Details are here: http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2011/11/29/spinetingler-is-open-for-submissions-and-some-news/

Maynard Soloman is an old crusty badger of a detective with a potty-mouth straight outta 1932. Throughout his short story series, he's had some big cases. Yet none of them come close to his most recent in the e-book, Maynard Soloman Proves Santa Claus is Real.

Exactly how he does this involves a drunk hound dog, an eccentric church and a baseball…

Want to get in on this world-changing crime humor short story? I'll randomly choose one person who "likes" Maynard Soloman's facebook page and write that person as a character. Just "like" this page by the end of today: http://www.facebook.com/crimenovel.

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I thought it'd be really cool to have a reader be a character in the Christmas special edition of the Maynard Soloman crime fiction humor short story series.

If you want a shot at being in a world-changing, mind-blowing e-book, "like" this page…

Damn you, Vincent Zandri.



I've barked at ol' Vince before for taking noir stereotypes and making them feel fresh (re: my review of…

Trestle Press, my most excellent indie publisher, produces a pile of short story series. One of them, Amish Knitting Circle, owns the top spots for short stories in the entire world.…

Nov. 1 is National Authors Day, a holiday established in 1929 by the General Federation of Women's Clubs. It's used to recognize authors for their contributions to culture and society.

If I had to pick my all-time two favorite authors, it'd be a tie between this guy:

And this guy:

Hunter S. Thompson and Elmore Leonard, respectively. They embody the two halves of what I enjoy most…