Category Archives: Short Stories

Road Trip

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I’m very pleased that my story, “Road Trip,” is in this month’s Mystery Magazine. In “Road Trip,” Cass is driving like a madwoman from Whitehorse to Calgary to be with her daughter who is in labour. Along the way, she comes across a young woman running from her abusive boyfriend. “Road Trip” is based on a true story. Well, partly.

This month’s magazine features cover art by Robin Grenville Evans and stories by: Kelsey Hutton, Jackie Sherbow, George Guthridge, Melodie Desmond, Mark Thielman, Hunter Liguore, Edward Lodi, and John H. Dromey. I look forward to reading them all!

Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence

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Holy cow. I’m a finalist for the 2021 Canadian Crime Writers Awards of Excellence in the short story category:

Best Crime Short Story sponsored by Mystery Weekly with a $300 prize

• Marcelle Dubé, Cold Wave, Sisters in Crime – Canada West

• Twist Phelan, Used to Be, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

• Zandra Renwick, Killer Biznez, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

• Sylvia Maultash Warsh, Days Without Name, Carrick Publishing

• Sarah Weinman, Limited Liability, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine

I am in excellent company. The best part? The nomination is for Cold Wave, a story that appeared in the Sisters in Crime Canada West inaugural anthology, Crime Wave. My sister in crime, Winona Kent, is nominated in the novella category, for her Salty Dog Blues, which also appeared in Crime Wave.

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You can find the complete list here: https://www.crimewriterscanada.com/awards/annual-awards/current-contest/shortlists

The winners in each category will be announced on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Wish me luck!

My first podcast!

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The wonderful Joanna Vander Vlugt, host of the From the Dressing Room podcast, is featuring the authors of the Sisters in Crime Canada West Crime Wave anthology, which includes my own “Cold Wave.” It was my very first podcast and it was a lot of fun to meet the other authors in the anthology: K.L. Abrahamson, J.E. Barnard, Alice Bienia, Debra Henry, Winona Kent, Charlotte Morganti and Merrilee Robson.

Pop in and listen, if you have a moment.

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Christmas readings

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I love Christmas, even this year. I love it so much that I’ve actually written a few romantic Christmas short stories over the years. If you’re in the mood for some light (mostly light) reading, here are some short stories that might warm your heart.

A Yukon Christmas

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Christmas Magic

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McKell’s Christmas (A short Mendenhall mystery)

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Running Away from Christmas

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Trepalli’s Christmas (A short Mendenhall mystery)

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The Cold Time

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Issue #114 of On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic is out and it contains one of my stories! The Cold Time is about the People, who live in the Arctic Ocean and who are being driven to dangerous depths to escape new predators. I just received my copies and am happily making my way through the issue. I particularly love the cover, by Nikolina Petolas. Too cool.