short stories

Crime Bake 2021

Exciting times! Last weekend I attended (in person – first time in two years!) the New England Crime Bake conference for writers and readers in Boston, Massachusetts. I was proud to be chosen as one of three Honorable Mentions for the 2021 Al Blanchard Short Crime Fiction contest. The winner was Joseph S. Walker, and…Read more Crime Bake 2021

Some revenge is good piping hot.

I've been a bit too busy to try the Friday Fictioneers prompt lately. But as I wrote a comment (a rather long one -- 50 words) on Dale's story, I realized maybe I could expand it to make a story of my own. So here it is: PHOTO PROMPT © Todd Foltz Catherine peeled an…Read more Some revenge is good piping hot.

Lost Letter

I'm wondering if I could make this a longer story for Memorial Day. Again, thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for her thought-provoking prompts. I always think "no way" and always come away thinking, "Son of a gun!" So here's the latest 100 word story: Copyright Sandra Crook They wandered around the memorial, searching out the bricks…Read more Lost Letter