"Internal Monologue of a Creative Writing Professor," by Richie Narvaez, in Kings River Life, December 18, 2024. Internal monolo...

 "Murder in the Kitchen," by Alan  Orloff, in Agatha and Derringer Get Cozy, Down and Out Books, 2024. I have a story in this boo...

"Shots,"  by Claire Booth, in  Lost and Loaded: A Gun's Tale,  edited by Colin Conway, Original Ink Press, 2024. I have a stor...

  "Do You See the Light?" by James D.F. Hannah, in Lost and Loaded: A Gun's Tale, edited by Colin Conway, Original Ink Press,...

" Eight Very Bad Nights," by Tod Goldberg ,   in E ight Very Bad Nights: A Collection of Hanukkah Noir,  edited by Tod Goldberg, S...

  "Hole in my Soul," by John M. Floyd, in Janie's Got a Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Aerosmith, edited by Mich...

  "Retro Rhapsody," by Hugh Lessig,   in  S cattered, Smothered, Covered & Chunked: Crime Fiction Inspired by Waffle House,  e...

Melelani's Mana, by Lono Waiwai'ole, in Honolulu Noir, edited by Chris McKinney, Akashic Press, 2024. The publisher sent me a copy ...

 "Truth or Die," by Austin S. Camacho,  in  S cattered, Smothered, Covered & Chunked: Crime Fiction Inspired by Waffle House, ...

  "Windfall," by Michael Bracken, in  S cattered, Smothered, Covered & Chunked: Crime Fiction Inspired by Waffle House, edite...

"The Grim," by Donna Andrews, in Black Cat Weekly, #165. This is Andrews' second appearance here.  What we have this week i...

  "Shakedown Street," by James D.F. Hannah, in Friend of the Devil: Crime Fiction Inspired by Songs of the Grateful Dead, edited ...

  "Under Hard Rock," by Ed Teja, in  Black Cat Weekly,  #164. This  is a good example of what I call the Unknown Narrator story. T...

 "The Hanging Judge," by  Dave Zeltserman, in Black Cat Weekly, #163, 2024. World-building is a topic that gets discussed a lot a...