The Criminal Element #9
Short stories
#emotionallaborday by Autumn Harrison.
Opening Night at the Shamrock Bar & Grill, fiction by Robb T. White.
KILLING WITH YELLOWJACKETS (VESPULA PENSYLVANICA) by Vinnie Hansen.
The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog
JULY NEWS FROM THE SHORT MYSTERY FICTION SOCIETY.
Coming in 2026!
Check out ShortCon: The Premier Conference for Writers of Short Crime Fiction!
Meanwhile, elsewhere on Substack …
My 100th Rental Shelf Movie This Year!
PS: Anything Can Be Fascinating.
And now for something completely different! Science!
PPS: I’m testing out StoryGraph, just to see how I like it compared to GoodReads.
So far, I find it incredibly easy to use. The only downside I see so far is the inability to create different shelves for various types and subgenres of books. But, maybe I don’t really need them. Whatever. I figured I’d give it a shot!
What are your thoughts on the various ways/places readers and authors can best connect?