Tag Archives: memory

“A Nice Girl Like You” (by Hilary Davidson)

Posted on September 16, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In addition to being the award-winning author of two popular crime-fiction series—the Shadows of New York and travel-writer Lily Moore novels—Hilary Davidson has produced more than four dozen short stories in our genre. She’s received two Anthony awards, a Derringer … Continue reading →

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“Keep the Door Open, Check the Bathroom” (by Linda Stansberry)

Posted on May 12, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Eureka, California resident Linda Stansberry is an award-winning journalist who has recently been devoting more of her time to fiction writing. Her EQMM debut, “The Hidden Places,” appears in our current issue (May/June 2021). She’s had one previous professional fiction … Continue reading →

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“Memory and ‘What If . . . ?'” (by Edwin Hill)

Posted on October 21, 2020 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Since his January/February 2018 debut in our Department of First Stories, Edwin Hill has had three critically acclaimed crime novels published—Little Comfort, The Missing Ones, and Watch Her—earning several award nominations. Mystery Scene has named him one of “Six Crime … Continue reading →

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“Seventh Sense” (by Doug Crandell)

Posted on January 16, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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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MARY FRISQUE: UNSUNG WOMAN OF MYSTERY

Posted on December 12, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

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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“My Father and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine” (by Richard Chizmar)

Posted on April 19, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Richard Chizmar is the coauthor (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella Gwendy’s Button Box and the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than thirty anthologies and has won two World Fantasy awards and four … Continue reading →

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Posted on January 4, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Linking the past and the present: That’s a theme you find in song (“Auld Lang Syne”) and in images and news stories relating to the new year, and hard as I try to tell myself that the turning of the … Continue reading →

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“Hold That Thought” (by Dandi Daley Mackall)

Posted on April 15, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Dandi Daley Mackall is the author of more than 450 books, many of them for children and young adults. In 2012, she won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery for her novel The Silence of Murder … Continue reading →

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