SMFS list member Robert Petyo’s short story, The Ring, appears online at Mystery Tribune. The cozy mystery tale can be read for free here.
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Friday, December 2, 2022
Monday, November 28, 2022
SMFS Member Publishing News: Wedding Bell Blues by Robert Petyo
SMFS list member Robert Petyo’s short story, Wedding
Bell Blues, appears in the recently released anthology, Gypsum Sound Trails 2.
The book is published in digital and print formats and available at Amazon.
Synopsis:
The first Gypsum Sound Trails is my favourite thing
that we have ever put out. There was something about all the stories that just
worked, and each of them helped bring the fictional town of West Moreton,
Arizona and its inhabitants to life.
Gypsum Sound Trails 2 (or A Return to West Moreton as
it was originally known) is the first sequel that we have done to any of our
collections, and I feel that the stories within are just as impressive as those
in the original. Thank you to all the authors who have returned to continue
their tales of the Markwell Gang, Smooth Kisses, and the township of West
Moreton.
Saturday, October 15, 2022
SMFS Member Publishing News: When Men Were Men by Robert Petyo
SMFS list member Robert Petyo’s short story, When Men
Were Men, appears in the recently released anthology, Stonewall
Detectives. Published by Antimony and Elder Lace Press, the digital
read is available at the publisher
and at
Amazon.
Synospis:
In this collection, you'll find some classic mystery
gems with a certain flair and twist. At least one of the main characters - be
it the sleuth or the villain, or something in between is a member of the
LGBTQIA+ communities.
Representation matters, even when murder and crime is
afoot.
Monday, September 13, 2021
Publication News: Crimeucopia - Careless Love
Murderous Ink Press has just published Crimeucopia - Careless Love. Members with stories include:
Brandon Barrows: "Night After Night."
Wil A. Emerson: "The Driver."
Peter W.J. Hayes. "The Wait."
Bern Sy Moss. "Just a Shadow."
Robert Petyo: "Love and Divorce."
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Publication News: Now, There Was a Story!
Uncle B. Publications just released Now, There Was a Story!, a collection of tales inspired by Johnny Cash's album Now, There Was a Song! It includes:
Jackie Ross Flaum - "Time Changes Everything."
Robert Petyo - "Why Do You Punish Me?"
Joseph S. Walker - "I Feel Better All Over."
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Publication News: CrimeuCopia: We're All Animals Under the Skin
Murderous Ink Press has released Crimeucopia: Were All Animals Under the Skin. Among the stories featured are:
Eve Fisher, “Collateral Damage.”
Robert Petyo, “Legacies.”
Bobby Mathews, “A Good Night’s Sleep.”
Michael Bracken, “Soiled Dove.”







