47

I received my 47th acceptance of the year this morning, this for a historical mystery co-authored with Sandra Murphy.

Seventeen

I finished and submitted my seventeenth story of the year this afternoon. This one's a 2,800-word bit of crime fiction written by invitation.

Sixteen

I completed and submitted my sixteenth story of the year today. This one's a 3,000-word bit of crime fiction I started a few days ago.

Published: "Cyan"

My erotic story "Cyan" has been released as an audiobook.

Published: "Going-Away Money"

My story "Going-Away Money" appears in the November/December 2018 Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.

Fifteen

I completed and submitted my fifteenth short story of the year this evening. This one's a 2,200-word sf/mystery.

Fourteen

I finished and submitted my fourteenth short story of the year this evening. This one's a 6,000-word historical mystery I wrote with a collaborator.

Published 2x: "Pink Vibrator" and "Woman's Best Friend"

Last week, House of Erotica released two of my erotic short stories as audio books: "Pink Vibrator" and "Woman's Best Friend."

46

I received my 46th acceptance of the year this weekend, this time for a mystery.

45

I just received my 45th acceptance of the year, this time for a short Christmas romance.

Published: "Mr. Sugarman Visits the Bookmobile"

My story "Mr. Sugarman Visits the Bookmobile" appears in the just-released anthology Shhhh...Murder!, edited by Andrew MacRae and released by Darkhouse Books. Order it here.

44

I received my 44th acceptance of the year this afternoon, this time for a bit of crime fiction.

43

I received my 43rd acceptance of the year this afternoon, this time for a bit of crime fiction.

35-42

I received eight acceptances this morning, my 35th through 42nd acceptances of the year. Three were for original stories and five were for reprints.

34

I received my 334th acceptance this morning, this time for a bit of noir crime fiction.

Published 2x: "Auto Erotic" and "Closing Cases"

"Auto Erotic" and "Closing Cases," a pair of erotic short stories, were released on audio today by House of Erotica.

33

I received my 33rd acceptance of the year this evening, this time for a fantasy short story.

Published...almost: "Backlit"

My story "Backlit" appears in Blood Work (Down & Out Books), which officially releases later this month.

26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32

Email today brought word of seven acceptances. One is for a new bit of crime fiction, the other six are for audio/reprint rights to stories first published long ago.

Published

I just learned that my story "West Texas Winter" was published in March. Neither the editor nor the publisher of the anthology Cowboy Up notified me of its publication (another contributor did), and payment, due within 90 days of publication is now several weeks past due.