M.E. Proctor
@meproctor.bsky.social
Crime fiction writer. Declan Shaw PI series "Love You Till Tuesday", "Catch Me on a Blue Day". Novella "Bop City Swing". Stories "Family and Other Ailments". Shotgun Honey, Bristol Noir, Vautrin, Black Cat Weekly. Shamus and Derringer short story nominee.
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And here is a pair to draw to. @meproctor.bsky.social and @russellthayer10.bsky.social sounds like a prestigious law firm but they're writers and they will sneak up on you and gut you.
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Bop City Swing
Bop City Swing - Kindle edition by Thayer and Proctor, Thayer, Russell, Proctor, M.E.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Bop City Swing.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
And here is a pair to draw to. @meproctor.bsky.social and @russellthayer10.bsky.social sounds like a prestigious law firm but they're writers and they will sneak up on you and gut you.
www.amazon.com/Bop-City-Swi...
www.amazon.com/Bop-City-Swi...
Child's Play? Not so fast ... I'm giving you a short story on the Stack. Go have a read (and subscribe, it's free).
Child's Play? Not so fast ...
a story for you
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December 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Child's Play? Not so fast ... I'm giving you a short story on the Stack. Go have a read (and subscribe, it's free).
In anticipation to my new collection coming out end January, go catch “Family and Other Ailments” (crime stories close to home) - it’s on sale on Smashwords! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Family and Other Ailments: Crime Stories Close to Home
Blood ties. The family we've been given, the friends we make, the loves we keep, and those we lost. The twenty-six stories in Family and Other Ailments teeter on the brink, hover at the periphery or e...
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December 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In anticipation to my new collection coming out end January, go catch “Family and Other Ailments” (crime stories close to home) - it’s on sale on Smashwords! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
A great review of the LAXtras anthology (edited by Margot Kinberg), with a special mention for my story: Poolside ... have a look! fictionfanblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/r...
December 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A great review of the LAXtras anthology (edited by Margot Kinberg), with a special mention for my story: Poolside ... have a look! fictionfanblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/r...
Reposted by M.E. Proctor
April brought a first for CJ: a double-authored piece of detective noir brilliance. @meproctor.bsky.social & @russellthayer10.bsky.social brought the goods with BOP CITY SWING. (Psst! BCS's Tom and Vivian will be back in 2026 in KANSAS CITY BREAKDOWN.)
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/bop-city-swi...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/bop-city-swi...
Bop City Swing
Bop City Swing by M.E. Proctor & Russell Thayer Order here! San Francisco. 1951. Jazz is alive. On radios and turntables. In the electrifying Fillmore clubs, where hepcats bring their bebop...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
April brought a first for CJ: a double-authored piece of detective noir brilliance. @meproctor.bsky.social & @russellthayer10.bsky.social brought the goods with BOP CITY SWING. (Psst! BCS's Tom and Vivian will be back in 2026 in KANSAS CITY BREAKDOWN.)
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/bop-city-swi...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/bop-city-swi...
One line, this guy there, in the picture, says in the last episode of the TV series, got me thinking. Have a read, it's on Substack. And subscribe, friends, it's free. meproctor.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What Happens When I Watch TV
rambling thoughts ...
meproctor.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
One line, this guy there, in the picture, says in the last episode of the TV series, got me thinking. Have a read, it's on Substack. And subscribe, friends, it's free. meproctor.substack.com/p/what-happe...
Ta-dah!!!! Cat's out of the bag ... It's OK when it's your publisher who makes the announcement 😂 .... Yep, @russellthayer10.bsky.social and I are back at it, and @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social rebooked us!
April brought a first for CJ: a double-authored piece of detective noir brilliance. @meproctor.bsky.social & @russellthayer10.bsky.social brought the goods with BOP CITY SWING. (Psst! BCS's Tom and Vivian will be back in 2026 in KANSAS CITY BREAKDOWN.)
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/bop-city-swi...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/bop-city-swi...
Bop City Swing
Bop City Swing by M.E. Proctor & Russell Thayer Order here! San Francisco. 1951. Jazz is alive. On radios and turntables. In the electrifying Fillmore clubs, where hepcats bring their bebop...
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Ta-dah!!!! Cat's out of the bag ... It's OK when it's your publisher who makes the announcement 😂 .... Yep, @russellthayer10.bsky.social and I are back at it, and @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social rebooked us!
One in a Million by Wilson Koewing. This is the last entry in our Tightrope series at Punk Noir Magazine - a fitting ending!
One in a Million by Wilson Koewing
from TIGHTROPE: a PUNK NOIR Magazine series
www.punknoir.online
November 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
One in a Million by Wilson Koewing. This is the last entry in our Tightrope series at Punk Noir Magazine - a fitting ending!
Reposted by M.E. Proctor
We may be the new kids on the block, but we still get to do some cool stuff, like nominate stories for Pushcart Prizes.
Congrats to @jdclappwrites.bsky.social and @mikemchone.bsky.social for their outstanding stories.
#fiction #pushcartprize
Congrats to @jdclappwrites.bsky.social and @mikemchone.bsky.social for their outstanding stories.
#fiction #pushcartprize
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We may be the new kids on the block, but we still get to do some cool stuff, like nominate stories for Pushcart Prizes.
Congrats to @jdclappwrites.bsky.social and @mikemchone.bsky.social for their outstanding stories.
#fiction #pushcartprize
Congrats to @jdclappwrites.bsky.social and @mikemchone.bsky.social for their outstanding stories.
#fiction #pushcartprize
Redemption Gorge by @kennethmgray.bsky.social Things go bump in the night at Punk Noir Magazine ...
Redemption Gorge by Kenneth M. Gray
from TIGHTROPE: a PUNK NOIR Magazine series
www.punknoir.online
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Redemption Gorge by @kennethmgray.bsky.social Things go bump in the night at Punk Noir Magazine ...
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Could not be more proud and grateful to have a piece at Literary Garage, a publication I have much admired. Hope you'll give this one a read and tell me what you think!
Today we're featuring a sharp, funny, observant, self-aware, & thematically layered story from @charliekondek.bsky.social.
It lives at the intersection of satire, metafiction, & near-future social commentary.
Head over to the Garage to read:
literarygarage.com/sincerely-n-...
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It lives at the intersection of satire, metafiction, & near-future social commentary.
Head over to the Garage to read:
literarygarage.com/sincerely-n-...
🎸📚
Sincerely, N Grsk | Literary Garage
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November 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Could not be more proud and grateful to have a piece at Literary Garage, a publication I have much admired. Hope you'll give this one a read and tell me what you think!
Mark Yost at Take Two Noir (on Substack) reviewed Bop City Swing ... go have a read: substack.com/@taketwonoir...
Mark Yost (@taketwonoir)
Bop City Swing: Murder by the Bay
What is it that makes San Francisco and Noir go so well together? Is it the thick fog, the clanging of buoys off the wharf? Or is it that so many good whodunnits hav...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Mark Yost at Take Two Noir (on Substack) reviewed Bop City Swing ... go have a read: substack.com/@taketwonoir...
On the Ropes by Robb T. White - in on the Punk Noir Substack today, in our Tightrope series ... punch it!
On the Ropes by Robb T. White
from TIGHTROPE: a PUNK NOIR Magazine series
www.punknoir.online
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
On the Ropes by Robb T. White - in on the Punk Noir Substack today, in our Tightrope series ... punch it!
Monday Night on BART by @patrickwhitehurst.bsky.social in the Tightrope series at Punk Noir Magazine - head over to the stack for the story!
Monday Night on BART by Patrick Whitehurst
from TIGHTROPE: a PUNK NOIR Magazine series
www.punknoir.online
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Monday Night on BART by @patrickwhitehurst.bsky.social in the Tightrope series at Punk Noir Magazine - head over to the stack for the story!
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New at Literary Garage: Tom Keegan is back.
Fresh off the pages of BOP CITY SWING, sharp, elegant noir from @meproctor.bsky.social that blends romance, grit, & classic detective work
Sun, sea breeze, champagne & mystery.
“Ramona” is live now at Lit Garage.
literarygarage.com/ramona
🎸📚
Fresh off the pages of BOP CITY SWING, sharp, elegant noir from @meproctor.bsky.social that blends romance, grit, & classic detective work
Sun, sea breeze, champagne & mystery.
“Ramona” is live now at Lit Garage.
literarygarage.com/ramona
🎸📚
Ramona | Literary Garage
literarygarage.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
New at Literary Garage: Tom Keegan is back.
Fresh off the pages of BOP CITY SWING, sharp, elegant noir from @meproctor.bsky.social that blends romance, grit, & classic detective work
Sun, sea breeze, champagne & mystery.
“Ramona” is live now at Lit Garage.
literarygarage.com/ramona
🎸📚
Fresh off the pages of BOP CITY SWING, sharp, elegant noir from @meproctor.bsky.social that blends romance, grit, & classic detective work
Sun, sea breeze, champagne & mystery.
“Ramona” is live now at Lit Garage.
literarygarage.com/ramona
🎸📚
Reposted by M.E. Proctor
For the Friday night crowd-
Roll into the weekend with this great story from
@meproctor.bsky.social - retro noir in an stylish voice that blends Chandler, John D. MacDonald, & Ross Macdonald.
The pacing in this one is superb with sharp dialogue, sensory richness, and emotional subtlety
Roll into the weekend with this great story from
@meproctor.bsky.social - retro noir in an stylish voice that blends Chandler, John D. MacDonald, & Ross Macdonald.
The pacing in this one is superb with sharp dialogue, sensory richness, and emotional subtlety
New at Literary Garage: Tom Keegan is back.
Fresh off the pages of BOP CITY SWING, sharp, elegant noir from @meproctor.bsky.social that blends romance, grit, & classic detective work
Sun, sea breeze, champagne & mystery.
“Ramona” is live now at Lit Garage.
literarygarage.com/ramona
🎸📚
Fresh off the pages of BOP CITY SWING, sharp, elegant noir from @meproctor.bsky.social that blends romance, grit, & classic detective work
Sun, sea breeze, champagne & mystery.
“Ramona” is live now at Lit Garage.
literarygarage.com/ramona
🎸📚
Ramona | Literary Garage
literarygarage.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
For the Friday night crowd-
Roll into the weekend with this great story from
@meproctor.bsky.social - retro noir in an stylish voice that blends Chandler, John D. MacDonald, & Ross Macdonald.
The pacing in this one is superb with sharp dialogue, sensory richness, and emotional subtlety
Roll into the weekend with this great story from
@meproctor.bsky.social - retro noir in an stylish voice that blends Chandler, John D. MacDonald, & Ross Macdonald.
The pacing in this one is superb with sharp dialogue, sensory richness, and emotional subtlety
A sizzling review of my "Poolside" story published in the LAXtras charity anthology (edited by Margot Kinberg) - fun read folks!
Mark Yost (@taketwonoir)
I had the pleasure of reading some more great work by M.E. Proctor, the Texas-based noir writer. This was a short story, part of an L.A. anthology.
In Poolside, we meet private detective Jack Carver,...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A sizzling review of my "Poolside" story published in the LAXtras charity anthology (edited by Margot Kinberg) - fun read folks!
A piece of retro-noir at @literarygarage.bsky.social ... with "Ramona" (go check the song... a lot sweeter than this story): literarygarage.com/ramona
Ramona | Literary Garage
literarygarage.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A piece of retro-noir at @literarygarage.bsky.social ... with "Ramona" (go check the song... a lot sweeter than this story): literarygarage.com/ramona
Guess what, the man is on his honeymoon ... not everything is sunny ... hey, what do you expect? Thank you @literarygarage.bsky.social for having me over there. Tip of the fedora to you!
New at Literary Garage: Tom Keegan is back.
Fresh off the pages of BOP CITY SWING, sharp, elegant noir from @meproctor.bsky.social that blends romance, grit, & classic detective work
Sun, sea breeze, champagne & mystery.
“Ramona” is live now at Lit Garage.
literarygarage.com/ramona
🎸📚
Fresh off the pages of BOP CITY SWING, sharp, elegant noir from @meproctor.bsky.social that blends romance, grit, & classic detective work
Sun, sea breeze, champagne & mystery.
“Ramona” is live now at Lit Garage.
literarygarage.com/ramona
🎸📚
Ramona | Literary Garage
literarygarage.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Guess what, the man is on his honeymoon ... not everything is sunny ... hey, what do you expect? Thank you @literarygarage.bsky.social for having me over there. Tip of the fedora to you!
Stories from a Different World ... What I write when I don't write crime, and a bit of news.
Stories from a Different World
stepping out and taking a leap ...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Stories from a Different World ... What I write when I don't write crime, and a bit of news.
My copy has arrived "Poolside" is all about a search... "Before starting on this elusive quest for the perfect swimming pool, I only had a vague notion of how many houses clung to the hills like suicides having second thoughts." www.amazon.com/LAXtras-Los-...
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
My copy has arrived "Poolside" is all about a search... "Before starting on this elusive quest for the perfect swimming pool, I only had a vague notion of how many houses clung to the hills like suicides having second thoughts." www.amazon.com/LAXtras-Los-...
Skating on Thick Ice by @rriekki.bsky.social Don't miss this haunting story in our Tightrope series at Punk Noir Magazine
Skating on Thick Ice by Ron Riekki
from TIGHTROPE: a PUNK NOIR Magazine series
www.punknoir.online
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Skating on Thick Ice by @rriekki.bsky.social Don't miss this haunting story in our Tightrope series at Punk Noir Magazine
The Last One by Cory Flick in the Tightrope series at Punk Noir Magazine ... thrilling read...
The Last One by Cory Flick
from TIGHTROPE: a PUNK NOIR Magazine series
www.punknoir.online
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The Last One by Cory Flick in the Tightrope series at Punk Noir Magazine ... thrilling read...
Reposted by M.E. Proctor
I have a short story out today from #PunkNoir! The first time I've ever had a short published by someone else (thoug my first acceptance goes live next week on a different site) [CW] assault punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/n...
Never Wear Heels on a Date by Emily J. Edwards
Never Wear Heels on a Date by Emily J. Edwards Photo by Bella Zhong on Pexels.com I see her clearly: my middle school gym teacher sitting down a gangly group of teenaged girls, all knobbly knees an…
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November 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I have a short story out today from #PunkNoir! The first time I've ever had a short published by someone else (thoug my first acceptance goes live next week on a different site) [CW] assault punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/n...
"Never Wear Heels on a Date" by Emily J. Edwards ... today at Punk Noir Magazine. Have a read.
Never Wear Heels on a Date by Emily J. Edwards
from TIGHTROPE: a PUNK NOIR Magazine series
www.punknoir.online
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"Never Wear Heels on a Date" by Emily J. Edwards ... today at Punk Noir Magazine. Have a read.