Words and Music on Shanks on Crime

The wonderful Don Coffin just finished reading my collection of short stories, Shanks on Crime.  I'm happy to say he likes it, and he writes about it at his blog Words and Music.

Train Tracks and Catherine Dilts

Catherine Dilts is one of the few people who regularly review mystery short stories.  Today she picked four highlights out of the current AHMM.  One, I am happy to say, is "Train Tracks."

The Song Behind Train Tracks

Today at SleuthSayers I explain how Utah Phillips indirectly led me to writing "Train Tracks."

The story behind Train Tracks

Today at Trace Evidence I explain the true story of the Orphan Train, which inspired my tale "Train Tracks," in the latest AHMM.

Train Tracks at the University

Well, that's nice.  Western Washington University acknowledged my new story in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.