Best American Mystery & Suspense 2022: “A Career Spent Disappointing People” Best American Essays 2013: “When They Let Them Bleed” Palm Springs Noir: “A Career Spent Disappointing People” Las Vegas Noir: “Mitzvah”

Off The Page: Essays on Craft When I Was A Loser: “The B-List Rings Twice” Brief Encounters: “Joltin Joe Has Left and Gone Away” Don’t You Forget About Me: “That’s Not a Name, That’s A Major Appliance”

The Darkling Halls of Ivy: “Goon #4” Witnesses for the Dead: “This Night In Question” The Usual Santas: “Blue Memories Start Calling” Playing Games: “Paladin”

December Tales: “Last Night at the Dairy Bar” The Silver Waves of Summer: “Summer of ’86” Tied In: “Burned”