SleuthSayers: Hardy Like a Fox at a Crime Scene

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Jim Nesbitt: Too Fast Done, Too Soon Gone: A Book Hustler In Nacogdoches

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Mystery Fanfare: Dr Seuss's Birthday & Read Across America Day!

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Lesa's Book Critiques: Favorite Books of 2025

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Gravetapping: Booked (and Printed): September 2025

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Lesa's Book Critiques: Austenland by Shannon Hale

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The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM THE SHORT MYSTERY FICTION SOCIETY

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SleuthSayers: There's Always A Catch

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Something Is Going To Happen: On the Advantages of Reading and Writing Mystery (by Sheila Kohler)

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Lesa's Book Critiques: Break

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Patricia Abbott: Why I read short stories

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SleuthSayers: Writing, Reading, and Readings

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It Helps

 

Judy Penz Sheluk: On Reading: 2024 Books

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Bookblog of the Bristol Library: The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa

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Jim Nesbitt: Ed Earl Does Dallas

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Briefly Recapping Dallas Noir at the Bar

Sunday evening at the Dallas Noir at the Bar at The Wild Detectives was a lot of fun. We had a small crowd due to the weather forecast. Thankfully, the severe weather held off.

I wore my Resident Alien shirt as I have always felt a bit separate from other folks. It also is a cool show. 

I successfully read a part of my short story, The Hospital Boomerang, published earlier this year in the anthology, Larceny & Last Chances: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense. Published by Superior Shores Press, edited by Judy Penz Sheluk, the read is available in both print and digital formats at Amazon and other vendors. 

My short story is a Texas based crime fiction tale set in a small town. Our narrator is a bit bitter and has gone through some things over the years. He also has a bit of a sarcastic streak as he narrates the story.

If you were not here to hear me, there is an excerpt from it earlier this year here on my blog. 

I also discussed the story and what I was trying to do in it at Art Taylor’s The First Two Pages back in June. You can read that piece here. 

Folks that have read it, seemed to like the story, as it has gotten positive praise. That includes author Rob Lopresti who reviewed it on his Little Big Crimes blog. 

I read for around twelve minutes and did about 80 percent of the story. It seemed to be received pretty well. 

At this point, I am not sure if there will be another event. Even if there is one, with my financial as well as worsening health issues, it may be best not to commit to doing it again. It takes a lot out of me to be in public like that and I am seriously feeling it. If it was my last, at least it ended on a good note. 

From left to right: Graham Powell, Jim Nesbitt, Johnny Wesner, our Mistress of Ceremonies Trang Quỳnh Thị Vũ, the weird fat man, Scott Montgomery, and legendary Harry Hunsicker. 

My Reading At Dallas Noir at the Bar Sunday 11/3

Next Sunday, I and a group of far more talented writers, will be reading at the Dallas Noir at the Bar at The Wild Detectives. Things kick off at 7:30 PM. If you are in the Dallas area, I hope you come on out and see us.

For my part, I will be reading an excerpt from my short story, The Hospital Boomerang, published in the anthology, Larceny & Last Chances: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense. Published by Superior Shores Press, edited by Judy Penz Sheluk, the read is available in both print and digital formats at Amazon and other vendors.

My short story is a Texas based crime fiction tale set in a small town. Our narrator is a bit bitter and has gone through some things over the years. He also has a bit of a sarcastic streak as he narrates the story.

If you can’t make it out, or just want to whet your appetite for it, I posted an excerpt from it earlier this year here on my blog.

I also discussed the story and what I was trying to do in it at Art Taylor’s The First Two Pages back in June. You can read that piece here.

Folks that have read it, seemed to like the story, as it has gotten positive praise. That includes author Rob Lopresti who reviewed it on his Little Big Crimes blog.

I hope to see you there.

Upcoming Dallas Noir at the Bar

In two weeks, I and a group of far more talented writers, will be reading at the Dallas Noir at the Bar at The Wild Detectives. Things kick off at 7:30 PM. If you are in the Dallas area, I hope you come on out and see us.

Doris Casey: Are We Born to Read and Write? by Lorie Lewis Ham

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