Tag Archives: psychology

“How Anxiety Draws Me to Mystery” (by Violet Welles)

Posted on September 2, 2020 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Violet Welles is a freelance writer and math tutor who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her rescue cat and greyhound. Her first professionally published fiction, the short story “Round-Trip Runaways,” appears in EQMM’s current issue, September/October 2020. Two other (unpublished) … Continue reading →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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“Your Shrinks Might Need to be Shrunk” (by Dennis Palumbo)

Posted on August 15, 2018 by somethingisgoingtohappen

It’s been more than twenty years since Dennis Palumbo’s fiction has appeared in EQMM. In the meantime, he’s been busy with a series of novel-length thrillers featuring Daniel Rinaldi, a psychologist who consults with the Pittsburgh Police (the latest is Head Wounds, … Continue reading →

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“Can Good People Do Bad?” by Paul Charles

Posted on March 29, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Northern Irish author Paul Charles writes three series of mystery novels. The ten-book-strong DI Christy Kennedy series saw its latest instalment, A Pleasure to Do Death With You, published in 2012. A second series, set in Donegal, Ireland and starring … Continue reading →

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“The Human Condition” (by David Dean)

Posted on September 12, 2012 by somethingisgoingtohappen

A contributor to EQMM for more than twenty years, David Dean has won the magazine’s Readers Award and been nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for his EQMM stories.  His significant body of work was accomplished while also serving as a full-time police officer, … Continue reading →

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