Thursday Treats: June 6/11/2026

The latest reading opportunities…

Back in mid-March, I told you about the Kickstarter for the anthology, Detectives, Sleuths, & Nosy Neighbors III. Published by Inkd Publishing, the book has a publication date of May 20^th at Amazon. It includes short stories by  SMFS list members, N. M. Cedeño (The Assassination Game), Shari Held (The Mansion on the Hill), Kathleen Marple Kalb (Spring Death Cleaning), Aime Kluck (Peril in Provincetown), Veronica Leigh (Hoosier Sweetheart), Bev Myers (Three Fingers of Fate), Karen Oden (Murder at Angelique), and SB Watson (The Silent Herd), and others. You can pick it up at a variety of vendors and at Amazon.

 

Fellow SMFS list member Wil A. Emerson announced that his short story, Norms and Values, appears in the 3^rd edition of The Writers Monk. His piece appears on page 98 of this free to read flip magazine. You can read it here.

 

Fellow SMFS list member  Leslie Elman, announced that her short story, When I Go, was published online at Guilty Flash (part of Guilty Crime Magazine). The story is free to read here.

 

Fellow SMFS list member David H. Hendrickson has been busy. He announced that his short story, Apt Pupil, was published in the latest issue of Thrill Ride Magazine. This is their 14 issue and is titled Thrill Ride Magazine: Assassins and Vigilantes. Learn more at the publisher listing or go to Amazon to get it.

 

Mr. Hendrickson also announced that his short story, The Mona Pizza and The Johnny Pesky Wannabe, appears in the recently released anthology, Romance for All Seasons: Sunkissed Summer. Mr. Hendrickson co-edits the anthology series with SMFS list member Annie Reed who also has the short story, Getting Away From It All. It is available at Amazon and other vendors.

 

Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine: July August 2026 issue is now out. Fellow SMFS list member S. B. Watson made the cover with the short story, Tricks on the Table. Also included in this issue are short stories by fellow SMFS list members O’Neil De Noux (Charming Charlie Lovely Eyes” and Dave Zeltserman (Alfred & Hitchcock). Mike Ciaraldi of the list also reported that he received another Honorable Mention in the “Mysterious Photograph Contest.” Learn more at the publisher.

 
Of course, if the AHMM new issue is out, so too is the new EQMM. That new issue, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: July/August 2026, also features short stories by fellow SMFS list members O’Neil De Noux (Le Rouge, 2B) and Dave Zeltserman (A Lost Dream). Also included in this issue is the short story, Hunters, by SMFS President Joseph S. Walker. Kearn more at the publisher.

 

SMFS President Joseph S. Walker also has the featured cover story, It’s Flag Day on Fairview, in the latest issue of Black Cat Weekly. As always, the issue os packed with short stories and novels and bursting with variety. You can pick up Black Cat Weekly #249 here.

 

Finally, a reminder that the anthology, Crimeucopia - New Kids In Da 'Hood, is now out. Editor John Connor of Murderous Ink Press 16 crime fiction short story tales in the read. That includes a short story by fellow SMFS list member Thomas F. Gorham III (Classless Reunion). It can be picked up at Amazon. 

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