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.

Nineteen, twenty

I completed and submitted my nineteenth and twentieth short stories of the year this afternoon. Both are 800-word romances. I started one on the 28th and the other yesterday.

Eighteen

I completed and submitted my eighteenth short story of the year this morning. This one's a 5,300-word confession I started writing March 8, 2015.

16, 17

I received my 16th and 17th acceptances of the year this afternoon, both for confessions.

15

I received my 15th acceptance of the year this afternoon, this time for a 5,200-word confession.

Published

My story "Let Dead Dogs Lie" appears in the current issue of The Molotov Cocktail: https://themolotovcocktail.com/vol-7/vol-7-issue-2/let-dead-dogs-lie/

14

I received my 14th acceptance of the year this evening. This one's for a story that straddles the line between dark crime fiction and non-supernatural horror.

The bookwork is killing me

Keeping track of 1,100+ short stories that have been published or accepted and are awaiting publication is a time-consuming task. Unfortunately, things sometimes fall through the cracks.

For example, today I learned that two stories were reprinted in 2013. I'm unsure if I was unaware of it at the time or if I knew, forgot, and failed to record the information in my files.

Regardless, my stories "In Love With the Easter Bunny" and "Easter Magic" both appear in the anthology Enchanting Easter.

Seventeen

I completed and submitted my seventeenth short story of the year this afternoon. This one's an 800-word romance I started writing during a road trip yesterday.

Sixteen

I finished and submitted my sixteenth short story of the year this evening. This one's a 4,100-word confession I started writing March 14, 2013.

13

I received my 13th acceptance of the year this afternoon. This one's a bit of crime fiction I wrote by invitation back in 2014. Unfortunately, the periodical for which I wrote the story ceased publication before using it and I had to find a new home.

Published 3x

My story "Mother of the Year" appears in the May True Story, and my stories "Mom's Midlife Crisis" and "Windows" appear in the May True Confessions.

Fifteen

I completed and submitted my fifteenth short story of the year this evening. This one's an 800-word romance I started yesterday.