Monthly Archives: January 2017

“I Know Words, the Best Words” (by Harley Mazuk)

Posted on January 25, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Harley Mazuk has contributed four stories in the classical private-eye tradition to EQMM, beginning with his very first professional fiction publication, which appeared in the January 2011 issue of EQMM. Three of the stories, including the first, belong to a … Continue reading →

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“Collaborative Sleuthing: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Stu Palmer’s and Craig Rice’s Withers/Malone Team-Ups in EQMM” (by Arthur Vidro)

Posted on January 18, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Many EQMM readers will know Arthur Vidro as the contributor of two online stories: “The Ransom of EQMM #1” and “The Mistake on the Cover of EQMM #1.” The latter formed the basis for our 75th Anniversary Contest of 2016. Both … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S IN A WORD?

Posted on January 11, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

As we approach the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, with so much talk in the air of “political correctness,” I thought it timely to re-post a piece I put up on this site on January 22, 2014. —Janet Hutchings This … Continue reading →

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Posted on January 4, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Linking the past and the present: That’s a theme you find in song (“Auld Lang Syne”) and in images and news stories relating to the new year, and hard as I try to tell myself that the turning of the … Continue reading →

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