This essay originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times, November 27, 2021 My Hanukkah menorah is broken. My wife tells me there’s a piece missing, a branch that is [...]

Have you picked up your copy of EIGHT VERY BAD NIGHTS yet? It's okay, you could be waiting to get it in your stocking or under the Hanukkah tree or [...]

As I'm updating a few things here, I thought I'd roll out a little something special from a mere 22 years ago:  Andrew McCarthy reads "Simplify" at WordTheatre. Listen here. [...]

Coming this fall, a very special anthology perfect for the holidays: Eight Very Bad Nights -- 11 crime stories by some of the masters of the genre and some up-and-coming [...]

It's been ten years since my wife stumbled on a crime scene just beyond our backyard. I wrote about it for The Rumpus back then, but I thought I'd add [...]

As we end the year, a special gift for devoted readers: a free copy of the short story "Paladin" which first appeared in the amazing anthology Playing Games. If you're [...]