SMFS Short Story Saturdays: Barbara Eliasson

SMFS Short Story Saturdays was born out of the very successful International Short Story Month this year. 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 and were not previously linked to during the May 2018 Short Story Month event.

Today for SMFS Short Story Saturdays, Barbara Eliasson shares “Mean Girl” from the archives of Flash Bang Mysteries.

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 Member Publication News: John M. Floyd

SMFS list member John M. Floyd, in addition to his new book out now, The Barrens, has a short story in the current issue of “Deep South Magazine.” The story is titled "Annabelle" and is available to read, for free, online.

SleuthSayers: Everybody Hurts by Michael Bracken

SleuthSayers: Everybody Hurts: by Michael Bracken There have been times in my life when all I wanted to do was turn off the lights and put R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts” on ...

Little Big Crimes Review: Top Ten Vacation Selfies of Youtube Stars by Preston Lang

Little Big Crimes: Top Ten Vacation Selfies of Youtube Stars, by Pres...: "Top Ten Vacation Selfies of Youtube Stars," by Preston Lang, in Deadlines: A Tribute to William E. Wallace, edited by Chris Rh...

A Short Walk Down A Dark Street: Issue 25

As posted by Peter DiChellis to our list.... 

Wanna go find some trouble? This week’s blog dishes out plenty, including links to a sinister selection of reviews, releases, and free stories. Plus, an annotated list of 123 personality imperfections you can sort through to humanize your fictional characters.

A short walk down a dark street (#25).

https://shortwalkdarkstreet.wordpress.com/2018/11/04/short-walk-25/

Best wishes,

Peter

SMFS Member Publication News: Gary Phillips

SMFS list member Gary Phillips’ short story, “I,Truck” appears in the  just released  anthology, 18 Wheels of Science Fiction: A Long Haul into the Fantastic. Published by Big Time Books, the read is available in print and digital formats from Amazon and other vendors including the publisher.  

Amazon Synopsis:

Take a trip through the imaginations of 18 visionary writers as they explore the future of trucking in this new science fiction anthology! There's something for every genre fiction fan in this follow-up to the hit "18 wheels of Horror - a Trailer Full of Trucking Terrors." 

From the back cover: An alien fuel additive shows just how fast a big rig can go... A disembodied driver wages war on self-driving trucks... A haul through time takes an unexpected turn... Reality shatters for a trucker using an experimental delivery device... Stargazing gives an overweight driver a new lease on life... A young girl risks her life to hitch a ride out of an apocalyptic wasteland...

The highways of the universe will never be the same!

SleuthSayers: How B Is Your SP?

SleuthSayers: How B Is Your SP?: by John M. Floyd This past Tuesday night I attended the "launch" of The Barrens , my seventh collection of short mystery fi...