Monthly Archives: August 2019

A Conversation With the Center for Fiction’s Allison Escoto: Part 2

Posted on August 28, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Earlier this year, The Center For Fiction moved from its Manhattan site to a new home in downtown Brooklyn. EQMM and AHMM managing editor Jackie Sherbow had a chance to speak with Allison Escoto, the Center’s head librarian, about the Center and … Continue reading →

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“The Mystery Writer’s Hidden Weapon” (by John F. Dobbyn)

Posted on August 21, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

John F. Dobbyn began his fiction-writing career with stories in verse, published in EQMM. His first prose fiction, published in our Department of First Stories in 1994, introduced Michael Knight and Lex Devlin, now the stars of a series of … Continue reading →

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“Through a Child’s Eyes, In a Child’s Voice” (by Batya Swift Yasgur)

Posted on August 14, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Batya Swift Yasgur’s first fiction, “Me and Mr. Harry,” appeared in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in Mid-December 1994, and went on to win that year’s Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for best short story by a new American author. Like … Continue reading →

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“About a BROI” (by Kevin Mims)

Posted on August 7, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

The fiftieth anniversary of the horrific Manson Family murders is this week, on Friday. In the annals of true crime, the case will always loom large. But as Kevin Mims brings out in this post, the murders also had a … Continue reading →

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