Kaye George
Mysteries with a Twist
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Purchase anthologies and magazines
2025
9/2/2025
AFTER DARK​
from Rowan Prose Publishing
"The Bathroom"
https://books2read.com/u/4j7aW2
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2024
9/17/24
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY:FINAL MOVE (Mysteries to Die for)
Editor TG Wolff
"In a Pickle"
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SMOKING GUNS anthology from Smoking Guns Sisters in Crime Chapter and friends. 8/9/24
"Fences, Neighbors, and a Gun"
"Johnny and Hyde"
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DARK OF THE DAY: Eclipse stories of April 2024 event
April 1, 2024
"Monday in the Park"
All purchase links here:
https://downandoutbooks.com/bookstore/george-dark-day/​
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2022
​​BLACK CAT WEEKLY #58
"Discovery"
October 9
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HAPPINESS IS LISTENING TO YOUR DOG SNORE, edited by Sandra Murphy benefiting the SPCA
Includes quote by me
2021​
BOULD AWARDS ANTHOLOGY 2021, edited by Jake Devlin, contains three reprint stories on mine, "The Takeover"
"Driving out of Dumas" and "The Fall"
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2020
STORIES THROUGH THE AGES; BABY BOOMERS PLUS 2020
edited by Henry and Dan Peavler
"Fin's Fatal Flop"
(My third Fin story)
October 3, 2020
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DEATH IN THE DROWNED LANDS edited by Katherine Tomlinson
"Going Home"
Proceeds to earth-friendly charities
April 16, 2020
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MID-CENTURY MURDER edited by Andrew MacRae
"Life and Death on the Road"
from Darkhouse Books, February 10, 2020
Amazon (paperback & Kindle)
Barnes & Noble (paperback)
Books A Million (paperback)
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2019
BOULD Anthology 2019 "Meeting on the Funicular"
from BOULD Awards November 16, 2019
Paperback, Kindle, Nook
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A MURDER OF CROWS edited by Sandra Murphy
"Grist for the Mill"
from Darkhouse Books, October 9, 2019
Nominated for Agatha Award for Best Short Story of 2019; Derringer Finalist for Short Story, 2019
Amazon (paperback & Kindle)
Barnes & Noble (paperback & Nook)
Books A Million (paperback)
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BLACK CAT THRILLOGY #11
Contains 3 Imogene Duckworthy stories, "Immy Goes to the Dogs" "Snatched Potatoes" and "As the Screw Turns"
from Wildside Press February 6, 2019
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BOULD Anthology (Bizarre, Outrageous, Unfettered, Limitless, Daring Short Stories) "Dream Girl" Second Place winner
from BOULD Awards January 31, 2019
Paperback, Kindle, Nook
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2018
ONCE UPON A FACT "Ella and the Ball"
from Wildside Press May 25 2018, edited by Katherine Tomlinson
Wildside all e-formats Wildside paperback
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2017
LONE STAR LAWLESS "The Widow Black"
from Wildside Press November 2017
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Debut issue of Black Cat Mystery Magazine "Flight to the Flirty Flamingo"
by Wildside Press August 2017
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DAY OF THE DARK: Stories of Eclipse "The Darkest Hour"
by Wildside Press July 2017
Edited by Kaye George
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2016
WE'VE BEEN TRUMPED "Ivanya Figures It Out"
by Darkhouse Books September 2016
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COOKED TO DEATH "Murder with Crow"
by Nodin Press July 2016
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2015
MEMPHIS NOIR "Heartbreak at Graceland"
by Akashic Nov 2015
MURDER ON WHEELS "Wheels on the Bus"
and "Have a Nice Trip"
by Wildside Press, edited by Ramona DeFelice Long, Apr 2015
Silver Falchion Winner at Killer Nashville 2016
2013
THE UNTREED DETECTIVES "Immy Goes to the Dogs"
by Untreed Reads, edited by J. Alan Hartman, Dec 2013
2012
NIGHTFALLS "The Last Wave"
edited by Katherine Tomlinson, Nov 2012
HE HAD IT COMING "My Husband"
by Glair Press, Aug 2012
2011
GRIMM TALES "Henry, Gina, and the Gingerbread House"
by Untreed Reads, edited by John Kenyon, Dec 2011
ALL THINGS DARK AND DASTARDLY "Color Me Baby Blue"
"You Can Do the Math" "Balls" "West Texas Waitin'"
by Dragonfire Press edited by Ramona DeFelice Long, Oct 2011
FISH TALES: THE GUPPY ANTHOLOGY (#1) "The Truck Contest"
Wildside Press, edited by Ramona DeFelice Long, Mar 2011
FISH NETS: THE SECOND GUPY ANTHOLOGY Introduction by Kaye George
Wildside Press, edited by Ramona DeFelice Long, Apr 2013
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Read and Purchase Kaye George short stories
(if no link, it's out of print)
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2024
9/17
"The Lady and the Diner"
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1/31
"One Woman's Trash"
reprint
Texas Gardener's Seeds Magazine
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2023
8/5
"Wait a Minute"
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Tales in the Shadows
2nd mystery collection
UNAVAILABLE TEMPORARILY
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2018
Fall READ
"The Bible Belt Buckle Killer" in Suspense Magazine
page 11
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2016
June READ
"Streete Crossing" in Mysterical-E
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April READ
"Meeting on the Funicular" in Flash Bang
READ
"Little Lord Fonzelroy" at Akashic Terrible Twosdays
January READ
"Rescue, 2005" first time in print at Kings River Life (first published in Sniplits)
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"This Isn't the Way" in Flash Bang
2015
July READ
"Rattled" in Mysterical-E
2014
June READ
"Snatched Potatoes" A story from Imogene Duckworthy's childhood
Father's Day in Kings River Life Magazine
"Elk Island" READ
Jack Hardway's Crime Magazine, Nov-Dec (1st issue) Magazine has been taken down. Click here to read.
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2013
August PURCHASE
"A Fine Kettle of Fish"
2012
Spring/Summer READ
"As the Screw Turns", 1st Imogene Duckworthy short story.
June READ
"The Takeover" a story about my late, lamented Roomba
2011
June READ
"Driving out of Dumas", crime flash piece in Apollo's Lyre, now taken down. Click here to read.
March PURCHASE
"The Bavarian Krisp Caper"
2010
October PURCHASE
A PATCHWORK OF STORIES
my collected stories, includes those below
2010
January
Published at Powder Burn Flash
"New TV"
Part of a tongue-in-cheek Walmart project
2009
January
"Handbaskets, Drawers, and a Killer Cold"
Published in Crooked, 1st issue
Agatha Nominee for Best Short Story of 2009
2008
Summer READ
"Retransformation"
1st place in the Muse contest, themed Murder and Mayhem at a Writer's Conference
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2007
Spring READ
"Levittown Louie"
2007
December
"Devil's Night" reprint
Mouth Full of Bullets
September
"Flash" reprint
Mouth Full of Bullets
June
"Fat Guru" reprint
Mouth Full of Bullets
March
"The Fall" reprint
Mouth Full of Bullets
2006
Fall
"West Texas Waitin"
Hard Luck Stories
Psycho noir magazine edited by Dave Zeltserman
2005
September
"The Fall"
The Writers' Post Journal
1st prize in that month's Flash Fiction contest.
July
"Fat Guru"
The Writers' Post Journal
One of the top 20 stories of 2005 and appeared again in a special February 2006 issue
April
"Flash Mob" (another version of "Flash")
Web Mystery Magazine, edited by Rosalie Stafford
July-August
“Flash”
Future's Mystery Anthology Magazine
February, placed2nd Fire to Fly short story contest
DARK FANTASY/HORROR
All originally written for Dark Valentine
Autumn 2010, Holiday 2010-2011,Fall 2011
"Shipwreck"
"Twelve Drummers Drumming"
"The Bathroom"
Unavailable