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Author Archives: somethingisgoingtohappen
“Every Person Is a Mystery” (by Batya Swift Yasgur MA, LSW)
Batya Swift Yasgur’s first fiction, “Me and Mr. Harry,” appeared in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in Mid-December 1994. It won that year’s Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for best short story by a new American author. We’ve published several … Continue reading
“Seventh Sense” (by Doug Crandell)
Doug Crandell makes his first appearance in EQMM with the story “Shanty Falls,” in our current issue (January/February 2019). We have another of his stories coming up soon. He is the author of the 2007 Barnes & Noble Discover pick, … Continue reading
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Tagged characters, crime fiction, family, memory, short story, writer, writing
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“How to Create a Sidekick” (by R.J. Koreto)
R.J. Koreto’s first fiction publication was in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in December 2015. He has since created two turn-of-the-century mystery series at novel length, one featuring aristocratic suffragist Lady Frances Ffolkes and her maid, June Mallow, the other presidential … Continue reading
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Tagged characters, crime fiction, detective, duo, literature, mystery, readers, sidekick, sleuth, writers, writing
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“Have Suitcase, Will Plot” (by Robert Lopresti)
With many readers just back from holiday travel, we thought this post by Robert Lopresti would start 2019 off just right. It complements his story “Please Do Not Disturb,” which appears in our current issue, January/February 2019. Rob is one … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Books, Guest, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime, flash fiction, ideas, inspiration, mystery, robert lopresti, short story, travel, writers, writing
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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM EQMM
With all our gratitude to our readers, authors, and friends: Here’s to a fantastic year of crime fiction, and to a 2019 full of mystery.
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM EQMM
Wishing you the warmest of holiday happiness this year, from your friends at Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.
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MARY FRISQUE: UNSUNG WOMAN OF MYSTERY
On November 26, Mary Frisque, Executive Director of the International Association of Crime Writers, North America, died after a brief illness. My friendship with Mary goes back a couple of decades. I met her through Edward D. Hoch and his … Continue reading
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Tagged bouchercon, edgars, friends, IACW, mary frisque, Memorial, memory, MWA, mystery community
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“Diatribes of the Diaphragm” (by Craig Faustus Buck)
Craig Faustus Buck is a Macavity Award winner and an Anthony Award nominee for his short fiction. In the issue of EQMM currently on sale (November/December), with the story “Race to Judgment,” he makes his EQMM debut. In 2015, he became a … Continue reading
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“What’s in a Name?” (by Angela Crider Neary)
Angela Crider Neary is an attorney, an avid mystery reader, and a mystery writer. She has had short stories in anthologies and in EQMM, and in 2015 her first mystery novel, Li’l Tom and the Pussyfoot Detective Bureau: The Case … Continue reading
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Tagged bill crider, character names, characters, literature, mystery fiction, naming, shakespeare, writers, writing
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM EQMM
We’re grateful for you, our readers, authors, and friends!
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SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN 