“Crime Wave” (CrimeSpree Magazine) takes an ironic look at the idea of crime being in the eye of the beholder.

“Floored” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine) is set in the natural gas pit of the New York Mercantile Exchange, and follows a female broker's introduction to the realities of the male-dominated trading floor, where morality and economics collide. The story looks at the choice faced by every trader: Where to draw the line?

“Strange Bedfellows” (POLITICS NOIR anthology) is an ironic/darkly funny tale in which every character’s actions circle back so s/he gets what s/he deserves. (“A wise and funny story.” – Dick Adler, former Chicago Tribune crime fiction reviewer)

“The Peahen” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine) is a homage to Pete Dexter. Written in Dexter’s understated, linear style—much happens that isn’t on the page—the story looks at the tension that arises from the influx of things foreign on formerly all-American endeavors.

“A Stab in the Heart” (Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine) A holocaust survivor’s fatal plunge down a New York tenement stairway evokes a detective’s memories of his brutal African past, and forces him to choose between vengeance and justice.

“Talk to Me” (ACWL AMERICA PAST, AMERICA PRESENT anthology) tells the tale of an antiques dealer who wakes up with a bump on the head, a serious case of amnesia, and a gallery full of furniture that talks to him—about murder.

“Time Will Tell” (MWA PRESENTS THE PROSECUTION RESTS anthology) explores a certain kind of relationship.

“For the Good of the Game” (Red Herring Mystery Magazine; The Mystery Review) An athlete takes team loyalty to the extreme.

“Twist Phelan on Bootlegger’s Daughter by Margaret Maron” (MYSTERY MUSES: 100 CLASSICS THAT INSPIRE TODAY’S MYSTERY WRITERS) An essay on one of the mystery novels that influenced Twist as a writer.