Letter from the editor: Sandra Ruttan
It’s almost summer, and that means shorts. This issue of Spinetingler has more shorts than even the average woman needs to survive the heat.
Most of these stories have been out there before, courtesy of Tribe’s FLASHING IN THE GUTTERS. Readers will probably remember the Hump The Stump stories that inspired the cover for this issue, as well as the offerings from Patti Abbott, Amra Pajalic and Stephen D. Rogers. There are also new, original stories from Allan Guthrie, Steve Mosby, Tony Black, Brian Lindenmuth, Grant McKenzie, John McFetridge and more. Jam packed with goodies, this issue serves as a tribute to Tribe, whose contribution to the mystery community couldn’t be measured. No one, single site has been able to match what he did for short fiction, and we raise a glass of (appropriately) shrimp cocktail to him and thank him for all he did.
This issue also marks Spinetingler’s move to Mystery Bookspot, and I can’t think of a better issue to showcase the depth of talent the MBS team brings to this ezine. My thanks to Brian, for bringing me to the MBS team, to Damon for so readily adopting Spinetingler and financing it, and to Mark for the tremendous job with the layout of the new website and the design of this issue.
I hope you enjoy this collection of sometimes twisted, sometimes heart-wrenching but always entertaining short stories and flash fiction. It’s unlike anything else we’ve done before, which I hope proves there’s room for growth from even well-established ezines like this one.
Happy reading,
Sandra Ruttan
Editor
