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SF Johnston's plots are fresh and tight and surprising -- like O Henry's. His characters are keenly observed, revealing themselves through their speech patterns and through what they don't say. And the stories that aren't sad are flat-out funny. SF Johnston gives you what you want in a short story: a well-crafted read that you can return to and appreciate again and again. Rosalie Stafford, Web Mystery Magazine
"Quality runs throughout the book...Mr. Sparks" by S. F. Johnston...kept me guessing until the last few pages of the story." Lulu.com reviewer, about Mr. Sparks
"Jimmy Crick is THE best flash fiction story I have ever read -- anywhere...a powerful piece...the characterization was so deep I couldn't see the bottom." Clarity of Night reviewers, about the prize-winning short story Jimmy Crick.
Recent news
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
"Cookies", a short story I wrote together with Molly MacRae, will soon be appearing in Alfred Hitchock's Mystery Magazine. Aside from being a wonderful person, Molly is also the author of many short stories as well as the excellent novel Wilder Rumors, which I strongly urge you to get. It's awesome.
Serialized Stories
BJ Bourg's Mouth Full of Bullets has made a big splash in the mystery/crime fiction world, and I'm proud to let you know that it is currently serializing FISH (originally published in Web Mystery Magazine) and Mr. Sparks (originally published in the print anthology Doses of Death). Click here to read FISH. Click here to read Mr. Sparks.
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