Monthly Archives: November 2015

“How I Got Hooked” (by John Lantigua)

Posted on November 25, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

John Lantigua is a journalist whose work has received two Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Prizes, a share of the Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism, and other awards.  His first novel, Heat Lightning, appeared in 1987 and was nominated for the … Continue reading →

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“Dem Bones, Dem Bones . . .” (by Marilyn Todd)

Posted on November 18, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Marilyn Todd is the author of sixteen historical novels and dozens of short stories, many of the latter for EQMM. Two recent collections of her tales are worth mentioning. Swords, Sandals and Sirens (Crippen and Landru Publishers) gathers, in print, … Continue reading →

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“Communicating the Unfamiliar: Writing the Underbelly in Africa” (by Meg Opperman)

Posted on November 11, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Meg Opperman’s first story for EQMM was published earlier this year, and she has another tale coming up for us in 2016. Both stories take place in Tanzania, a country the author knows intimately. A former Fulbright scholar, she’s a … Continue reading →

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“An Alias and a Dame” (by Jean B. Cooper)

Posted on November 4, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Jean B. Cooper’s work first appeared in EQMM after a story she’d submitted to the Mystery Writers of America’s Fiftieth Anniversary Short Story Contest was named a finalist in the competition. EQMM published that story in the August 1995 issue … Continue reading →

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