Thursday, March 05, 2026

Thursday Treats: 3/5/2026

  

Welcome back to “Thursday Treats.” 


 SMFS member Judy Sheluk announced that her short story, The Last Detail, was published online at Brown Hound Press. The free to read tale was also inspired by real life. Judy explains more about the story and the submission process in her guest post at The Stiletto Gang. By the way, if you are a writer, this is a paying market. Learn more here at the publication website.  

 



SMFS Member M. E. Proctor announced that her short story, Whack a Moll, appears at The Yard: Crime Blog. You can read it for free here.

 





SMFS Member Barbara Ristine announced the news that her short story, Block 16 Blues, was published at Kings River Life Magazine. The tale is free to read here and takes folks to Las Vegas in 1931.

 


SMFS member Barb Goffman shared the news of the latest issue of Black Cat Weekly. Available at the website, Black Cat Weekly #235 is now out and features short stories by SMFS list members Teel James Glenn (What Would Synbad Do?) and A.L. Sirois (Last Dance), among others, as well as novellas, and more. A single digital issue is $2.99, but the longer subscriptions are the real deal and the way to go.

 


Sherlock Holmes Magazine Issue 24, Spring 2026, is now out. Features news, reviews, and more. You can learn more about the new issue on their website.

 

 

 

Until next time….

 

Kevin R. Tipple ©2026

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8 comments:

  1. Nikita1:02 PM

    I appreciate you taking the time to do these updates, Kevin. Thank you!

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  2. Judy Penz Sheluk11:08 AM

    Thank you for sharing my story!

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    1. Kevin R. Tipple11:13 AM

      Glad to do so. Big time thank you for sharing the word of the post. Very few folks, even those who are mentioned here, in these deals do that. I very much appreciate it.

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  3. Judy Penz Sheluk11:15 AM

    I shared on BlueSky too but couldn't seem to tag you. I don't find that social site very worthwhile so far. X was better but I left it months ago.

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    1. Kevin R. Tipple11:23 AM

      I do all the usual places--Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Pinterest, Spoutible, Bluesky and Facebook. I had not seen it on Bluesky so I just looked for your post and shared it. I'm still on Twitter and that one still out performs every platform from what I can see. Have also noticed that a lot of authors have now come back to Twitter as Bluesky was not working for them.

      Have also seen a surge of hate on Twitter against those who have bluecheck marks. I bought the deal a few months ago when I misunderstood how the pay for content program worked and thought I was eligible. I am hundreds of followers away so that is not happening for me anytime soon. If ever.

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  4. Judy Penz Sheluk11:26 AM

    I had about 2,200 followers on X, all gone now as I closed the account (likely not my brightest moment). I set up an account for the book, but have not posted on it yet. I'm iffy on whether it's a good idea or not. Don't really trust it. I do find FB pretty good.

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  5. Kevin R. Tipple1:25 PM

    I mute and block a lot and share the good stuff on books and whatnot. Of course, if you do the book thing on there, I will share.

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