Tag Archives: short stories

After Rivalry, Sometimes Surprise

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

John Clark taking a break from trying to stay ahead of the garden goodies. Everyone knows about sibling rivalry, but what about sibling synergy? If it hadn’t been for multiple nudges by my mother and my sister Kate, I would … Continue reading →

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Crime Writers in Shorts

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

Ha! We know you were hoping for pictures of our knobby knees, but they are mostly hidden beneath our desks. This post is really about short story collections, either compilations of our own work or collections in which we have … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: August 12-13, 2017

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

Next week at Maine Crime Writers, there will be posts by John Clark (Monday), Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Tuesday), Kate Flora (Wednesday), Maureen Milliken (Thursday), and on Friday there will be a special group post about our short stories in collections and … Continue reading →

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“Recital”

Posted on May 12, 2017 by

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, with a story out of the past—literally. Earlier this month, I received a letter from an old high school friend. She enclosed a short story for children that I wrote in the late 1980s. She … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: April 15-16, 2017

Posted on April 15, 2017 by

Next week at Maine Crime Writers, there will be posts by Susan Vaughan (Monday) John Clarke (Tuesday), Dorothy Cannell (Wednesday), Vaughn Hardacker (Thursday), and a guest post from Robin MacCready (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of … Continue reading →

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Going with strength

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

John Clark with an admission or two. Unlike sister Kate, I didn’t grow up to be a writer. True, I had a vivid and dangerous imagination, but wanted to be a baseball player and later just wanted to survive. Writing … Continue reading →

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Short Story News

Posted on August 2, 2016 by

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, mostly Kathy, to talk about short stories. Like many writers, I tried my hand at the shorter form of fiction first. Other than a couple of sales of stories for ages 8-12, I was a … Continue reading →

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