Some reading opportunities of interest this week.
Black
Cat Weekly #266 is out and includes news of the
transition to the new ownership and more. SMFS list member donalee Moulton has the cover story, Indigo Bunting. SMFS list member Dave Zeltserman is also in it with his short story, An Evening in Argentina.
You can pick up the issue at the website.
The
latest issue of Dark Yonder is now out. Published by Thalia
Press, edited by Katy Munger
and Eryk Pruitt,
Dark Yonder: Issue 13 has short stories from SMFS list members Jay Butkowski (The Sofa Wars of Route 17), Curtis
Ippolito (A Righteous Heist) and Armand
Rosamilia (Hidden Weapons). You can pick it up
in print on Amazon. Past issues are also available there and on Kindle Unlimited.
In
addition to her publication in the above anthology, Claire A. Murray also announced that her short story, Ned's Bedevilment, placed as an Honorable Mention in the
Bethlehem Writers Roundtable 2026 Short Story contest. You can read the story,
for free, here.
SMFS
list member Michael Bracken announced
on social media that his short story, In-Country, appears in the recently
released, Flash of the Dead: Halloween '26. Published by Wicked
Shadow Press, the read is available at LuLu.
The
Black Beacon Book of Horror 2 is
now out. Published by Black Beacon Books,
the read includes the short story, Miranda's Moon Garden, by SMFS list member Cameron Trost. You can pick up the read at Amazon.
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SMFS
list member Mia Dalia announced
on the SMFS list that her novel, Tell Me A Story, is now back out
from a new publisher. Available in both print and digital versions, you can
pick it up at Amazon and other vendors.
The Sisters in Crime Colorado Chapter has announced that their lates anthology, Colorado Mystery Merge: Crime Fiction Collection 2, is coming out later this month. SMFS list members Chris Dreith (The Clueologists Club), and Lisa Harkrader (The Mall Walkers), reported being in the read. The 26 tales are not only complete individual mysteries; they also provide the clues to solve the overarching mystery of the book. Sounds pretty cool to this reader. Learn more at their website. You can also preorder the digital format at Amazon.
With a big
time thank you to fellow SMFS list member Nikita Costiuc who brought a number of our fellow members and their short
stories to my attention, I remind you that DEATH CAMAS: Best New England
Crime Stories 2026 is coming out tomorrow. Published by Crime Spell Books, the
anthology includes works from a number of SMFS list members. They are: Bruce Robert Coffin (Pump Number 2), C. Dan Castro (The Mass Murderer and a Little Disorder), Zakariah Johnson
(Dangerous Tastes in Literature) Nikki Knight (Milk. Bread. Homicide.), Avram Lavinsky (The
Daughter of the King), Steve Liskow (A Deed without a Name), Edith Maxwell (Cough
Lasagnas and Salty Memories), Ruth McCarty (I Hereby Bequeath), Ang Pompano (The Angel of Sachem Creek), Susan Oleksiw (All’s
Well That Ends . . .), Eugenia Parrish (Stopping by the Woods), Stephen D. Rogers (A Scene of Salt and Sea), Bonnar Spring (Safe?),
and Leslie Wheeler (The Wound Clinic). It can be purchased at Amazon and elsewhere.
Also out later this month is Tollund Man: Stories by SMFS list
member Jeff Esterholm who
announced this fact on social media. Published in print format by Cornerstone
Press, you can order it now in advance of the October 20th
publication day on Amazon.
Finally,
a reminder that Short Mystery Fiction Society Mystery Magazine: Volume 1
Number 1 - October 2026 has been published by Murderous Ink Press. This
first issue includes my short story, Sweet Dreams Are Made of This, as well as short
stories by other SMFS list members and other features. You can get it on Amazon.
Until next time….
Kevin R. Tipple ©2026
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