SMFS Member Publishing News: Retirement Plan by John M. Floyd

SMFS list member John M. Floyd’s short story, Retirement Plan, was published at Punk Noir Magazine. You can read the piece for free online here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire by Donna Andrews

SMFS list member Donna Andrews’ short story, Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire, appears in Black Cat Weekly #142. Published by Wildside Press, the issue is available here in digital format.

 

Publisher Description:

This issue we have quite an all-star lineup. From modern masters of mystery like Donna Andrews and Andrew Welsh-Huggins to the greatest names in science fiction like Frank Herbert and Robert Silverberg, this is an amazing issue no matter how you look at it. As for our featured novels, we have a Fantômas tale by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain and Metropolis by Thea von Harbou. This might possibly be our best issue ever!

   Take a look at our contents and see for yourself—

 

Cover: Ron Miller

 

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

• “A Beauty All Its Own,” by Andrew Welsh-Huggins [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
• “Death Takes the Stage,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
• “Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire,” by Donna Andrews [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
• “The Murderer,” by Murray Leinster [short story]
• The Long Arm of Fantômas, by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain [novel, Fantômas series]

 

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

• “Chowhound” by Mack Reynolds [short novel]
• “A Kiss for the Conqueror,” by Henry Slesar [short story]
• “The Mystery of Deneb IV,” by Robert Silverberg [short story]
• “Try to Remember!” by Frank Herbert [short novel]
• Metropolis, by Thea von Harbou [novel]

 

SMFS Member Publishing News: Sacrifice by Chuck Brownman

SMFS list member Chuck Brownman’s short story, Sacrifice, was published at Punk Noir Magazine. You can read the piece for free online here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: Wide Awake by Victor De Anda

 

SMFS list member Victor De Anda’s short story, Wide Awake, was published at Punk Noir Magazine. You can read the piece for free online here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: The House by Ed Teja

SMFS list member Ed Teja’s short story, The House, was published at Punk Noir Magazine. You can read the piece for free online here.

SMFS Member Publishing News: The Woman by Merrilee Robson

SMFS list member Merrilee Robson’s short story, The Woman, was published at Punk Noir Magazine. You can read the piece for free online here.

SMFS Members Published in Detectives, Sleuths, & Nosy Neighbors

Today is publication day for the anthology, Detectives, Sleuths, & Nosy Neighbors. Published by Inkd Publishing LLC, the anthology is available from Amazon and other vendors. The SMFS list members that reported their stories in the book are:

 

J. F. Benedetto with “A Corpse in the Martian Sand.”

 

N.M. Cedeño with “The Ghostly Lady's Curse.”

 

Tracy Falenwolfe with “Secret Family Recipie.”

 

Veronica Leigh with “God's Truth.”

 

Tiffany Seitz with “On the Rocks.”

 

Amazon Description:

Do you love mystery stories? Suspense?

Do you need to know who done it?

Detectives, Sleuths, and Nosy Neighbors is a mystery anthology with short stories which range between the classic nosy neighbor and detective to a space sleuth.

Curated and edited by A Balsamo, these tales twist and turn until the very end.

Many of the authors have published books available, so you might just find a new favorite to read.

Stories by

A.R.R. Ash

Mark Beard

L.N. Hunter

Mary Sophie Filicetti

Tiffany Seitz

J.F. Benedetto

N.M. Cedeño

Cassondra Windwalker

Joe Giordano

Kay Hanifen

Robert Richter

Tracy Falenwolfe

Veronica Leigh

Michelle Kaseler

Kevin A Davis