Month: December 2016

“Merry Xmas from Orchard Beach” up at Spinetingler

My story “Merry Xmas from Orchard Beach” is now up at Spinetingler magazine. Many thanks to Jack Getze and Sandra Ruttan for publishing it. I’ve always wanted to write a story set in the Bronx Riviera. I went there several times as a kid, the memory of it being very distinct from my memory of Coney Island. When I went back as an adult, I was struck by the sense

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All about Setting: Library Panel, December 12

Next Monday, December 12, starting at 6:15 p.m., at the Seward Park Branch Library 192 East Broadway, I’ll be discussing setting and location in mystery stories with authors C.E. Lawrence, Laura Joh Rowland, and Triss Stein. We’ll read from our works and then answer any reasonable questions. For more details, click here.