Twenty-seven

I completed and submitted my twenty-seventh short story of the year this afternoon. This one's an 800-word romance I started May 17.

22

I received my 22nd acceptance of the year this evening, this time for a mystery.

Reviewed

At Little Big Crimes, Robert Lopresti reviews "Sugar" (published in Crime Syndicate, issue 2) and calls it a "terrific" story. Read the entire review here: http://lbcrimes.blogspot.com/2016/05/sugar-by-michael-bracken.html?spref=fb.

The Short Mystery Fiction Society at 20

In 2016, the Short Mystery Fiction Society turns 20. Long-time members and past officers have been invited to share their memories about the organization on the SMFS blog. Go here to read what I had to say: http://shortmystery.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-society-celebrates-20-years-michael.html.

21

I received my 21st acceptance of the year this morning. This one's for a confession.

20

I woke up to my 20th acceptance of the year. This one's for a confession.

19

I received my 19th acceptance of the year this afternoon. This is to reprint a story first published in 2010.

Published

My country noir story "Deep in the Heart of Texas" appears in the just-published anthology Black Coffee (Darkhouse Books, edited by Andrew MacRae).

18, Published

My recipe and 18th acceptance of the year, "Michael's Asparagus," appears in the May/June issue of Texas Gardener.

Twenty-six

I finished and submitted my twenty-sixth short story of the year this evening. This one's a 4,600-word confession I began on January 27, 2012.

Twenty-five

I completed and submitted my twenty-fifth short story of the year this morning. This one's an 800-word romance I started on May 12.

Twenty-four

I completed and submitted my twenty-fourth short story of the year this evening. This one's an 800-word romance I began writing yesterday.

Twenty-three

I completed and submitted my twenty-third short story of the year this evening. This one's a 3,900-word bit of crime fiction that I started April 23.

Reviewed

Robert Lopresti reviewed my story "Chase Your Dreams" (Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, June 2016) for his blog Little Big Crimes, calling it a "very touching story." Read the complete review here.

Writer's Block

What writer's block looks like in the movies: http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/05/06/writer_s_block_a_supercut_assembles_the_shining_misery_and_more_to_perfectly.html

Twenty-two

I wrote my twenty-second story of the year today, a 300-word bit of flash fiction. The publication to which I wish to submit the story doesn't reopen for submission until July 1, so I might just sit on it until then.

Published: "Chase Your Dreams"

My story "Chase Your Dreams" appears in the June issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.

Twenty-one

I finished and submitted my twenty-first short story this morning, an 800-word romance I started yesterday morning.

Published 4x

My story "Sugar" appears in issue 2 of Crime Syndicate Magazine; my story "My Daddy is a Failure!" appears in the June True Confessions; and my stories "Values in Hard Work" and "Wags and Kisses" appear in the June True Story.