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MY SHORT STORIES
by Elena
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Short Stories
LIEUTENANT MILLS STORIES
(Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, historical mysteries)
"True
To His Country"
A German music master
drops dead after a hot rum toddy at Berry's Tavern.
Publication: Death Knell III anthology, Oct 98
"Ginseng
Tea"
A young free black girl,
hunting up herbs by the burned out forge, finds herself accused of treason.
Winner of the National Council for
Literature's 1996 Fiction Award.
Publication: Potpourri Magazine,
summer 97
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KAY & KAREN BISHOP MYSTERY STORIES
(twin psychologists)
"Up
On The Housetop"
On Christmas Eve, the
Bishops find evidence of Santa on their roof.
Publication: Murderous
Intent Magazine, fall 97
"Rapid-Eye
Murder"
A sleepwalker livens up a
week of dream research as her subconscious tries to warn her--of what?
Publication: Murderous Intent, winter 97
"Kill,
With Personality"
The wealthiest--and most
eligible--man in the county summons Karen to find out who has it in for him.
Publication: Murderous
Intent, spring 96
"Ring
of Truth"
The sisters suspect a
neighbor of domestic violence, but what does that have to do with the ring
Karen finds in her
vegetable garden or the bunny that's eating the lettuce?
Publication: Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine,
mid-December 95
"Mirror,
Mirror"
A man sees premonitions
of serial murders but no one believes him, until Kay is sure that Karen's the
next victim.
Publication: Death Knell
anthology, October 94
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MAYHEM IN CORPORATE AMERICA STORIES
"Job
Interview" **** Read this one now ****
The boss is blown off his
Harley during rush hour. Second place in the 1995 Sudden Death Contest.
Publication: Murderous Intent, fall 96
"Shades
of Intolerance"
The night security guard
checks out a rash of hate mail aimed at a black accountant.
Publication: Red Herring Mystery Magazine,
spring 96
"Rocky
Road to Murder"
Surviving in the workplace means
taking charge.
One of 14 finalists in MWA's Short Story Contest.
Publication: Murderous Intent,
fall 95
"The
Ultimate Layoff"
The boss dies just as
he's about to downsize his staff.
Publication: Murderous Intent,
summer 95
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OTHER
SHORT STORIES
"Favorite
Haunt"
A poltergeist haunts an
apartment bathroom.
Publication: Murderous Intent,
spring 99
"Swan
Song"
The only clue to the
murder of a famous soprano is her last encore.
Publication: Red Herring,
summer 97
"Cliff-Hanger"
After hiking the Cohab
Canyon trail in Capitol Reef National Park, the author decided this cliff was the
perfect place to push
someone to his/her death. Like her protagonist, she was hiking with her brother
at the time.
Publication: Murderous Intent,
summer 97;
Hayakawa Mystery Magazine (Japan),
June 99
"Who
Ate Billy Penn?"
A tale of chocolate and
building tall in the City of Brotherly Love.
Publication: Death Knell II
anthology, October 96
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