1st - Scott Cumming - The Glint of the Knife (Bristol Noir)
2nd - J. B. Stevens - Perhaps My New Year’s Resolution To Leave My Job As A Mormon Youth Pastor In Order To Take Over The New York Drug Trade Was Not Well Thought Out (Robot Butt)
3rd - April Kelly - Pissing Contest (Tough)
4th - A. R. Bender - Girl Blue (Close To The Bone)
5th - Wendy Davis - Below My Window (Mystery Tribune)
6th - Margot Kinberg - End Meeting (Margot Kinberg)
7th - Joe R. Lansdale - The Dump* (Joe R. Lansdale)
* Link will probably take you to a different story as Joe puts up a new one each week.
8th - Tom Leins - Ignorance and Want (Bristol Noir)
9th - Steve Ellis - Off the Beaten Track (Close 2 the Bone)
10th - Roy Christopher - Facade (Close 2 the Bone)
11th - Tom Vater - Friday (Close 2 the Bone)
12th - Sean O'Leary - This Life (Close 2 the Bone)
13th - Robert Pope - Fungo (Mystery Tribune)
14th - Jim Woessner - Deadhead (Close 2 the Bone)
15th - C.W. Blackwell - Smoke and Consequences (Mystery Tribune)
16th - Michael Carter - To Joshua Tree (Close 2 the Bone)
17th - Paul D. Brazill - The Man from Esperanto (Paul D. Brazill)
18th - JM Taylor - That's a Summons, Mate (Close 2 the Bone)
19th - Jess Lourey - The Adventure of the First Problem (Jess Lourey)
20th - Jess Lourey - Death by Potato Salad (Jess Lourey)
21st - ACF Wilson - Fancy That (Punk Noir Magazine)
22nd - Paul D. Brazill - The Final Cut (Paul D. Brazill)
23rd - Alan Gorevan - Rivals* (Alan Gorevan)
*Available if you subscribe to his site
24th - Margot Kinberg - The Balcony Scene (Margot Kinberg)
25th - Kate Felix - We All Become Our Mothers (Mystery Tribune)
26th - Cal Marcius - My Turn (Shotgun Honey)
27th - Cal Marcius - The Kid (Shotgun Honey)
28th - Paul D. Brazill - This Old House (Paul D. Brazill)
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Thanks so much for including my story, Col! What a nice surprise, and I appreciate it. I do like dipping into short stories sometimes. They can give you a real sense of a writer's style, and they're great when you don't have a whole lot of time to invest in a longer novel.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Margot. I can't keep up with everything out there, but immersing myself into a range of short fiction every quarter, works well for me.
DeleteHi Col, thanks for including 'Ignorance & Want' in your selection!
ReplyDeleteNo worries, Tom. Hopefully I catch all your new ones and they don't sneak past me!
DeleteAn interesting list of stories, Col, and impressive. I read "We All Become Our Mothers" by Kate Felix because the title was so great. Short but effective. I checked out the two by Margot, which I had missed earlier. Both very good. I will come back and try some more links.
ReplyDeleteTracy, thanks. All tend to be on the shorter side of the format.
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