8

I received my 8th acceptance of the year this afternoon, this time for yet another confession.

7

I received my 7th acceptance of the year this evening, this time for a confession.

Seven

I finished and submitted my seventh short story of the year this afternoon. This one's a 3,700-word confession I started writing on February 15.

Six

I finished and submitted by sixth short story of the year this evening. This one's a 5,700-word confession I start writing on February 8.

Reviewed

Robert Lopresti reviews my story "Mr. Private Eye Behind the Motel with a .38" (published in Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea), calls it "a good story," and then uses it as a jumping-off point to discuss anthology building. Read the full review here.

Published 4x

My story "Phony St. Patrick's Day" appears in the March True Story. My stories "Break Up to Make Up," "My Drunk Sister," and "Spring Job Fair" appear in the March True Confessions.

5, 6

I received my 5th and 6th acceptances of the year this afternoon, this time for a pair of confessions

Reviewed

Jochem Vandersteen reviewed Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea at his blog Sons of Spade. He wrote about my story "Mr. Private Eye Behind the Motel with a .38": "Michael Bracken served up a very noir little tale" and concluded by calling the entire project a "great anthology." Read the complete review here.

Five

I finished, but have not submitted, by fifth short story of the year. This one's a 6,400-word bit of crime fiction started January 19. Alas, I wrote it with no particular market in mind and don't yet know where I'll send it.

4

I received my 4th acceptance of the year this morning, this for a confession.