All Blog Posts Tagged 'stories' (41)

Criminal Potential

A BOY WITH POTENTIAL

 

 I hate that question, 'How do you get your ideas?' But for once I can answer.

Some years ago I was watching the news.  A U.S school was in a state of panic after multiple shootings by an adolescent.  The account was truly shocking and the outcomes were followed closely by the media over several days. Sadly, there have been other such events since, in and outside of…

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Added by Rosalind Minett on January 16, 2016 at 10:30pm — No Comments

The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper Stories

I had great news recently. My short story The Ripper Legacy is in a new anthology published by Robinson/Little Brown on November 12. The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper Stories, edited by Maxim Jacubowski, includes stories by M. Christian, Carol Anne Davis, Stephen Dedman, Martin Edwards, Peter Gutteridge, William Meikle, Barbara Nadel, Nicky Peacock, Vanessa de Sade, Sarah…

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Added by John Moralee on November 17, 2015 at 12:34am — No Comments

She Brought Out the Best in Me

Suzi 600  

Emotions and Stress

Suzi went travelling this morning. She was almost 24 years old.

I’ve always believed pets are on this earth to remind us that we were created to live in joy. In joy now. That to live the life we’re given we have to fight off the claws of worry about the fu

These claws are very powerful. We’ll life tomorrow. When this is finished, when my various diseases aren’t so…

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Added by Barbara DeShong on August 10, 2015 at 11:30am — No Comments

Blue Ice (short stories)

Three crime short stories for a quick read. Free for Kindle Unlimited members.

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Added by John Moralee on March 11, 2015 at 5:24pm — No Comments

Review Request for 'Owned'

I am currently seeking some reviews for Owned, a short story collection.



I have included some information about the book below:

Title: Owned
Author: Jess C Scott
Genre: Psychological Thriller / Crime

Length: 14,000 words / 6 stories…


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Added by Jess C Scott on May 2, 2014 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Mystery, Read Humane, giveaways, fantasy and more in KRL this week

Penguin Books is once again doing Read Humane which is a way for them and some of their authors to support animal rescue. Learn more about this and the authors involved from this guest post in Kings River Life Magazine this morning by mystery author Leann Sweeney http://kingsriverlife.com/05/04/read-humane-mysteries-with-heart/



Also this week we are featuring several Oak Tree Press mystery authors. First…

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Added by Lorie Ham on May 5, 2013 at 4:53am — No Comments

Lee Child, Agatha Christie, Christmas short stories, giveaways & more in KRL this week

In the new issue of Kings River Life today we have the last of our Christmas mystery short stories, this one by Gail Farrelly http://kingsriverlife.com/12/22/silver-bells-a-christmas-mystery-short-story/ (there will be a Christmas fantasy story on Christmas Eve)



In case you missed it-we had some other ones go up during the week so be sure and check them out in our Terrific Tales section…

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Added by Lorie Ham on December 23, 2012 at 5:16am — No Comments

October issue of Writers' Tricks of the Trade E-Zine is now available for download

The October issue of Writers' Tricks of the Trade E-Zine is now available for download. Filled with interesting articles from contributing authors, a review by Martha Cheves, writer's conference listings, handy tips and techniques and helpful links to blogs and websites plus much mo

re, it is rapidly becoming the E-Zine that writers (and readers, too) love to read and contribute to. Share it with your writer friends and writer's groups. You can find the link to the current issue and…

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Added by Morgan St. James on October 15, 2012 at 7:40am — No Comments

Christmas mystery short stories & reviews in new KRL issue

The new issue of Kings River Life is up a bit early today and we have so much!

A review of Steve Brewer's Christmas mystery novella "Sanity Claus" http://kingsriverlife.com/12/17/sanity-clause-review/

Another Christmas mystery short story by Patricia Brown http://kingsriverlife.com/12/17/the-tattooed-confession/

A Christmas mystery short story…

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Added by Lorie Ham on December 18, 2011 at 2:43am — No Comments

Akitada story up on Kindle & Nook

 

I continue to put past fiction up on Kindle and Nook from time to time.  This partially because Joe Konrath advises putting material up to spark new sales interest.  This story appeared years ago in ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE.  I added something else:  a thrilling swordfight in a snowy temple yard, entitled "Incident at Enshoji".  It comes from the…

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Added by I. J. Parker on November 3, 2011 at 4:05am — No Comments

New issue of Kings River Life

New issue of Kings River Life up and this week we have an interview with mystery author and jazz singer Barbara Reed who combines her music with her mysteries. There's also a review of her latest book & a chance to win a copy http://kingsriverlife.com/07/02/mystery-author-barbara-reed/

We also have a review of the mystery TV show Rizzoli & Isles… Continue

Added by Lorie Ham on July 3, 2011 at 4:16am — No Comments

Download Free Mystery Story for National Short Story Month

In honor of May being National Short Story Month, my new short mystery story  Laundy Day is now available as a free download at Smashwords. When Gregg accidentally discovers his neighbor’s lingerie collection drip-drying in her shower, he stares in fascination at a scene that looks like laundry day at the whorehouse. After his neighbor is found dead – strangled with her own fishnet stocking – the next victim might even be closer to home. The Stacy Juba Mystery Sampler at…

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Added by Stacy Juba on May 12, 2011 at 9:14am — No Comments

Plot of a bad ghost story

I was thinking about really bad ghost stories I have either read or watched (movie or tv form).

They all have the same people in them.



a. people who refuse to walk away from equity - The house is haunted, they won't leave. Dude, seriously, burn the place to the ground, collect the insurance, and then don't worry about the ghost in the bed sheet.



b. weird old person who knows what's going on, won't tell anyone until the last half of the movie - this bugs me in the…

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Added by Troy Kirby on April 20, 2011 at 4:00am — No Comments

365 WORD @ SHORTER STORIES

CANT ADD MORE FRIEND REQUESTS.

Please check out 365 word stories and befriend me

Also coming soon to roycstories on twitter - crimelines even shorter stories

Added by ROY CHADWICK on March 18, 2011 at 1:00am — No Comments

Short Story Markets

Hi all,

In the eternal quest for publishing creds, I've sent out a few short stories over the past month or so. My story, the Seven of Swords, got picked up by Jersey Devil Press and is now live.

(…

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Added by Tanis Mallow on March 10, 2011 at 1:31am — No Comments

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