Monthly Archives: October 2018

“The Role of Love and Hate in Crime Fiction” by Barb Goffman

Posted on October 31, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Barb Goffman is a winner of the Agatha, Macavity, and Silver Falchion awards for best short story. Her honors also include eleven nominations for the Agatha—a record in the short-story category!—and eleven nominations for other national crime-fiction awards, including the … Continue reading →

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“Military Veterans in Crime Fiction” (by Stacy Woodson)

Posted on October 24, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Stacy Woodson’s professional fiction debut, the story “Duty, Honor, Hammett,” appears in EQMM’s current issue, November/December 2018—which just went on sale yesterday! Further stories will appear in EQMM (sometime in 2019), in the Malice Domestic anthology Mystery Most Edible (also … Continue reading →

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“The Writers Are Watching” (by Anna Scotti)

Posted on October 17, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Anna Scotti is a writer who teaches middle-school English at a French international school. Her work has appeared in literary magazines such as The New Yorker, The New Guard Literary Review, and The Los Angeles Review. She has been nominated … Continue reading →

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WORKPLACES REAL AND FICTIONAL

Posted on October 10, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

A company picnic and an issue due for release have brought me into closer contact than usual with work colleagues over the past two weeks. And that has me thinking about a topic I addressed on the old Readers Forum … Continue reading →

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“Hard Target: The Unexpected Perk Offered by the Mystery/Crime Genre” (by Jennifer Soosar)

Posted on October 3, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Jennifer Soosar’s first fiction appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine’s Department of First Stories in 2016, representing Canada in our special “All Nations” anniversary celebration. Since then she’s had a book published—the psychological suspense novel Parent Teacher Association—and is currently … Continue reading →

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