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“Who’s Ready for Another Roaring Twenties?” (by Tehra Peace)

Posted on June 23, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Portland, Oregon author Tehra Peace is a marketing copywriter by day. To say that she is a fan of mystery fiction would be to understate her interest; her passion for our genre is evident in the webzine she cofounded, Mystery … Continue reading →

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“You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” (by Mike MacInnes)

Posted on May 26, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Mike MacInnes trained as a lawyer in Canada before deciding to go to work for a publishing company, and to pursue his interest in writing. He currently writes summaries of legal cases by day, and as he explains in this … Continue reading →

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The Puerto Rican Mystery: Steven Torres Interviews Cina Pelayo and Richie Narvaez

Posted on May 5, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Once in a while we have the privilege of bringing readers an interview on this blog. In this one, Steven Torres talks to Cina Pelayo and Richie Narvaez. Currently a resident of Connecticut, Steven Torres is a Derringer Award winning … Continue reading →

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“What Does the Word Genre Mean Anyway?” (by Chris Knopf)

Posted on April 21, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

A winner of the Benjamin Franklin and Nero awards and a nominee for a Derringer Award, Chris Knopf is the author of seventeen mystery and thriller novels. His work has been widely reviewed, in newspapers such as the New York … Continue reading →

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“I Thought Up This Title in the Bath” (by Mat Coward)

Posted on April 7, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Mat Coward’s latest short story for EQMM, “Yeah, I Meant to Do That,” appears in our current issue (March/April 2021). The British author’s novels span the genres of crime, fantasy, and science fiction, but he’s particularly distinguished in the mystery … Continue reading →

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“The Importance of Titles” (by Josh Pachter)

Posted on March 31, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Josh Pachter is a frequent contributor to EQMM as both a writer and translator. In both of those capacities he’s found titles an inspiration, as he explains in this post. He’s also a prolific anthologist whose most recent books include … Continue reading →

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“The Most Versatile of All Genres?” (by Mike Adamson)

Posted on March 17, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Mike Adamson made his EQMM debut in our January/February 2021 issue with the story “The Shadow of the New.” Previously, most of his stories were in the field of speculative fiction, where he’s received nominations for the Hugo and Aurealis … Continue reading →

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“Not From Around Here” (by Leslie Elman)

Posted on March 3, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

A current nominee for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story for her January/February 2020 EQMM story “The Summer Uncle Cat Came to Stay,” Leslie Elman had short stories published in just two other venues—Mystery Weekly and Vautrin Magazine—prior … Continue reading →

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“Plot” (by Robert Cummins)

Posted on February 10, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Colorado-based author Robert Cummins has had a successful academic career, and has now turned his pen (which authored four books from MIT and Oxford Press as well as sixty articles) to fiction writing. His two novels—Hariq, a Cold War spy … Continue reading →

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“Showdown: Levin vs. Goldman” (by Kevin Mims)

Posted on February 3, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

This week we have another essay by short-story writer and popular-fiction fan Kevin Mims. In it he deals with two giants of our genre (and several other genres!) and sets up an interesting comparison.—Janet Hutchings Back in the early 1990s, … Continue reading →

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