19 & 20

My 19th and 20th acceptances of the year: Last week I wrote the introduction to another writer's short story collection, and today I received an acceptance for a short story I co-authored with Sandra Murphy.

18

I received my 18th acceptance of the year yesterday, this time for non-exclusive podcast rights to a co-authored mystery story.

17

I received my 17th acceptance of the year this morning, this for a bit of crime fiction I co-authored with my wife, Temple Walker.

16

I received my 16th acceptance of the year this afternoon, this for a bit of crime fiction submitted in July.

Ten & 15

Earlier today, I completed and submitted my tenth story of the year—a 6,700 bit of crime fiction—and it's already been accepted, becoming my 15th acceptance of the year.

14

I received my 14th acceptance of the year this afternoon, this for a 5,900-word bit of crime fiction submitted almost a year ago.

Nine

I completed and submitted my ninth short story of the year this afternoon. This one's a 2,100-word bit of crime fiction.

13

I received my 13th acceptance of the year this afternoon, this time for a 2,500-word bit of crime fiction.

Eight

I finished and submitted my eighth story of the year this evening. This one's a 5,400-word bit of crime fiction for an invitation-only anthology.

12

I received my 12th acceptance of the year while I attending Bouchercon last week. This one's for a 5,700-word bit of crime fiction set in the world of taxi dancers.

11

I received my 11th acceptance of the year a few minutes ago, this for a bit of crime fiction finished in October 2022 and submitted to this publication in April 2024.

10

I received my 10th acceptance of the year this afternoon, this to reprint a bit of crime fiction first published in 2022.

Seven

I completed and submitted my seventh short story of the year this afternoon. This one's an 1,800-word zombie story I started writing September 30, 2009.

9

Earlier today, I received my 9th acceptance of the year, this one an extremely noirish bit of crime fiction.

Six

I completed and submitted my sixth short story of the year this evening, a 3,500-word bit of crime fiction I started writing Oct 31, 2020.

Five

I completed and submitted my fifth story of the year this morning, a 5,000-word collaboration with Temple for a music-themed crime fiction anthology.

Four, 8

I competed and submitted my fourth story of the year this evening, an 11,700-word bit of crime fiction, which became my 8th acceptance of the year. This is a bit of a cheat because I wrote it for Chop Shop, the serial novella anthology series I edit.

7

I received my 7th acceptance of the year late last night, this for a 5,800-word bit of crime fiction.

Three

I completed and submitted my third story of the year this evening. This one's a 2,100-word horror/dark crime story based on a concept given me by an editor.

6

I received my 6th acceptance of the year today, this for a bit of crime fiction written for a music-themed anthology.

4, 5

 I've received two acceptances within the past few days, both non-fiction. One is the introduction for a mystery anthology, the other a guest post for popular magazine's blog. 

Two

I completed and submitted my second short story of the year this afternoon. This one's a 3,200-word bit of crime fiction for an open-call, music-themed anthology.

1, 2, 3

I received my first three acceptances of the year—one yesterday evening and two this morning. All are reprints. Two are crime fiction. The third is either crime fiction or a ghost story, depending on how you read it.

One

I completed and submitted my first short story of the year. This one's a 5,800-word bit of crime fiction I began writing July 10, 2023.