I needed a treat, so I registered for this. Hoping to see some short crime fiction and DC area buddies. Also hoping Art Taylor's session on novel-in-stories helps me fix my current WIP mess. www.eastcoastcrime.com

What is all this new grey hair caused by: A) teenagers B) law school C) the fall of democracy, the destruction of the constitution, and the obliteration of human rights.

Thrilled that On Fire and Under Water is a Finalist for the Best Anthology Derringer Award!Congrats to the other five well-deserving finalists also! This is an honor and I’m so happy for everyone at @rhppress.bsky.social and our 15 contributors for making this anthology such a great success.

This newsletter is all about the story of our times, and how to write it: buttondown.com/eaymar/archi...

Quick trip to Louisville to celebrate BAMS. Loved hanging with James Markert, @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social @robdsmith.bsky.social @laurelhightower.bsky.social and J Todd Scott Huge thanks to everyone involved, and to the guy who said I should do stand up, I rode that high all the way home.

I can always find a bookstore. Thank you Louisville for this excellent 'stay inside and read' weather.

First day, second semester, you know what this means? (I gotta actually do the thing, cause the textbooks are not returnable if unwrapped.)

Against the perfect blue sky backdrop, here is a stunning collection looking directly at the climate crisis. The collection @rhppress.bsky.social features incredible writers with the always amazing @meaganlucas.bsky.social with a heartbreaking story to close. Read and support indie lit!

Real, real tired of seeing events and panels with only white male authors. Especially only cis-het, 40+, white, male authors. Unless the topic is specific to being white, male, and old? Let's mix it up.

My first baby turns 15 today. So proud, Brodie is smart and kind and going to make the world a better place.

First semester grades came out yesterday. They are kind of a big deal in law school, stakes higher than any other grad program I've been in. I decided to deal with the weight of that by giving myself bangs on Monday. The good news, I did better than I expected. Less good, now I have bangs.

Books of 2026: 1 How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Totally not my usual thing, this dystopian sci-fi isn't character or even plot driven, but it is compelling and breaks so many storytelling molds that I feel like my own work can't help but be changed in the wake of reading this.

It’s so cool to start off the new year with a short story published in @reckonreview.bsky.social , one of my favorite short stories magazines! Thanks to everyone at RR for the opportunity to publish in your pages! reckonreview.com/were-in-an-emergency-fiction-by-e-a-aymar/

Shew. Sure needed this today. All my love, Jamey. Thank you. 🍪

This year I've mostly been working on a novel that seems particularly painful to birth. (Also law school...) I'm very grateful to these publishers & editors who believed in me and helped share my work, it is not lost on me that these 3 stories are perhaps my most vulnerable and personal work yet.

The real (non-holiday vacation) world is arriving at my door today.

NEXT YEAR FROM RHP PRESS; "A Woman's Guide to True Crime," a searing story collection from the amazing @marythor.bsky.social. You don't want to miss this one.

Trying to get there for the 15 amazing contributors of this hell of an anthology. If you could help, that would be dope of you.

My sweet babies are getting so grown up. And are so much fun.

Does the world end in fire or in flood?15 of the best crime fiction writers today know how it does, including @marythor.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

I've decided it's a compliment when old white men tell me they don't understand my work. (Pics from this weekend cause I wasn't wearing leggings for once.)

Some of my fave shots from the Noir at the Bar at Yonder last night.

I wanna see you.

We are excited to share our nominees for Best Microfiction 2026: Margo Griffin & Amanda Ashworth! Best of luck & big hugs to these brilliant writers. See reckonreview.com/award-nomina... for links to their stories.

Thankful.

Loved this story from @meaganlucas.bsky.social in the latest BAMS 🔥

AVAILABLE NOW: Will the world end in fire or flood? 15 of the best crime fiction writers have some ideas, including @meaganlucas.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Listen to @meaganlucas.bsky.social and get your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7

Hey Southern GA and SC folks. Come hang out with me, Peter Farris, Brian Panowich, Jon Lindstrom, Samantha Jayne Allen, Chris Swann and more.

AVAILABLE NOW from @rhppress.bsky.social: Read what @meaganlucas.bsky.social says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss picking up this collection. Order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7

AVAILABLE NOW from @rhppress.bsky.social: Read what @meaganlucas.bsky.social says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss picking up this collection. Order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7

AVAILABLE NOW from @rhppress.bsky.social: Read what @meaganlucas.bsky.social says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss picking up this collection. Order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7

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AVAILABLE NOW: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @meaganlucas.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

Are you local to Augusta, GA? Or fancy a pre-holiday road trip?

To be chosen by Steph Cha and Don Winslow and to be among some of my favourite people and writers is an overwhelming honor. Huge thanks to Starlite Pulp for its first home. Please get yourself a copy, if not for my dirty little spite story, than for one of the other 19 amazing ones.

AVAILABLE NOW: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @kmwriter01.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

The latest Best American Mystery and Suspense edited by @stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social is officially out today. Cold Caller Magazine has done interviews with several writers from the issue and here's mine. open.substack.com/pub/coldcall...

Once more, with feeling. Available wherever books are sold. @arttaylorwriter.bsky.social @twistphelan.bsky.social @erikakrouse.bsky.social @annaptaker.bsky.social @tomandes.bsky.social @meaganlucas.bsky.social @stefanieleder.bsky.social @robdsmith.bsky.social @jfreimor.bsky.social 1/2

Admittedly, *Spooky Girl* books are always my favourite, but especially in October.

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AVAILABLE NOW: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @wunderkind100.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

AVAILABLE NOW: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @rjbrash.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

AVAILABLE NOW: Some say the world will end in fire or flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today, including @edbarnfield.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

This is virtual now. You can come in your jammies and BYOB! www.crowdcast.io/c/archersull...

The end of midterms means a little breathing room. I'm over on the stack tonight: open.substack.com/pub/meaganlu...

AVAILABLE NOW from @rhppress.bsky.social: Read what @meaganlucas.bsky.social says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss picking up this collection. Order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7

Great insights from: @ce-mckenna.bsky.social, @marythor.bsky.social, @pujaguha.bsky.social, @kendallbrunson.bsky.social, @meaganlucas.bsky.social, Priscilla Paton, @richienarvaez.bsky.social, @edbarnfield.bsky.social and @cwblackwell.bsky.social.

This anthology has a ToC with some of the absolute best authors today. And Meagan is at the top of the top.