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Shot to Death (short story collection)
All Due Respect, an imprint of Down & Out Books

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Three-Minute Mysteries Bonus Pack (short story collection)
FREE EBOOK (Mar, 2015)

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A Dictionary of Made-Up Languages (reference)
Adams Media (2011)

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My First Year in the Classroom (non-fiction essays)
Adams Media (2009)

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Miscellany of Murder (mystery trivia)
Adams Media (2011)

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Shorter Pieces

"4 L Ring"
Hardboiled (Anthology) - Feb, 2014

"Accessories"
Espresso Fiction - Feb 3, 2004

"According to their Kind"
Gateway SF Magazine - Spring 2001

"Across the Miles"
Red Thread Magazine - Winter, 2001

"An Act of God"
Anotherealm - Apr/May/Jun, 2000

"Adjustments"
Kenney Mencher

"Advice"
The Phone Book - Sep/Oct/Nov, 2003

"After Action Report"
Beyond Centauri - Apr/May/Jun, 2005

"After Christmas"
Flashshot - Jan 2, 2003; Flashshot: Year One (Anthology) - Aug, 2004

"Aftermath"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Winter, 2006

"The Agony"
Crimestalker Casebook - Summer, 2010

"Aim Well My Young Friend"
Thema - Spring, 2000

"Alibi"
Six Word Story - Jan, 2007

"All Fired Up"
Woman's World - Dec 27, 2010

"All for One"
Jackhammer - Feb 21, 2000

"All Good Men"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Jul/Aug/Sep, 2003

"All Things Imaginable Are But Nouns"
My Teacher is My Hero (Anthology) - Apr, 2008

"All's Well that Ends with Dessert"
Agatha and Derringer Get Cozy (Anthology) - Nov, 2024

"The All-Knowing Eye"
Three-Minute Mysteries Bonus Pack (Collection) - Mar 31, 2015

"Alma Matter"
Ghostbreakers: Sinister Sleuths (Anthology) - May, 2004

"Amateur Astronomer"
Beyond Centauri - Jul, 2007

"Amber"
The Back Alley - Spr, 2010

"Ambush"
Six Word Story - Mar, 2007

"American Scientist Applies for Foreign Funding"
Rogue Worlds - Jul/Aug/Sep, 2004

"And Baby Makes Two"
Every Day Fiction - Jan 14, 2009

"And Having a Ball"
Christmas Traditions (Anthology) - Sep, 2009

"And Keep it Holy"
Gateway SF Magazine - Winter, 2000

"And Money is Time"
Beyond Centauri - Apr/May/Jun, 2004

"And Other Assorted Duties"
Switchblade #8 - Jan, 2019

"Animal Instinct"
Crimestalker Casebook - Autumn, 2002

"An Anonymous Sedan"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"The Answer"
Woman's World - Oct 27, 2008

"The Answering Machine"
Mocha Memoirs - Apr, 2000

"Appearances to the Contrary"
Shot to Death (Collection); Bestseller Bound Vol 2 (Anthology) - Feb, 2010

"As Hard as Diamonds"
Plots With Guns - Mar/Apr, 2002

"A/S/L?"
Pulp Modern - Jul 2018

"Assembly Required"
Ydgrasil - Sep, 2004

"At the End of the Rainbow"
Shred of Evidence - Sep, 2007

"At the Scene of the Crime"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Autumn, 2006

"Audio Commentary On"
Flash Fiction Offensive - Jul, 2009

"Author's Preface"
Shred of Evidence - Mar, 2008

"The Axe Falls Thus"
Murder by Six (Anthology) - Oct, 2003

"Baby Face"
Rex Stout Journal - Summer, 2001

"The Baby Screamed Murder"
Bloodroot: Best New England Crime Stories - Nov, 2021

"Bad Samaritan"
Judas Ezine - Jun, 2002

"Bad Tip"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Balmer Merlin"
Travel Guide to the Haunted Mid-Atlantic Region (Anthology) - Jan, 2006

"The Bank Job"
Trigger Warning - March 16, 2017
2018 Derringer Finalist

"Bank Statement"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Bang"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Barr None"
Kenney Mencher Flash Fiction - Dec, 2010

"Basic Physics"
Aoife's Kiss - Dec 10, 2002

"Bearing Testimony"
Mystery Island Magazine - Dec, 2006

"Beating the Competition"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Bedtime Story"
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine - Mar, 2008

"Bereavement Pay"
Judas Ezine - Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb, 2001/2002

"Best Tool"
Bay Supply True Value - Nov, 2009

"Better to Just Make Deadline"
Six Word Story - Jul, 2007

"Big League"
Who Died in There? (Anthology) - Jan, 2004

"Big Mama's Day"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Apr/May/June, 2002

"The Big Store"
Hardluck Stories - Spring, 2004; Shot to Death  (Collection) - Feb, 2010
2005 Derringer Finalist

"Bird Call"
PicFic - Jun 2, 2009, On a Narrow Windowsill (Anthology) - 2010 

"Bird Jar"
Delaware Art Museum - Dec, 2006

"Bird-Dogged"
A Twist of Noir - Feb, 2013

"Bit of a Gap"
Flashshot - Jun 27, 2003

"Black Diamond"
Fear and Trembling - May, 2010

"Blood Money"
Murder Hole - Mar, 2002

"Blow the Candles Out"
Thrillers Killers 'n' Chillers - Jul, 2011

"Blowing Smoke"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Dec, 2007

"Blown to Dust"
Desolate Places (Anthology) - Mar, 2008

"Blue"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Bodyshop Blues"
Nocturnal Ooze - Apr, 2004; Don't Sabotage Your Submissions - Jun, 2008

"BOGO in Aisle Three"
Mysterical-E - Oct, 2003; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Bonnie and Claude"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Jul/Aug/Sep, 2002

"Booked"
Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine - Jan/Feb, 2007; Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Books and Bronze"
Fables - Autumn, 2002

"Bottled Up"
Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Authors (Anthology) - Nov, 2009

"Bounced"
Crimestalker Casebook - Spring, 2004

"Bourne Again"
Thrilling Detective - Winter-Spring, 2002; Detective Mystery Stories - Sping, 2002; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Brandied About"
Between Kisses - Feb/Mar/Apr, 2004

"Breakdown"
Spoiled Ink - Jan, 2006; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Bringing Home the Bacon"
Fables - Winter, 1999

"Brunch"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Winter, 2006

"Burned Out"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"But I Didn't"
Noir Nation - Sep, 2012

"The Butler Did It"
Nefarious - Feb, 2007

"Butler of Course"
Mystery Time - Spring/Summer, 2002
Featured in 2003 Poet's Market

"Butthead"
A Twist of Noir - Nov, 2008

"Buttoned Up"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"By Blood a Clown"
Ficitional Pairings -  May 16, 2017

"C.O.D."
Crimestalker Casebook - Fall, 2004; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Cabin Fever"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"The Caged Bird Sings"
Thieves Jargon - Apr, 2005; Year of the Thief (Anthology) - Jun, 2006

"Cajun Triangle"
About.com Mysteries - Spring, 2000; Detective Mystery Stories - Sep, 2002

"Call Forward"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Call Waiting"
X-CoMmunication GenX SIG - Aug, 2005

"Canary Wants a Cracker"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Candid Camera"
Woman's World - May 24, 2005; Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Cape Noir"
Do Some Damage - Jun, 2011

"Cap'n"
Drawn to Marvel: Poems from the Comic Books (Anthology) - Feb, 2014

"Capone and Company"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Jan/Feb/Mar, 2003

"The Case of the Immortal Detective"
Nancy Drew Anthology - Oct, 2016

"Cash Withdrawal"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011; CrimeScene.com - Mar, 2015

"Cashing Out"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Cat Burglar"
Woman's World - Dec 31, 2002

"Cat Lady"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Challenging Career"
Rex Stout Journal - Summer, 2001

"Character Assassination"
Great Mystery and Suspense Magazine - Summer, 2006

"Character Witnesses"
Mystery Time - Autumn/Winter, 2001

"Cheating Heart"
Hardbroiled (Anthology) - Mar, 2003

"Chicken Counter"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"China"
Love's Journey 2: The Red Thread (Anthology) - Nov, 2007

"Chores"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Christmas and Easter"
Over My Dead Body - Jul, 2010

"The Christmas Caper"
The Gift of Murder: To benefit Toys For Tots (Anthology) - Nov, 2009

"Christmas Mourning"
The Shamus Sampler (Anthology) - Sep, 2013

"Church of the Newly Risen"
My Favorite Apocalypse (Anthology) - Jul, 2015

"The Class Sillybus"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Cleanliness is Next to Impossible"
Woman's World - Jul 12, 2005; Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Close Enough for Government Work"
Malone's White Fedora - Aug, 2001

"Closure"
The Lineup (Anthology) - Jul, 2008; Crime, Justice and Literature (Apr, 2017) Kendall Hunt Publishing - Larry Karson, Claudia Slate, and Rebecca Saulsbury Bravard, Editors

"Clothes Make the Man"
Story House - Dec 4, 2002

"Coffee Samples"
Story House - Jan 29, 2003

"Collatoral Damage"
Suspense Magazine - Nov, 2010

"Collecting Samples"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Come Christmas"
Senior News - Dec, 2006

"Collatoral Damage"
Suspense Magazine - Nov, 2010

"Collecting Samples"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Coming 'Round"
Crimestalker Casebook - Summer, 2002

"Comments Enabled"
Blog Story Event #3 - Mar 5, 2007

"Complications"
Flashing in the Gutters - Apr, 2006

"Compounded Interest"
Mystery Time - Spring/Summer, 2001

"Confession"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Jul/Aug/Sep, 2002

"Conflicting Points of View"
ByLine - Jul/Aug, 2001; Writing World - Aug 8, 2002

"Consider it Lit"
Thrilling Detective - Summer, 2005
Notable Online Stories of 2005 (storySouth Million Writers Award for Fiction)

"Consternation"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Corruption"
Six Word Story - Feb, 2007

"The Cost of Doing Business"
25 Years in the Rearview Mirror (Anthology) - Aug, 2012

"Counterfeint"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Cracked"
Broken Mirrors (Anthology) - Nov, 2003

"Cranberry Fog"
Northern Haunts: 100 Terrifying New England Tales (Anthology) - Jan, 2009

"Cream of the Crop"
Three-Minute Mysteries Bonus Pack (Collection) - Mar, 2015

"Crime Doesn't Pay"
Flashshot - Jul 22, 2003; Flashshot: Year One (Anthology) - Aug, 2004

"Cross Words"
The Phone Book - Jun 1, 2002; Beacon - Mar, 2010

"Curse of the Mummy"
Anotherealm - Aug, 2002; Dead Man Walking - Apr, 2004

"Custody Battle at Red Creek"
Orchard Press Mysteries - Oct, 2003; Jake Magazine - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2005; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Customer Service"
The Phone Book - Mar/Apr/May, 2003

"Cycles of Life, Cycles of Death"
Planet Relish - Feb, 2001

"Daddy's Girl"
Demolition - Fall, 2007

"Dangerous Type"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Dark Waters"
Horrific History (Anthology) - Apr, 2013

"Darkness Creeps"
Out of the Gutter - Winter, 2010 #7

"Dating Tips for Fathers"
Between Kisses - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2004

"Dead Don't Mind"
Pulp Modern - Fall, 2011

"Dead in the Afternoon"
Deadly Nightshade: Best New England Crime Stories 2022 - Oct, 2022

"Dead Letter"
SDO Detective - Apr/May/Jun, 2003

"Dear Editor"
Six Word Stories dot net - Aug, 2009

"Dear Reader"
Full Unit Hookup - Spring, 2003

"Dear Universe"
Endgame Extravaganza (Anthology) - Oct, 2012

"Death Buys a Burger"
Pulp Pusher - Fall, 2007; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010; Kwik Krimes (Anthology) - Aug, 2013

"Death Valley Girl"
Plots With Guns - Summer, 2002

"Death, Too, is a Journey"
EOTU - Feb, 2001

"Debatable"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Decocked"
Out of the Gutter - Aug, 2012

"The Defense Rests"
Thrillers Killers 'n' Chillers - Dec, 2010

"Defenseless"
Bad Things - Jan, 2009

"Delectable"
Naked Snake Online - Feb, 2004

"Departures Daily"
Flash Fantastic - Dec, 2003

"Detour to Dolmades"
Coast to Coast: Noir - Sep 28, 2020

"Devil in the Rearview"
Chop Shop series (Year 1, Episode 5) - May 1, 2024

"Dew Drop Dead"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Diapers and Formula"
Flashing in the Gutters - Jan, 2006

"A Dicey Proposition"
Dragonlaugh - Dec, 2000

"Dictation"
Spinetingler Magazine - Oct, 2010

"Dim Tell"
Between Kisses - Feb/Mar/Apr, 2005

"Dinner Conversation"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Discharged"
Thrilling Detective - Jan, 2009; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Disenchanted"
Coast to Coast (Anthology) - Oct, 2015

"Disgruntled"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Disturbed"
Shred of Evidence - May/Jun/Jul, 2003; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Doctor Feghoot"
Planet Relish - Nov, 2000

"Dog Named Mule"
Shred of Evidence - Aug-Nov, 2005/2006; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Dog People"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Dognapping"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Don't Stop Me"
Senior News - Oct, 2006

"A Doting Grandmother Shops for a Doll"
Champagne Shivers - Feb/Mar/Apr, 2003

"Double Bluff"
Adhoc - Winter/Spring, 2000

"Double Date"
Ace - Jul, 2007

"Double-Dare"
Six Word Story - May, 2007

"Double Date" ["Tuplatreffit"]
License to Hell [Ajokortti helvettiin] (Anthology) - Oct, 2016 [Finnish]

"The Dragon Lady"
Fables - Summer, 2000
Performed at Mystery God ConFusion, 2001

"Dragon on my Shoulder"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Drained"
Between Kisses - Aug, 2007

"Dream a Little Longer"
Literary Potpourri - Apr, 2003

"Dress for Success"
Woman's World - Apr 19, 2005; Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012; CrimeScene.com - Mar, 2015

"Drive Thru"
Muzzle Flash - Dec, 2006, Out of the Gutter - #2

"Driven"
Flashing in the Gutters - Jun, 2006

"The Driver"
Kenney Mencher - Sep, 2011

"Drumsticks can be Deadly"
The Killer Wore Cranberry 2 (Anthology) - Oct, 2012

"Dust is Thicker than Water"
Shred of Evidence - Nov/Dec/Jan, 2003/2004; Dispatches Magazine - Spring/Summer, 2005
Tied for second place, 2003 Shred's Readers' Choice Award; Nominated for a Pushcart Prize; Notable Online Stories of 2003 (storySouth Million Writers Award for Fiction)

"Dusty"
Kenney Mencher - Nov, 2010

"The Dutiful Wife"
Spinetingler - Feb, 2018

"A Dying Clue"
Three-Minute Mysteries Bonus Pack (Collection) - Mar, 2015

"E, He, She"
Daily Flashes: 365 Days of Flash Fiction (Anthology) - Oct, 2010

"The Ecstacy"
Crimestalker Casebook - Summer, 2009

"Edge of Here"
Punchnel's - Jul, 2015

"Edward D. Hoch"
Crimestalker Casebook - Fall, 2007; Mystery Writing in a Nutshell (Book) - May, 2015

"Eighth Stage"
Plots With Guns - Sep, 2002

"Electron Music"
Snow Monkey - Summer, 2003

"Element of Surprise"
Planet Relish - Apr, 2000; Planet Relish - Nov/Dec, 2002
Paula's Picks, Apr 10, 2000; Performed at Mystery God ConFusion, 2001

"Elementary"
Gateway SF Magazine - Spring, 2003

"Eleventh Commandment"
Camp Horror - May/Jun/Jul, 2003

"Eminent Domain"
Christopher Gooch's Emystery Magazine - Mar, 2005

"The End"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"End of New Beginnings"
Fantasy Folklore & Fairytales - Dec, 2000

"The End of the Arc"
Flash Pan Alley - May, 2007

"Endgames"
Planet Relish - Mar, 2003

"Epicanthic Fold"
Kenney Mencher - Nov, 2010

"Eraser"
GIVE: An Anthology of Anatomical Entries (Anthology) - May, 2015

"Escape Velocity"
Gateway SF Magazine - Spring, 2003

"Escaping Ketchup"
Kenney Mencher - Mar, 2011

"Even Better Than a Temporary Tattoo"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Even Plans Crumble"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Every 3000 Light-Years"
Jackhammer II - Sep 20, 2000

"Every Day Should be Laundry Day"
Laughter Loaf - Nov/Dec, 2002
1st Place, Laughter Loaf Poetry Competition 2002, Long Poem

"Evil Gets the Break"
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #31 - Feb, 2023

"Exact Change"
Mysterical-E - Winter, 2005/2006

"Exceptions"
Daily Bites of Flesh: 365 Days of Flash Fiction (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Exhibition"
T-Zero - May, 2004

"Exit Stage Left"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Explain This"
Muzzle Flash - May, 2007

"Extinquished"
Thema - Summer, 2014

"Extraordinary"
Crime Bake Flashwords - Nov, 2012

"Fair Weather Enemies"
SDO Fantasy - Apr/May/Jun, 2003

"Family Jewels"
Woman's World - Jul 14, 2008; Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (collection) - Feb, 2012

"Family Man"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Jul/Aug/Sep, 2002

"Farewell Dinner"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011; CrimeScene.com - Mar, 2015

"Fateful Lightning"
Powder Burn Flash - Sep, 2008

"Fear"
Chicken Soup: Thanks Mom (Anthology) - Mar 23, 2010

"Feed a Cold"
KidVisions - Dec/Jan/Feb, 2003/2004

"Fegolution"
Planet Relish - Nov/Dec, 2001

"Feminine Wiles"
Judas Ezine - Nov/Dec, 2002

"Fender Bender"
Woman's World - Nov 6, 2007

"Few Words"
Haunted Encounters: Departed Family and Friends (Anthology) - Mar, 2005

"Fifth Degree Murder"
The3rdegree.com - Mar/Apr/May, 2003

"Filed Obit"
Six Word Stories dot net - Jan, 2009

"Fill in the Blanks"
Plan B: Volume V (Anthology) - Feb, 2015

"Fill it With the Cheapest"
SDO Detective - Jan/Feb/Mar, 2004; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Finders Keepers"
Woman's World - Jun 10, 2003

"Finish Work"
Powder Burn Flash - Jul 26, 2009

"Fired"
Dime (Anthology) - May, 2004

"Firefighter Death"
Pedestal Magazine - Oct, 2001

"Fireflies"
Between Kisses - Oct 31, 2002

"Fleeting Moments"
Night to Dawn - Spring, 2005

"Food for the Soul"
Gateway SF Magazine - Fall, 2001

"Food for Thought"
Kisses for Kids - Sep 10, 2002

"Forensic Scientist Urges Caution"
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - Nov, 2001

"Forget the Forecast"
Jackhammer - Aug 21, 2000

"Forging Ahead"
Mystery Time - Autumn/Winter, 2001

"Form Follows Form"
Tapestry Online - Aug, 2001

"Forty Nights"
CHUD - Jul, 2007

"Fossil Fuels"
Thaumatrope - Oct 21, 2009

"Four and Twenty"
Once Upon an Apocalypse (Anthology) - Aug, 2014

"Four Seasons of CrimeKu"
Raven Electrick - Dec 19, 2003

"Fractical"
Aoife's Kiss - Jun/Jul/Aug, 2004

"Free Lunch"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Free to Good Home"
Silver Moon Magazine - Jan, 2006

"Free With a Fill-Up"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Friday at Five"
Needle - Fall 2011

"Friend in Need"
Jackhammer II - Jan 1, 2001

"Friendly Fire"
Mysterical-E - Aug, 2002

"A Friendly Game"
Thrilling Detective - Spring 2008Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Fringe Elements"
Beyond Centauri - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2005

"From Dark to Dawn"
Fantasy Readers Wanted - Apply Within (Anthology) - Oct, 2003

"Frost Bite"
AlienSkin - Apr, 2004

"Frozen Out"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Fumbled"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Fury of the Felton Farmlands"
Macabre Hauntings (Anthology) - Jul, 2007

"Future is Now"
Zahir - Winter, 2003

"Game, Set, Love"
Flash Me Magazine - Oct, 2003

"Garage Sale of the Month Club"
Anotherealm - Aug 1, 2001

"Garden Noir"
GreenPrints - Winter, 2002/2003
Recommended for a 2002 Garden Globe Award

"Garden Plot"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Geneaology"
Between Kisses - Jun/Jul, 2005

"General Mud"
Walking Bones Magazine - Nov/Dec/Jan, 2005/2006

"The Genre Wars"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Ghost Writer"
Goblin Muse - Jul, 2000; SDO Ghost - Apr/May/Jun, 2004

"Gift that Keeps on Giving"
Senior News - Mar, 2004

"Ginger Bread"
Kenney Mencher - Jan, 2012

"Girl of My Dreams"
AlienSkin - Dec, 2002

"Give the Finger this Holiday Season"
Flashshot - Dec 2, 2002; Flashshot: Year One (Anthology) - Aug, 2004

"Goes Around"
Malice, Matrimony, and Murder (Anthology) - Nov, 2023

"Gone Fishing"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Good Help"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Good Tip"
FAME - Oct 1-8, 2004

"Grammarbabble"
ByLine - Oct, 2002

"Grand Theft Auto"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Granted"
Asylum 3: The Quiet Ward (Anthology) - Aug, 2003

"Gravity Field Golfball"
Sporty Spec (Anthology) - Nov, 2007

"Greater Expectations"
Anna Karenina Isn't Dead (Anthology) - Feb, 2024

"Greener Shade"
Kisses for Kids - Sep, 2003

"Grievance Visitation"
A Killer Among Demons (Anthology) - Jul, 2013

"Guess Again"
Carnival of Horror (Anthology) - Feb, 2004

"Gutterball"
Woman's World - Sep 7, 2009; Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011; CrimeScene.com - Mar, 2015
2010 Derringer Finalist

"Habeas Corpus"
The Mystery Review - Fall, 2001

"Habits"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Half Lit"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"The Half-Dozen Gang"
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - Aug, 2000

"Handbook"
Decompositions - Feb, 2004

"Hardboiled"
Grim Graffiti - Jul, 2008

"Hardened"
The Lineup (Anthology) - Jul, 2008; Crime, Justice and Literature (Apr, 2017) Kendall Hunt Publishing - Larry Karson, Claudia Slate, and Rebecca Saulsbury Bravard, Editors

"Has to be Somewhere"
The Phone Book - Dec/Jan/Feb, 2003/2004

"Hate Crime"
Shred of Evidence - Jan 14, 2008

"Haunted"
Hauntings (Anthology) - Feb, 2004

"Haunted History"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Have a Nice Day"
SDO Detective - Jan/Feb/Mar, 2004

"Head Shot"
Spinetingler Magazine - Summer, 2008

"The Heart is a Lousy Student"
Jackhammer - Feb 14, 2000

"High Noon"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Jan/Feb/Mar, 2004; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"High Tide"
EOTU - Oct, 2002

"His Bite"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"His Castle"
Shred of Evidence - Jun, 2007

"Hit and Ran"
Shred of Evidence - May/Jun/Jul, 2004

"Homecoming"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Honor Among Thieves"
Alternate Realities - Jun/Jul, 2000

"The Horror on Red Boulevard"
A Twist of Noir - Oct, 2009

"Hotel Room 1931"
Flashing in the Gutters - Jul, 2006

"How to Kill Thirteen with a Ten-Pound Bird"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2002

"Hunter"
Yellow Mama - Oct, 2009

"I Remember When"
Flashes of Speculation - Jul, 2006

"I Saw Mommy Kissing Don't-Ever-Touch"
Flashing in the Gutters - Apr, 2006

"I Slept with my Brother-in-Law"
Black Confessions - Oct, 2006

"Ice Sculptures"
The Meat Socket - Feb, 2005

"Iced"
Powder Burn Flash - Jan, 2007

"If the Boot Fits"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"If the Shoe Fits"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Illegitimati Non Carborundum"
Crimespree - May/June 2012

"Imagine a World"
MicroHorror - Oct, 2012

"In and Out"
Patti Abbott's Flash Fiction Challenge - Nov, 2009; Discount Noir (Anthology) - Oct, 2010 Trailer on YouTube

"In Defense of Defenestration"
Mysterical-E - Fall, 2009

"In Iambic Pentameter"
True Experience - Summer, 2007

"In the Beginning, The End"
Mystery Magazine - January, 2022

"In the Land of Cherries"
Hardluck Stories - Winter, 2004

"In the Third Person"
Julia, Daughter of... (Anthology) - May, 2003

"Indiscriminate"
Scared Naked Magazine - Jun/Jul/Aug, 2004

"Inhale"
Flashshot - Oct 3, 2009

"Initially"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011; CrimeScene.com - Mar, 2015

"Inn"
Plots With Guns - May/Jun, 2004; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Inspector Feghoot"
Crime and Suspense - Nov, 2006

"Instructions to an Intern at Murder, Inc."
The Mystery Review - Fall, 2002

"Instruments of Diplomacy"
Jackhammer - Dec 13, 1999; As Seen on the Web (Anthology) - Apr, 2001

"Intermittent"
Khimairal Ink - Jan, 2007

"Interoffice Memo"
Jackhammer - Aug 7, 2000

"Inured"
Plan B (Anthology) - Sep, 2013

"Invisible Invasion"
Between Kisses - Aug/Sep, 2005

"Irish Duelist"
Six Word Stories dot net - Aug, 2009

"Irrevocable Differences"
Orchard Press Mysteries - Nov, 2002

"It Worked for Me"
Kenney Mencher - Jul, 2012

"Itching for Scratch"
HandHeldCrime - Jul/Aug, 2003; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"It's a Wash"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"It's all About the Preparation"
My First Year in the Classroom (Anthology) - Aug, 2009

"It's All in the Timing"
Chicken Soup for the Mother of Preschooler's Souls (Anthology) - Feb, 2006

"It's Funny About Love"
Woman's World - Feb 3, 2004

"It's the Humidity"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"It's the Wise Man Who Rules the Stars"
Jackhammer - Jul 17, 2000

"Job Posting"
Big Pulp - Fall, 2012

"Jumping the Fence"
Hardluck Stories - Fall, 2002; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010
2003 Derringer Finalist

"Just a Little Gathering"
Flashquake - Jun/Jul/Aug, 2005

"Just Right"
Fables - Spring, 2000

"Justified"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Keil Und Kessel"
Beat to a Pulp - Sep, 2012

"Keys to the Kingdom"
Dark Eclipse - Dec, 2011

"Kill Fee"
Mystery Time - Spring/Summer, 2002

"Kitchen Confession"
Mysterical-E - Spr, 2007

"Kitchen Crime"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Jul/Aug/Sep, 2002

"Knowledge and Consent"
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - Mar/Apr, 2014

"La Cross"
Pulp Modern - May 9, 2017

Ladies Man (play)
Gi60 2008, New Workshop Theater, Brooklyn College, NY Watch at YouTube

"Lady Killer"
Patti Abbott's Fall Fiction Challenge - Oct, 2008

"Last Day of Summer"
Switchblade - Oct, 2018

"Last of the Chime Trees"
Beyond Centauri - Jan/Feb/Mar, 2005

"The Last Spelling Bee"
SpaceWays Weekly - Jun 9, 2000; Dark Matter Chronicles - Nov 11, 2000; Jake Magazine - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2005

"The Last Stop"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Last Words"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Laumes and the Babies"
Fables - Spring, 2004

"Laume's Lesson"
Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves (Anthology) - Nov, 2004

"Lesbian Liquor"
Millennium Shift - Jun, 2001

"Lifelike"
M - May, 2014

"Like a Girl"
Mocha Memoirs - Jul, 2000

"Like Show Business"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Lime in the Coconut"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Liquor"
Six Word Story - Dec, 2006

"The List"
Do Some Damage - Dec, 2010

"Listen With Your Eyes"
GreenPrints - Summer 2002; Poetryfox - Dec, 2003

"Little Helper"
Kisses for Kids - Sep, 2003

"Little Short in the Tooth"
Daily Bites of Flesh: 365 Days of Flash Fiction (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Live Wire"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Living Things"
Frightmares: A Fistful of Flash Fiction Horror (Anthology) - Nov, 2011

"Location, Location, Location"
New Mystery Reader - Jul, 2004

"Lonely at the Top"
Story Bytes - Oct, 2002

"Lookin'"
Kenney Mencher - Mar, 2011

"Loose Ends"
SDO Detective - Jul/Aug/Sep, 2003

"Lost and Found"
Ydgrasil - Sep, 2004

"A Lot Like Christmas"
Christmas Stocking (Anthology) - Oct, 2010

"Lottery Tickets and Cigarettes"
All Due Respect - Jan, 2021

"Love Conquors All"
Masque of the Small Town Oddball (Anthology) - Nov, 2004

"Love Thee"
Be Mine (Anthology) - Feb, 2004

"Love Unleashed"
Every Day Fiction - Feb 9, 2009

"Lovers, in a Technical Time"
AlienSkin - Feb, 2003

"Loyalty Card"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Luck is What you Make"
Crime Factory - May, 2013
2014 Derringer Winner Acceptance speech on Short Mystery Fiction Society blog

"Lunar Chemistry"
Between Kisses - Oct 31, 2002

"Luncheon Meet"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Mad Dog"
All Due Respect - Jan 2020, All Due Respect 2020 (Anthology) - Nov, 2020

"Magic in Bones"
Flashshot - Nov 29, 2002; Flashshot: Year One (Anthology) - Aug, 2004

"Magician's Mantra"
Beyond Centauri - Jul, 2003

"Magnesium"
Periodic Table of Haiku (iSciFiStory.com) - Feb, 2001

"Magpie"
The Lost (Anthology) - Mar, 2013

"Make Me Stronger"
SDO Fantasy - Apr/May/Jun, 2004; Best of SDO- May, 2005

"Make that a Double"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Winter, 2006

"Making a Killing on the Mystery Casino"
Orchard Press Mysteries - Jul, 2002

"Making Up"
Kenney Mencher - Jun, 2011

"Mal De Mer"
DKA Magazine - Jan, 2001

"Mall Parking Lot"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Man of Integrity"
Kwickee - May, 2005
Editor's Choice winner

"Mary Mary"
Mystery Time - Spring/Summer, 2000

"Maryland Crab Cakes, Balmer Style"
Punk Noir Magazine - May 12, 2020

"Master Key"
Grave Possessions (Anthology) - Aug, 2003

"Maternal"
Cradle Songs: An Anthology of Poems on Motherhood (Anthology) - Jul, 2012; Quill and Parchment - May, 2015

"A Matter of Interest"
HandHeldCrime - Aug, 2001
2002 Derringer Finalist

"A Matter of Perspective"
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine - Oct/Nov, 2002

"Max Earnest"
Kenney Mencher - Dec, 2011

"May Love Set You Free"
Visions and Voices - Oct, 2000

"Me in the Middle"
Cup of Comfort for Mothers and Sons (Anthology) - Apr, 2005

"Measure for Measure"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"The Meek Inherent"
Jackhammer - Jun 19, 2000
First Place, Best of Soft SF 2000

"Meeting of Land and Sea"
KidVisions - Jun/Jul/Aug, 2004

"Meeting Some Guys"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Summer, 2008

"Meeting the Demand"
Switchblade - Jul, 2017

"Memorandum"
Spinetingler Magazine - Spring, 2007

"Memories of Leda"
Song of the Siren - Jun, 2003

"Merlin's Razor"
Fables - Summer, 2001

"Migratory Patterns"
Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine - Jan/Feb, 2007

"Milking the Dragon"
Fables - Summer, 2001

"Mind the Gap"
Jackhammer - Mar 6, 2000

"Mirror Image"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Mirrors Lie"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Miss Alice Grayson and the Specter of Death"
Dreams of Steam IV: Gizmos (Anthology) - Feb, 2013

"Mission of Submission"
Christian Communicator - Jul, 2007

"Models of Bad Behavior"
Three-Minute Mysteries Bonus Pack (Collection) - Mar, 2015

"Mom, PI"
Alternate Realities - May/June, 2002

"The Money Case"
Detective Mystery Stories
- Jun, 2002

"Mood Moosic"
Planet Relish - Oct, 2000

"Mosaic"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Most Likely"
TheFunniest - Dec, 2001

"Mother's Day Ruminations"
Flashquake - Dec/Jan/Feb, 2003/2004

"Much Obliged"
Flash Bang Mysteries - July, 2018

"Murder is a Weighty Matter"
Mystery Time - Autumn/Winter, 2000

"Murder Most Foul"
Crimestalker Casebook - Spring, 2003

"Murder on the Cutting Room Floor"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Apr/May/Jun, 2003

"Museum Piece"
Invitiations (Anthology) - Sep, 2004

"My Brother Tom"
The Phone Book - Sep 1, 2001

"My Daddy"
The Writing Parent - May, 2003

"My Dolls all Seem so Sad"
Noir Riot - Nov, 2014

"My Kingdom For a Horse"
Unidenfied Funny Objects (Anthology) - Dec, 2012

"My Soul to Keep"
Millennium SF & F - Nov 15, 2000

"Mystery Review"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Spring, 2007

"Mystery Series"
Mysterical-E - Mar, 2004

"Mystery Writer Brunch"
Big Pulp - Sep, 2009

"Nacht Und Nebel"
10Flash - Oct, 2011

"Nature of Conflict"
Kwickee - May, 2005

"The Necklace"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Neighbor Hood"
Short Attention Span Mysteries (Anthology) - Oct, 2005

"Never Break a Set"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"New Best Friend"
Kisses for Kids - Jun 10, 2002

"New Genes for Old Purposes"
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine - Aug, 2002

"A New Trick"
Dark Dungeon - Apr/May, 2002

"New York Office"
Kwickee - May, 2005

"Nice Man"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (collection) - Feb, 2012

"Nick Knack"
Mysterical-E - Winter, 2010

"Nick St"
Flash Fiction Offensive - Dec, 2011

"The Night He Left"
Powder Burn Flash - Aug, 2012

"Nightmare"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Ninety in the Shade"
Paradox 12 - Mar, 2002

"Ninety Percent of Nothing"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"No Athiests in Foxholes"
Kwickee - May, 2005
2006 Derringer Finalist

"No Deposit, No Return"
Woman's World - Aug 3, 2004

"No Laughing Matter"
Flashing in the Gutters - Dec, 2006

"No Two Ways"
Powder Burn Flash - May, 2010

"No U in Team"
A Twist of Noir - Oct, 2011

"Norwegian Standoff"
Kwickee - May, 2005
Editor's Choice winner

"The No's Have It"
Flashshot - May 26, 2003; Flashshot: Year One (Anthology) - Aug, 2004

"Not Convenient at All"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Not Exactly Cricket"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Not Quilty"
Mystery Time - Autumn/Winter, 2000

"Noted"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Nowhere, Going Somewhere Else"
Tough
 - Aug, 2023

"Nun Finer"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Nursing Miracle"
Chicken Soup: The Joy of Adoption (Anthology) - March 31, 2015

"Nuts"
Boston Literary Magazine - Summer, 2009

"Odds Are Against It"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Of Clocks and Measuring Tapes"
Kisses for Kids - Sep 10, 2002

"Office at Night"
Crime Zine
- Sep, 2006

"Officer Down"
Shred of Evidence - Aug/Sep/Oct, 2004; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010
Tied for first place, 2004 Shred's Readers' Choice Award

"Officer on Scene"
Flashing in the Gutters - Oct, 2006

"Oh, Henry"
Flashshot 2010
(Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Old Friends"
The Phone Book - Mar/Apr/May, 2003

"Old Lady from Perth"
Unspeakable Limericks (Anthology) - Oct, 2003

"Old Man and the Devil"
Fables - Summer, 2004

"Old Man and the Wolf"
Fables - Autumn, 2002

"Old Man Yu and the Mountain"
Fables - Fall, 2000

"Old Tricks do the Trick"
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - Sep/Oct, 2002

"Omniscience is the Color of Despair"
Demolition - Summer, 2006

"On Further Reflection"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"On My Mark"
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - Sep/Oct 1999; Beat to a Pulp - Oct, 2009

"On the Carpet"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"On the Job Training"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"One Earth"
Deadly Ink 2009 Short Story Collection (Anthology) - Sep, 2009

"One for Three"
Judas Ezine - Mar, 2002; Jake Magazine - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2005

"One Head or Two?"
Crimestalker Casebook - Fall 2003

"One if by Land, Two if by Sea"
Jackhammer - Jun 26, 2000

"One in Every Crowd"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Summer, 2007; Jack Hardway's Crime Magazine - May/June, 2015

"One Way Ticket"
Palace of Reason - Aug, 2002

"One-Eyed Jacks"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Jul/Aug/Sep, 2004; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"One's Company"
TheFunniest - Dec, 2001

"One-Sided Conversation"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Opening the Box"
Flashquake - Spring, 2002

"Other Assorted Duties"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Ounce of Prevention"
T-Zero - Apr, 2003

"Out of the Bag"
Fictional Musings - Jul, 2006

"Out of the Park"
Flashshot - Mar 18, 2003; Flashshot: Year One (Anthology) - Aug, 2004

"Over and Out"
Beyond Centauri - Oct, 2007

"Packy Run"
Hardluck Stories - Spring, 2003; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010
2004 Derringer Finalist

"Pajama Party"
Beat to a Pulp - Feb, 2009

"Parade"
Patti Abbott's Drabble Challenge - Jun, 2012

"Paradox Hunter"
Planet Relish - Jan, 2003

"Paralyzed"
Hardluck Stories - Winter, 2006

"Partly Cloudy Pancakes"
Chicken Soup: Boost Your Brain Power (Anthology) - May, 2012

"Past Due"
Crimestalker Casebook - Fall, 2006

"Pasta Night"
Great Mystery and Suspense Magazine - Spr, 2007; Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Pasties"
The Labor Pool (Anthology) - Jun, 2003

"Patent, Latent, and Patient"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Sep, 2007

"Pay the Piper"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Autumn, 2006; Mouth Full of Bullets - Best of Year One - Jul, 2008

"Peace Restored"
Powder Burn Flash - Jan 3, 2010

"Pearl"
Naked Snake Online - Feb, 2004

"People Like Us"
Hardboiled - Mar, 2005

"Perfect Alibis"
Nemeton (Anthology) - Dec, 2000

"Periodic Maintenance"
Beyond Centauri - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2006

"Perversity"
Dreams and Nightmares - May, 2012; 2013 Rhysling Anthology (Anthology) - Jun, 2013
2013 Rhysling Nominee

"Phases of an Unseen Moon"
Between Kisses - Jun/Jul, 2004

"Physician Heal Thyself"
About.com Mysteries - Autumn, 2000

"PI Poetry"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Mar, 2008

"Pi, PI"
Spinetingler Magazine - Summer, 2010

"Picture a World"
The Edge: Tales of Suspense - Jan, 2003; Enter the Realm (Anthology) - Apr, 2004; SDO Ghost - Jul/Aug/Sep, 2004, Jake Magazine - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2005

"Piece of Cake"
SDO Detective - Jul/Aug/Sep, 2004

"Pipe Dreams"
Orchard Press Mysteries - Mar, 2004; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Playing with Fire"
Plots With Guns - Nov/Dec, 2001; Detective Mystery Stories - Jan, 2003

"Please Press One"
Champagne Shivers - Feb, 2004

"Plowed"
Mondays are Murder - May 20, 2013

"Pomeranian Surprise"
MicroHorror - Dec, 2006

"Pop Quiz"
Powder Burn Flash - Sep, 2010

"Porch Light"
Peeks and Valleys - Summer, 2002

"A Pregnant Silence"
PicFic - Jun 1, 2009; On a Narrow Windowsill (Anthology) - Dec, 2010

"Preparing for the Eventuality"
Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes (Anthology) - Aug, 2009

"The Price of Art" ["Taiteen hinta"]
License to Hell [Ajokortti helvettiin] (Anthology) - Oct, 2016 [Finnish]

"The Price of Peace"
Fables - Summer, 2001

"Priced as Marked"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"The Princess and the Corpse"
Devil's Snare Best NE Crime Stories (Anthology) - Oct, 2024

"Pripet Marsh"
Beat to a Pulp: Round One (Anthology) - Oct, 2010

"Problem with Clones"
ELP Library - Jun 4, 2003

"Public Access"
The 5-2 - Jun, 2013

"Punch Drunk"
Thug Works - Aug, 2007

"Punished is Never Past Tense"
Patti Abbott's Flash Fiction Challenge - Feb, 2011

"Purple and Blue"
The Eyes of Texas (Anthology) - Oct, 2019

"Puzzling"
Web Mystery Magazine - Fall, 2005; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Qinggong Ji"
Abbreviated Epics (Anthology) - Nov, 2014

"Queasiness of Blurred Lines"
Scifaikuest - Feb/Mar/Apr, 2004

"Queen Anne's Lace"
Spinetingler Magazine - Spring, 2009

"Quicksand"
Ydgrasil - Sep, 2004

"Quiet Please"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Quilty as Charged"
Flashing in the Gutters - Nov, 2006

"Quitting Time"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Rain Always Falls"
Black Cat Mystery Magazine #14- Oct, 2023

"R2312 Ownership Manual"
ELP Library - Feb-Aug, 2004

"Raising the Bar"
Shots - Jun, 2004, Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Raking it In"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Ransom"
Six Word Story - Feb, 2007

"Rasputitsa"
Against Agamemnon: War Poetry - Jun, 2009

"Ratchet"
All Due Respects (Anthology) - Feb, 2013

"Rather Convenient"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Rattenkrieg"
Spinetingler Magazine - Summer, 2007; Horrors in History (Anthology) - Oct, 2013

"Reboot"
Techno Noir (Anthology) - Jul, 2005

"Recapture"
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine - Oct/Nov, 2002

"Reflections on a Night Sky"
Alternate Realities - Nov/Dec, 2001

"Refused Delivery"
Drexel Online Journal - Nov/Dec, 2001

"Regifted"
Senior News - Feb, 2007

"Reminded"
The 5-2 - Nov 7, 2011

"Repeat After Me"
Popper's Gazette Flash Fiction - Nov, 2002
Winner Flash Fiction Contest, Feb/Mar 2003

"Report Follows"
Aoife's Kiss - Mar/Apr/May, 2006

"Request a Prescription Today"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Requiem for a Planet"
Star*Line - Jul/Aug, 2003

"Research, Your Honor"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Dec, 2007

"Residuals"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Retrieve"
Crime Scene Scotland - Jun/Jul, 2004

"Return to Sender"
Beyond Centauri - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2004

"Returned"
Crimestalker Casebook - Nov, 2011

"Revenge is Not Sweet"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Revolver"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Reward"
Hell Notes - July 14, 2014

"Rigor Mortis"
Thrillers Killers 'n' Chillers - Mar, 2010

"Roadkill"
Retreats from Oblivion - Mar, 2010

"Romance and Recipies"
Crimestalker Casebook - Dec, 2012

"Rookie"
Six Word Story - Mar, 2007

"Rousted"
Plots With Guns - Jan/Feb, 2003; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010
Distinguished mystery story from 2003, The Best American Mystery Stories 2004

"Sams'n"
Gateway SF Magazine - Winter, 2002
Reader's Choice Award, January 2002, Ahmed A. Khan's Index of Online Fiction

"Satan on Your Shoulder"
A Cruel World - Nov/Dec, 2005

"Scary Kind of Love"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Scary Monsters"
A Twist of Noir - Jun, 2009
Sandra Seaman's Top 10 Online Stories, 2009

"School of Hard Knocks"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Science is Magic"
Between Kisses - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2004

"Scorched Earth"
Illumen - Spring/Summer, 2005

"Scrap"
ELP Library - Apr 25, 2003

"Sea Watchers"
Crime Scene Scotland - Nov/Dec, 2005

"Sealed and Delivered"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Searching for Answers"
Mind Mutations (Anthology) - Dec, 2005

"Seasons of Change"
Adventure Stories Online - May, 2004; Emerald Tales - Aug 15, 2009

"Second Helping"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Apr/May/Jun, 2003

"Seeds"
Aoife's Kiss - Mar, 2007

"Self Defense"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Sensing the Fall"
Autumn Noir - Oct, 2021; Black Cat Weekly #54 - Sep 12, 2022

"Serenity"
Flashquake - Fall, 2010

"Serf's Up"
Flashshot - Mar 31, 2003; Flashshot: Year One (Anthology) - Aug, 2004

"Services Rendered"
The Back Alley - Summer, 2007

"Set in Stone"
Thou Shalt Not (Anthology) - Sep, 2006

"Seventh Caller"
LitBits - Apr 9, 2006

"Shades of Gray"
Blood Moon: Best New England Crime Stories 2013 - Nov, 2012

"Sherlocked Room Mystery"
Mystery Time - Spring/Summer, 2002

"Shoo Fly"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Apr/May/Jun, 2004

"Shots Fired"
A Twist of Noir - Aug, 2009

"Sidework"
Crooked - Jul, 2009; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Sifting the Sands of Time"
Between Kisses - Jun/Jul, 2004

"Sightless"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Signal Breakup"
Binnacle: Ultra-Short Edition - Oct, 2007

"Sing, Canary, Sing"
Criminal Class Press - Spring, 2011

"Size Zero"
Crime Factory - Mar, 2010

"Sjrozan"
Six Word Story - Dec, 2006

"Slash ks"
Seasmoke: An Anthology of Crime Fiction (Anthology) - Nov, 2006

"Sleep Soundly"
Portals (Anthology) - Jun, 2003

"Sleeping Duty"
AlienSkin - Jul, 2004

"Sleeping on the Job"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Summer, 2007

"Slippery"
Eastern Standard Crime - Aug 7, 2009

"Small Matter of Conflicts"
Writer's Hood - Apr, 2003

"Smile"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Smiley"
PicFic - Sep 15, 2009; On a Narrow Windowsill (Anthology) - Dec, 2010

"Smoked Out"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Smoking Gun"
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2003; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Snare of the Fowler"
Crimeucopia: It's Just Psycho-Logical (Anthology) - Mar, 2024

"Snared"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Soccer Guy"
Woman's World - Mar 23, 2009

"Sole Source"
Down These Dark Streets
(Anthology) - May, 2003

"Solitaire"
M - May, 2014

"Solitude"
Mysteries of the Ozarks (Anthology) - Jun, 2004

"Some Ice Never Melts"
Story House - Jul 8, 2003

"Somebody Famous"
ThugLit - Oct, 2005

"Something Disagreed With Him"
Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine - Mar/Apr, 2007

"Something Fishy"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Something's Out of Place"
Kisses for Kids - Jun 10, 2002

"Soul Proprietor"
Aoife's Kiss - Dec/Jan/Feb, 2004/2005

"Space"
sidereality - Mar/Apr, 2002

"The Space-Time Paradox"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Spycam"
StoryOne - Apr/May, 2003

"Stagnant"
Still Waters (Anthology) - Nov, 2007

"Star Field"
Between Kisses - Dec, 2006

"Starry Messenger"
Star*Line - Sep/Oct, 2001

"Steakout"
Woman's World - Mar 29, 2005; Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (Collection) - Feb, 2012

"Sticky Situation"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Stolen Goods"
Alternate Realities - Sep/Oct, 2002

"Stranded"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Street Beggar"
Ultimate Hallucination - Summer/Fall, 2003

"Stretch to the Breaking Point"
1000 Delights - Jul, 2001

"Submission"
Six Word Story - Apr, 2007

"Subroutines of Terror"
HWA Newsletter - Oct, 2014

"Sugar and Spice"
Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir, Vol 4 - Dec, 2023

"The Suicide King"
Dark Matter Chronicles - Dec 25, 1999

"Suitable for Framing"
Murderous Intent - Spring, 1998

"Summer of my Human Girl"
DKA Magazine - Aug, 2000

"Summertime, 1943"
Muzzle Flash - Apr, 2007

"Superslime"
A Week of...m'Eeerie Weirdies 2 (Anthology) - Apr, 2008

"Switz Lorgia"
Miscellanea - Apr, 2012

"The Sybil 2000"
Jackhammer - Jul 3, 2000
Performed at Mystery God ConFusion, 2001

"Tail"
Deadfall: Crime Fiction by New England Writers (Anthology) - Nov, 2008

"Take a Chance"
Three-Minute Mysteries 2 (Collection) - Sep, 2011

"Take Two"
Sons of Spade - Jul, 2007

"Taken to the Cleaners"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Takeout"
Small Crimes (Anthology) - Jul, 2004

"Taking Turns"
Sinisteria - Aug, 2004

"Tale of Duplicities"
Flashshot - Jun 30, 2003; Flashshot: Year One (Anthology) - Aug, 2004

"Tare Weight"
ThugLit - Apr, 2010

"Tea for Two, Scones for One"
Dime (Anthology) - May, 2004

"Tell-Tale Trace"
Mystery Time - Autumn/Winter, 1999

"Ten Sides to Every Story"
Suspense Magazine - Jan, 2010

"Tenant at Will"
Pulp Pusher - Aug, 2009; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"Ten-Year Watch"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Testimony"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Autumn, 2006

"Thanks"
Chicken Soup for the Grandma's Soul (Anthology) - Aug, 2005; The Blessing of a Grandmother's Love (Anthology) - Feb, 2006

"Thanks But No Thanks"
Flashshot - Dec 28, 2002, Flashshot: Year One (Anthology) - Aug, 2004

"That's Mom to You"
Thema - Spring, 1999

"The-Phone-Book.com"
The Phone Book - Dec/Jan/Feb, 2003/2004

"There are Many Materials with which to Build Walls"
Beyond Centauri
- Jan/Feb/Mar, 2004

"There Goes the Neighborhood"
Spellbound - Fall, 2001

"There is no We"
Beyond Centauri - Jul/Aug/Sep, 2004

"They Heard the Whole Plan"
Six Word Story - Apr, 2007

"They MIght Be Gods"
Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir Vol. 2 - Dec, 2021

"They Stalk Because They Can"
Jack Hardway's Crime Magazine - Oct, 2014

"Thick-Skinned"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Think Globally, Steal Locally"
Three-Minute Mysteries Bonus Pack (Collection) - Mar, 2015

"Third Time's a Charm"
Amazon Shorts - Nov, 2006

"The Thirteenth Hour"
The Witching Hour (Anthology) - Jan, 2001; Amsterdam Scriptum - Jan/Feb, 2005

"A Thousand Kinds of Fur"
Needle - Spring, 2014

"Three's a Crowd"
Flashing in the Gutters - Aug, 2006

"Thricely"
Chronos (Anthology) - Aug, 2018

"The Time Between"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Time Machine Red-Lines"
Flashshot - Nov 21, 2002; Flashshot: Year One (Anthology) - Aug, 2004

"Time of Change"
Flashshot - Jul 1, 2003; Flashshot: Year One (Anthology) - Aug, 2004

"Time Tells Nothing"
Hadrosaur Tales - Dec, 2004

"Time Travel Expenses"
EOTU - Aug, 2000

"Timeless"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Time's A'Wasting"
Shred of Evidence - Feb/Mar/Apr, 2004

Timing (play)
Gi60 2010, Viaduct Theatre, Dean Clough, Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK Watch on YouTube

"Timing is Everything"
Crimestalker Casebook - Spring, 2005

"Tip Your Head Back"
Spinetingler Magazine - Fall, 2006

"To a Tee"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (collection) - Feb, 2012

"To Hell and Back"
Anotherealm - Apr/May/Jun, 2006

"To the Future Mother of my Children"
Christmas Stocking (Anthology) - Oct, 2010

"Toilet Training"
Hoodz Magazine - Jan/Feb, 2005

"Too Easy by Far"
The 5-2 - Apr 9, 2012

"Too Many Corpses Spoil the Soup"
Alternate Realities - Apr/May, 2000

"Tools of Magic"
T-Zero - Aug, 2003

"Tooth Fairy"
Northern Haunts: 100 Terrifying New England Tales (Anthololgy) - Jan, 2009

"Tooth For a Tooth"
Daily Flashes: 365 Days of Flash Fiction (Anthology) - Oct, 2010

"Tough Guy"
Hardbroiled (Anthology) - Mar, 2003; Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine - Apr/May/Jun, 2003

"Tourist Season"
Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine - Nov/Dec, 2005

"Town Dump"
Rocking Chair Reader: Coming Home (Anthology) - Oct, 2004

"Traditions Reincarnate"
Flashshot - Feb 20, 2003; Flashshot: Year One (Anthology) - Aug, 2004

"Transmission (with Tom Williams)"
Jackhammer - Mar 13-19, 2000

"Transplanted"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Trashed"
All Due Respect - Issue 4

"Trauma"
A Twist of Noir - May, 2010

"Trick Candles"
Wicked Hollow - Oct, 2002; Dark Worlds #2 - Oct, 2008
Honorable Mention, The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror (2002)

"Try, Try Again"
Senior News - Jul, 2006

"Tumbled"
Borderland Noir (Anthology) - Nov, 2015

"Turkey Surprise"
Goremet Cuisine (Anthology) - Jan, 2006

"Turn the Sage"
Malice Domestic Mystery Most Edible (Anthology) - May, 2019

"Tweet H12"
Tweet the Meat - Jun 16, 2009

"Tweet H21"
Microcosms  - Nov 6, 2011

"Tweet L10"
Nanoism - Jul 13, 2009

"Tweet L13"
Microcosms - Nov 6, 2011

"Tweet L14"
Microcosms - Nov 6, 2011

"Tweet L21"
Outshine - Feb 3, 2010

"Tweet L24"
Nanoism - Sep 10, 2010

"Tweet P05"
Form.Reborn - May 25, 2009

"Tweet P06"
Form.Reborn - May 29, 2009

"Tweet P07"
Form.Reborn - May 26, 2009

"Tweet P08"
Form.Reborn - May 27, 2009

"Tweet P09"
Form.Reborn - May 28, 2009

"Tweet P16"
Escarp - May 29, 2009

"Twelve Step Program"
Amazon Shorts - Jun, 2006

"Twelve to a Magazine"
Six Word Stories - Jan 25, 2010

"Twenty Seconds To"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Twinkles"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"Two Clowns"
Delaware Art Museum - Dec, 2006

"Two Masked Men"
Thrillers Killers 'n' Chillers - Jul, 2009

"Two Week's Notice"
True Confessions - Nov, 2005

"Ubiquitous"
Shred of Evidence - Nov, 2007

"Ugly"
Groovy Gumshoes: Private Eyes in the Psychedelic Sixties - Apr, 2022

"Unforgettable"
Quantum Muse - Sep 1, 2001
Third Place, Best of Soft SF 2001

"Unweaving the Rainbow"
Crimestalker Casebook - Spring, 2007; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"An Unwilling Witness"
Shred of Evidence - Feb/Mar/Apr, 2005
Runner up, Shred of Evidence Reader's Choice Award

"Up and Over
10Flash - Oct, 2009

"Up in Smoke"
Three-Minute Mysteries 3 (collection) - Feb, 2012

"Urban Legend"
Flashing in the Gutters - Oct, 2006

"Validation"
Thrilling Detective - Spring, 2005

"Valuable Trophies"
55 Words - Sep, 2006

"Vapors of Time"
Crossings (Anthology) - Jun, 2006

"Verbal Warning"
Beat to a Pulp - Aug 18, 2013

"Vesica Piscis"
BJ Bourg’s Flash Bang Mysteries - Oct, 2015

"Victimless Crime"
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - Feb, 2003

"Victimless Lives"
Drexel Online Journal - Jun, 2001

"Victor"
A Twist of Noir - Jan, 2010

"Victoria Cumberland, Airship Captain"
New Legends: Mercenary, Engineer, Captain (Anthology) - Nov, 2014
Top 10 Finisher, Preditors and Editors Readers Poll 2014

"Vig"
Short Short Short Short Short Short Fiction Comp - Jan, 2007

"Violated"
Powder Burn Flash - Oct 18, 2009

"War of the Roses"
GreenPrints - Summer 2002, Seeds - Jan, 2010

"War Pigs"
Heavy Metal Noir Contest
- Feb, 2007

"We Put the Tele in Telemarketing"
Futures Anthology MagEzine - May, 2005

"Weed in the Garden"
Tokyo Yakuza #1 (Anthology) - Mar, 2015

"Wehrkraftzersetzung"
Best New England Crime Stories 2015: ROGUE WAVE (Anthology) - Nov, 2014
Top 10 Finisher, Preditors and Editors Readers Poll 2014

"Well Hidden"
Astropoetica - Fall, 2003

"Wellenkrieg"
The Bitter End (Anthology) - Nov, 2009

"Well-Heeled"
Three-Minute Mysteries (Collection) - Jun, 2011

"Whacking for Gomez"
Plots With Guns - Jan/Feb, 2004; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"What I know"
Red Thread Magazine - Fall, 2001

"What I've Tasted of Desire"
SDO Fantasy - Jan/Feb/Mar, 2003

"What Would Never Be"
Spinetingler Magazine - Nov 10, 2015

"When the Fat Lady Screams"
Mouth Full of Bullets - Spring, 2007

"When Wish Upon a Start"
Kenney Mencher - Dec, 2010

"Where There's a Will"
Jake Magazine - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2005

"Where You Are"
Spinetingler Magazine - Sep, 2011

"Where's the Beef"
Thrilling Detective
- Summer, 2007; Shot to Death (Collection) - Feb, 2010

"While the Iron is Hot"
Flashshot - Feb 9, 2007

"Whiskey Confession"
American Cowboy - Jul, 2006

"Whisper of Smoke"
The Lineup 2 (Anthology) - May, 2009; The 5-2: Crime Poetry Weekly Vol 1 (Anthology) - Nov, 2012

"White Collar Crime"
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - Sep/Oct, 2004

"White Noise"
Zombonauts (Anthology) - Nov, 2009

"Why Pigs Don't Read"
Senior News - Aug, 2006

"Will Power"
T-Zero - Jun, 2003

"Willing Witness"
Great Mystery and Suspense Magazine - Summer, 2006

"Wishing Tree"
True Romance - Feb, 2010

"With Relish"
Mystery Island Magazine - Dec, 2006; Punk Rock Poetry - Nov 6, 2009

"Without Appeal"
Murder Hole - Jun, 2002

"The Wizard"
Fantasy Folklore & Fairytales - Apr, 2000

"Women, Girls, and Spinsters"
The Five Two - Aug 22, 2022

"Wool Gathering"
Beacon - Jul, 2004

"Word of Mouth"
HandHeldCrime - Feb, 2002; Lit1033.com - Jan, 2009

"Words"
E-Clips - Oct/Nov/Dec, 2005

"Wormwood"
Wyrdworm Wood (Anthology) - Jan, 2004

"Writers Block"
ByLine - Jan, 2002

"Yard Sales Can Be Murder"
MysteryNet - Feb 19, 2001

"Year of the Dragon"
Beat to a Pulp - Oct, 2009

"Yes, Master"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"You can Bank on It"
Mystery Time - Spring/Summer 2002

"You Can't Go Home Again"
Chicken Soup: Empty Nester's Soul (Anthology) - Oct, 2008

"You Mother"
10Flash - Oct, 2010

"Your Results May Vary"
Fantasy Folklore & Fairytales - Oct, 2000

"You're Out"
Flashshot 2010 (Anthology) - Nov, 2010

"You've Sent Mail"
Monarch Mysteries - Aug 15, 2003

"Zaubererkrieg"
Modern Magic: Dark Tales of Fantasy - Apr, 2006

"Zipped"
Windchill: Crime Fiction by New England Writers (Anthology) - Nov, 2005
2006 Derringer winner

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