In the detective stakes am moving on from The Widow Had a Gun (50) - which I admit I bought for the cover, though it wasn't a bad read - to Say Goodbye When I'm Gone (2020) by Stephen J Golds.

I have a 505 word short story up at Discretionary Love. The link is here: www.discretionarylove.com/the-permit/ Hope my Bluesky Writer Pals are getting stuff in print or virtual print.

The Permit, Discretionary Love

Elizabeth was just the tiniest bit bored when Brandon Lewis came in through the French Windows, shook off his companion, and made a bee-line towards her...

discretionarylove.com

Well, another short story has gotten out of control and is reaching for the stars. The working title is: The Year of the (pain-in-the) Ass. Prophetic? I'm now up to Notebook 8 and 28,000 words. I gotta make a late New Year's Resolution about these short stories, let me tell ya!

In the detective stakes, just started reading this novel from 1951. The 13th book in a series about photographer Kent Murdock. The prose might be a bit, well, prosaic, but I just love the cover to bits!

Snapped yesterday, out at a harbour café in town, multi-tasking. Yes, me, multi-tasking, a rare sight so enjoy it while you can. I'm both reading a best-seller (another rare sight) AND sending a coded message to my better half: You make a difference.

I have a short story up at Café Lit today. The story is called The Fellowship. Negroni is the drink to go with it (writers are supposed to pick a drink to go with the story). This link should take you directly to the story. www.cafelitmagazine.uk/2026/04/the-...

Acceptance from Café Lit this morning. Now is a good time to send to them as they don't get too many subs during the holidays and the way they work is that they pick a story a day from those sent to them that day (providing it is up to scratch) and schedule it for publication.

Punk Noir concludes series "Find What You Love and Let It Kill You," featuring fortunate(?) souls facing the void, committed to their love of choice. Authors include @anthonykaneevans.bsky.social, @epiphanyferrell.bsky.social, and yours truly. Enjoy!! punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/punk-noir-ma...

Punk Noir Press

The Only Crime Is Getting Caught

punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com

I have a micro-fiction, The Snap Decision (about 300 words), in the latest issue of Punk Noir Magazine. You need to scroll a bit to get to mine, though I'm sure all the stories are worth reading. I hope to read the mag over the week-end. punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/punk-noir-ma...

Punk Noir Press

The Only Crime Is Getting Caught

punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com

Pipsi - one half of the book club we got going in the house - is enjoying the spring sunshine so much that he is neglecting our reading, even though two books we got on the go (Evelyn Waugh's Scoop and Carlotta Dale's The Parrots Come Again) both have bird-life in them.

Just unsubscribed from about 7 lit mags today. Nothing personal, just that my inbox has reached the tipping point (I believe the Yanks have diagnosed this condition as inbox overwhelm). It's like every time we writers send off a story, we sign up for emails from the mag, naturally enough.

For my English writer friends, or friends who are resident in England, remember, the BBC Short Story Award is open now but closes soon. Free Entry. Big prizes! Last time I entered (some years back), I was long-listed. Though, that story simply cannot find a publisher!

Reading some funny old Romance comics from 59-63. Written and drawn by Ogden Whitney. They are the last thing I read at night, after a spot of Zen.

Yes, it is all happening in Denmark. Well, I've done my editing work for the day, so now it is off to my writing café where I hope to write the end scene for a short story that spiraled out of control (when do they not!). I'll be off the social media, thank goodness!

The weather forecast is for snow drifts. I'm gonna get myself well-upholstered and get out there and head for my writing café. Yes, life is pain, but if I can make it to the café it is also pain au chocolat.

Some much-needed sunshine down at the old writing café today. Managed to plot my way to a quicker ending of the missing persons story I'm currently engaged in. Hope my Bluesky writer pals are getting the words down.

Been watching Excorcismo/Excorcism (Sp. 75. Juan Bosch). Quite entertaining mix of giallo and Excorcist rip-off with Paul Naschy as the priest. Set in an unconvincing England. Even the road sign to Brighton looks well dodgy. Recommended for those of you who like this kind of thing.

It was a pretty long walk today down by the frozen lakes to a café I write in once a month! Boy, did I deserve my cup of coffee even before I'd written a single word. Hope my writer pals got some words down today.

Just got back from the opening film in the Silent Film Festival playing in town at the Cinematek. A restoration of Song/Show Life/Dirty Money (GB-G. 28. Richard Eichberg). Introduction by three people, inc. the restorer himself.

Looking back on last year, the high point of my writing was getting a novelette out. The Cripple Club (Alien Buddha Press). I hope to build on that this year. Hope my Bluesky writer pals have a good year of it.

2nd film of the New Year is from 65:

First film of the New Year is by Werner Herzog (WG. 70):

Quick shot of me LITERALLY coming into the New Year yesterday (ignore the date, the camera has a life of its own). Hope all my Bluesky pals made it. Good to see so many posts about literature (and film) in my feed today. Seems like all I got last year was politics here on Bluesky.

Happy New Year to all my Bsky Writer pals, pals in the other Arts, and the odd non-arty-farty type of pal who snuck in from left field.

... is re-watching a favourite giallo, The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (It-Sp. 71. Sergio Martino).

My friends after they've got their book royalties.

Anthony Kane Evans@anthonykaneevans.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Christopher Walken in New Rose Hotel (98).

Well, November finally came down hard on my writing café. You can just make out a cyclist whizzing by if you look carefully. Maybe I should get off the crime and write a ghost story!

Lucky enough to have a short story in this anthology which has its official book release today. Copies available directly from the publisher.

Acid Bath Publishing@acidbathpublishing.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Get in the mood for the NIGHT TERRORS #BookLaunch this weekend with #music curated by the #anthology #editor James Rance 🎧🕺🔉 Party with us this Friday 21st November at The Artful Dodger #York 19:30 until late! 🥂🪩 #Author readings start from 2:00 ⏱️🎤 open.spotify.com/playlist/2j6...

Can't decide whether to watch the local election results on TV or the Denmark v Scotland world-cup qualifier. Then again, I've also got a Bruce Lee movie lined up. What would YOU go for?

Been re-watching The Shooting (US. 66. Monte Hellman). This one stars Jack Nicholson as a bounty hunter. He plays the role quite well. However, the film properly belongs to Warren Oates who is hired to track a man down, and Millie Perkins as the woman who is doing the hiring .