Two essays for mystery writers on hiding clues. With two more from previous Short Walk posts.

And five reviews (count ‘em) by Short Mystery Fiction Society Prez Kevin Tipple.

A short walk down a dark street (#106). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/05/31/short-walk-106/

Best wishes,

Peter

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 105

News of the latest issue as posted by SMFS list member Peter DicChellis to our list….

This week’s blog cheers short mystery and crime fiction with links to deviously delightful reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes: Three free-to-read Father Brown mysteries by G.K. Chesterton.

Plus, Tricks of the Trade—A Science-Fiction editor and author (who also writes occasional crime stories) offers a three-stage approach to revising stories before submitting them.

And reviews of a Joe R. Lansdale Hap and Leonard collection about the duo’s early years as well as two collections of classic Agatha Christie mystery stories.

A short walk down a dark street (#105). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/05/24/short-walk-105/

Best wishes,

Peter

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 104

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our list…

Looking for trouble? This week’s blog delivers plenty, with links to a wicked mix of reviews, releases, free reads, and more—all about short mystery and crime fiction.

Includes: Tricks of the Trade—One of the editors at All Due Respect riffs about writing short crime stories, with notes on characters, plot, action, and focus. (ADR is open for submissions too. Check out the details.)

Plus, Free-to-read crime stories from ADR and Tough.

As well as a bad-ass bunch of anthology reviews.

A short walk down a dark street (#104). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/05/17/short-walk-104/

Best wishes,

Peter

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 103

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our list…

Instead of flowers or chocolates, this week’s blog brings moms (and everyone else) links about short mystery and crime fiction: reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes all the latest free-to-read flash fiction from Mystery Tribune.

Plus, Tricks of the Trade: A third generation cop offers real-world tips on avoiding glaring procedural mistakes in crime fiction.

And two fresh reviews from SMFS Prez Kevin Tipple, as well as reviews of over four-dozen Edward D. Hoch impossible crime shorts.

A short walk down a dark street (#103). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/05/10/short-walk-103/

Best wishes,

Peter

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 102

As posted by SMFS list member Peter DiChellis:

This week’s blog is dodging a home internet outage to juice short mystery and crime fiction with links to reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes: Four free-to-read stories in the new issue of Flash Bang Mysteries.

Plus, Tricks of the Trade: Hank Phillippi Ryan on making every word count.

And one of this week's reviews covers a new collection of six Don Winslow novellas.

A short walk down a dark street (#102). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/05/03/short-walk-102/

Best wishes,

Peter

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 101

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our list…

This week’s blog lauds short mystery and crime fiction with links to a crime-infested crush of reviews, releases, free reads, and more.

Includes: The Dark City Crime & Mystery Magazine posted all five stories from its April 2020 issue, free to read.

Also free to read: the anthology 101 Great Thriller Short Stories is free on Kindle.

Plus: Occult Detective Magazine is open for submissions until June 5. Check out the details. (And for the editor’s views on submissions, writing, and rejections you can click back to Short walk #62.)

And—a review of a “very entertaining” private eye anthology without a “weak tale” anywhere in it.

Also, a thoughtful essay— what will happen to public libraries, even after the pandemic?

A short walk down a dark street (#101). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/04/26/short-walk-101/

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 100

As posted by SMFS list member Peter DiChellis to our list…

This week’s blog hits the century mark with a bunch of links to bad-ass reviews, releases, free reads, and more—all of them about short mystery & crime tales.

Includes: More free stories from the Akashic Books anthologies Kansas City Noir and Staten Island Noir.

Plus: Switchblade Magazine editor Scotch Rutherford’s views on what crime fiction editors want (and don’t want) and differences between submitting to established mystery magazines and indie crime ‘zines. Reminder: Switchblade is open for submissions until April 25. Check out the details.

A short walk down a dark street (#100). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/04/19/short-walk-100/

Best wishes,

Peter

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 99

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our SMFS list…

This week’s blog skipped the Easter egg hunt to ferret out links to reviews, releases, free reads, and more—all of them about short mystery & crime tales.

Includes: submission call—All Due Respect ‘zine is open for submissions (pays $25). Check out the details.

Plus: four free stories that All Due Respect published in 2020, so writers can see what the ADR editors are looking for.

A short walk down a dark street (#99). Celebrating short mystery and crime fiction.

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2020/04/12/short-walk-99/

Best wishes,

Peter