Free Mystery Audio: Blotted Out

See you tomorrow.

Here's a mystery suspense audiobook Panzer found on the Storytime Haven channel on Youtube.

 

Blotted Out is written by Elizabeth Sanxay Holding. It's 3 hours 20 minutes long.

 

Find a comfortable place to relax and enjoy this mystery.

 

To listen to the audio tootle over to Blotted Out

 

 

Free Cowboy Romance Audiobook: Craving the Cowboy

Off to look for something else.

If you like cowboy romances, Panzer found this one on the Feel Good Fiction channel on Youtube.

 

The clean romance Craving the Cowboy was written by Liz Isaacson. It's narrated by Caroline McLaughlin and 5 hours long.

 

If you've got some errands or a hike planned, you can listen to this romance while you do them.

 

Note: The audiobook does have ads, so this may not be for you.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Craving the Cowboy 

Free MysteryRat's Podcast Episode: Pleasant Drive

We'll start here.

 For those of you who like your mystery short Panzer found this one at the MysteryRat's Maze podcast.

 

 Pleasant Drive was written by Chelle Martin. It's read by Sean Hopper and 23 minutes long.

 

Make a cup of tea and enjoy the mystery.

 

To listen to the episode tootle over to MysteryRat's Maze Podcast 

SMFS Official Announcement: 2025 Derringer Award Finalists - SMFS Blog

We didn't enter, so we're not on the list. Maybe next year.

If you read on the top of the right side column here, you'll see Mom and Panzer are members of the Short Mystery Fiction Society (SMFS).

 

As the headline above says, the SMFS just announced this year's Derringer finalists. Only members of the SMFS can vote, but the list of finalists can be viewed by anyone. The winner in each of the categories will be announced May 1.

 

To read the list of finalists in each category tootle over to SMFS Derringer Award Finalists

NaNoWriMo shut down after AI, content moderation scandals - TechCrunch

Haven't done it for a while. It wasn't fun anymore.

Panzer was shaken from his kitty nap by loud noises coming from the Catosphere. Hopping into the Panzermobile, our brave kitty boy followed all the hoopla to the TechCrunch site. There he discovered a post that explained all the angst.

 

According to a post by Amanda Silberling, NaNoWriMo has announced it is shutting down. The post includes a link to a video about the closure.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty quit doing it a few years ago."

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post. A cup of tea will be enough to snack on. If you want to watch the video, bring a muffin too.

 

To read the post tootle over to NaNoWriMo

Irish Author Bruen Passes On - The Rap Sheet

You will be missed.

Today, Panzer stopped in at The Rap Sheet site. There he found a post about the death of crime fiction author Ken Bruen.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post contains links to several posts and tributes to the Irish author.

 

To read the post tootle over to Ken Bruen

67 Calls for Submissions in April 2025 - Paying markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Sorry. Nobody's perfect. Wait! I'm a cat. I am perfect! So, not sorry.

Today, Panzer made a trip to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There with a little digging in the posts he found one about publishing markets with submission calls that are open in April.

 

Erica Verrillo's list includes calls for fiction, nonfiction and poetry submissions. Panzer was late finding the post so some of those on the list have an April 1 deadline, but the rest have later April deadlines.

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the guidelines before you submit your work."

 

Note: This is a very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

To read the post tootle over to Calls for Submissions