Author Archives: somethingisgoingtohappen

“Hot on the Trail of a Minnesota Mystery” (by Susan Koefod)

Posted on September 23, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Susan Koefod is the author of the Arvo Thorson mystery-novel series, from North Star Press, and also a widely published poet. She was a recipient, in 2013, of a $25,000 McKnight Artist Fellowship for writers. Just this week she received … Continue reading →

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“The Italian Butcher” (by Michael Berg)

Posted on September 16, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Michael Berg made his EQMM debut in our 2015 September/October double issue, with “The Last Run,” translated from the Dutch by Josh Pachter.  A former television and radio host, interviewer, documentarian, and program director in the Netherlands, he set off … Continue reading →

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“Desirable Trash” (by Philip Lowery)

Posted on September 9, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Next week, when EQMM’s November issue goes on sale, Philip Lowery will make his debut as a published fiction writer. A civil engineer by day, he has long been a devoted fan of crime fiction, as is evident from this … Continue reading →

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“A Belgian Mystery (Solved by Poirot Himself)” (By Hilde Vandermeeren)

Posted on September 2, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Hilde Vandermeeren, a psychologist and former teacher, had authored some forty books for children (winning numerous literary prizes for them) before she wrote her first crime novel, When Darkness Fell, in 2013—and it won the Hercule Poirot Public (or “Readers”) … Continue reading →

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“The Joys and Challenges of Journeys to the Past” by R.J. Koreto

Posted on August 26, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

R.J. Koreto will make his fiction debut in EQMM’s Department of First stories in the December 2015 issue. The award-winning journalist and magazine editor chose a contemporary setting for that first published work of fiction. But what really inspires him … Continue reading →

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UNNATURAL CAUSES

Posted on August 19, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Doctors and nurses make sinister villains in fiction, don’t you think? Most people, at one time or another, have experienced the sense of powerlessness that goes with having to put themselves in the hands of medical professionals. Although the Internet … Continue reading →

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“The Kerplunk Syndrome” (by Ed Wyrick)

Posted on August 12, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

After an absence of sixteen years, Ed Wyrick (who formerly wrote as E.L. Wyrick) returns to EQMM’s pages with stories in our upcoming December 2015 and January 2016 issues. The Georgia native is a retired high-school counselor and the author … Continue reading →

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“From Page to Screen” (by John M. Floyd)

Posted on August 5, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Edgar-nominated author John M. Floyd is a short-story specialist rather than a novelist. His stories have appeared in a great variety of publications, from our sister magazine, AHMM, to the Saturday Evening Post and Woman’s World. The Mississippi writer has … Continue reading →

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“A Long Time Ago in an Emirate Far, Far Away . . .” (by Josh Pachter)

Posted on July 29, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

The author of more than four dozen published short stories and numerous translations, Josh Pachter has long been a valued contributor to EQMM. His stories typically have interesting settings, a result of his wide-ranging travels. In this post, he talks … Continue reading →

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“Bach, Beethoven, and Bedlam” (by Gerald Elias)

Posted on July 22, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Gerald Elias makes his EQMM debut in our September/October 2015 double issue (on sale August 11), with the story “Where the Buffalo Roam.” He is not a new writer, however; he’s the award-winning author of the Daniel Jacobus mystery novels, … Continue reading →

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