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.
Level Best Books is releasing this soon ... I have a story in it (thank you for editing @crimefictionwriter.bsky.social ). Classic cover!
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Level Best Books is releasing this soon ... I have a story in it (thank you for editing @crimefictionwriter.bsky.social ). Classic cover!
It's release day for the Coy Hall edited anthology "This World of Vile Wonders" - Historical horror ... I have one in there, 16th Century Ireland, want to have a peek? www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGZQGM2F
October 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It's release day for the Coy Hall edited anthology "This World of Vile Wonders" - Historical horror ... I have one in there, 16th Century Ireland, want to have a peek? www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGZQGM2F
You can get it here: shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
October 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
You can get it here: shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
This fantastic anthology is now out in Audiobook - Wow! www.audible.com/pd/B0FPMSKRC...
October 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This fantastic anthology is now out in Audiobook - Wow! www.audible.com/pd/B0FPMSKRC...
Friend @caseystegman.com made it in the anthology woith "Effie's Oasis". I'm in the Honor Roll with "A Redhead and a Green Car", that's two stories from the "Motel" anthology edited by @barbarabyar.bsky.social, published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social ... Hello, lovelies, I think we did well!
September 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Friend @caseystegman.com made it in the anthology woith "Effie's Oasis". I'm in the Honor Roll with "A Redhead and a Green Car", that's two stories from the "Motel" anthology edited by @barbarabyar.bsky.social, published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social ... Hello, lovelies, I think we did well!
The books are starting to be spotted in the wild ... sorry, I mean in "reader's hands", lol ... here's one who got a copy before me! (I love it when they send me pictures ...)
shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
September 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The books are starting to be spotted in the wild ... sorry, I mean in "reader's hands", lol ... here's one who got a copy before me! (I love it when they send me pictures ...)
shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
The new Declan Shaw PI book releases next week. I have a handful of copies of Declan #1 "Love You Till Tuesday", if you're in the US, hit me on messaging and I'll tell you how you can lay your little mitts on a signed copy....
September 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The new Declan Shaw PI book releases next week. I have a handful of copies of Declan #1 "Love You Till Tuesday", if you're in the US, hit me on messaging and I'll tell you how you can lay your little mitts on a signed copy....
I read one story a day because each needs to be enjoyed and mulled over, slowly ...https://a.co/d/eHnDHfU
September 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I read one story a day because each needs to be enjoyed and mulled over, slowly ...https://a.co/d/eHnDHfU
I wrote a little (500 words) origin story for the new Declan Shaw book, “Catch Me on a Blue Day” for Close to the Bone
(thanks Craig Douglas, CttB published 1 of my 1st crime stories years ago...) … here it is at the link:
preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
(thanks Craig Douglas, CttB published 1 of my 1st crime stories years ago...) … here it is at the link:
preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
August 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I wrote a little (500 words) origin story for the new Declan Shaw book, “Catch Me on a Blue Day” for Close to the Bone
(thanks Craig Douglas, CttB published 1 of my 1st crime stories years ago...) … here it is at the link:
preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
(thanks Craig Douglas, CttB published 1 of my 1st crime stories years ago...) … here it is at the link:
preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
I lean James Ellroy's way in my story for the Celluloid Crimes anthology, Chief Parker even has a cameo. It's 1951 L.A. and "Tom Keagan knew there were more kinds of crazy than there were varieties of apples" in "Garbo's Ghost". (note Greta isn't in it, except as a clue) amazon.com/Celluloid-Cr...
August 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I lean James Ellroy's way in my story for the Celluloid Crimes anthology, Chief Parker even has a cameo. It's 1951 L.A. and "Tom Keagan knew there were more kinds of crazy than there were varieties of apples" in "Garbo's Ghost". (note Greta isn't in it, except as a clue) amazon.com/Celluloid-Cr...
This is about to start...
July 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is about to start...
I feel like reminding all of you that this gritty piece of retro-noir is out in the world... www.amazon.com/Bop-City-Swi...
May 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I feel like reminding all of you that this gritty piece of retro-noir is out in the world... www.amazon.com/Bop-City-Swi...
There's a little something called an Anthony Award at Bouchercon this summer... ballots have been sent. So, hey, give thought to this one.
March 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
There's a little something called an Anthony Award at Bouchercon this summer... ballots have been sent. So, hey, give thought to this one.
It's been 8 months already (8 is my lucky number!). Time to remind you of the first in the Declan Shaw P.I. series: "Love You Till Tuesday". The next installment, "Catch Me on a Blue Day" drops in the Fall - www.amazon.com/Love-You-Til...
January 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's been 8 months already (8 is my lucky number!). Time to remind you of the first in the Declan Shaw P.I. series: "Love You Till Tuesday". The next installment, "Catch Me on a Blue Day" drops in the Fall - www.amazon.com/Love-You-Til...
We all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you….
January 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
We all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you….
Advertise your account with one Simpsons image
January 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Advertise your account with one Simpsons image
If you're a member of the Short Mystery Fiction Society (SMFS), please consider nominated the MOTEL anthology edited by @barbarabyar.bsky.social and published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social , for their first Derringers Anthology Award. It's IMO the best of the year!
January 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If you're a member of the Short Mystery Fiction Society (SMFS), please consider nominated the MOTEL anthology edited by @barbarabyar.bsky.social and published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social , for their first Derringers Anthology Award. It's IMO the best of the year!
I got the best Christmas gift today from Best Thriller Books. My book, "Love You Till Tuesday" was chosen as one of the 3 best picks for the year.... made me happy, happy! I hope this link works, you can see the video: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Au5...
December 23, 2024 at 11:10 PM
I got the best Christmas gift today from Best Thriller Books. My book, "Love You Till Tuesday" was chosen as one of the 3 best picks for the year.... made me happy, happy! I hope this link works, you can see the video: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Au5...
It's that time of the year... Reminding you folks that this book is out there (and if you've read it, a little review is a writer's best gift!) - www.amazon.com/Love-You-Til...
December 22, 2024 at 7:21 PM
It's that time of the year... Reminding you folks that this book is out there (and if you've read it, a little review is a writer's best gift!) - www.amazon.com/Love-You-Til...
If you're stumped about what to give to people during this Holiday period, a Book is Good 😍- just trust the reviewers... www.amazon.com/Love-You-Til...
December 10, 2024 at 6:07 PM
If you're stumped about what to give to people during this Holiday period, a Book is Good 😍- just trust the reviewers... www.amazon.com/Love-You-Til...
Fiction Kitchen Berlin, a cool mag that was among the 1st to publish my stuff has a podcast series for Christmas. Dec 1 to Dec 24, one flash story a day. Mine's up on Dec 18, but give a listen to the stories read by Shane and Daniela - podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fic...
December 4, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Fiction Kitchen Berlin, a cool mag that was among the 1st to publish my stuff has a podcast series for Christmas. Dec 1 to Dec 24, one flash story a day. Mine's up on Dec 18, but give a listen to the stories read by Shane and Daniela - podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fic...
I want to thank all the brilliant authors who submitted to
Punk Noir Magazine for our November call. You are amazing! Do you know you can subscribe (free) to see our calls and stories before anybody else? It's on this page, bottom, click the + sign: punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com
Punk Noir Magazine for our November call. You are amazing! Do you know you can subscribe (free) to see our calls and stories before anybody else? It's on this page, bottom, click the + sign: punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:59 PM
I want to thank all the brilliant authors who submitted to
Punk Noir Magazine for our November call. You are amazing! Do you know you can subscribe (free) to see our calls and stories before anybody else? It's on this page, bottom, click the + sign: punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com
Punk Noir Magazine for our November call. You are amazing! Do you know you can subscribe (free) to see our calls and stories before anybody else? It's on this page, bottom, click the + sign: punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com
I don't translate from French, that would sound wrong ... this maybe (in English you would say: maybe this, lol), from an old flash that I pretty much translated "as is" from an earlier piece written in French.
November 18, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I don't translate from French, that would sound wrong ... this maybe (in English you would say: maybe this, lol), from an old flash that I pretty much translated "as is" from an earlier piece written in French.
Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with.
November 15, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with.
The new issue of Mystery Readers Journal is out: Partners in Crime. I have an article in there - "Bop City Swing or How I Fell in Step with a Dancing Partner", how @russellthayer10.bsky.social and I wrote a noir novella... mysteryreaders.org/journal-inde...
October 28, 2024 at 3:45 PM
The new issue of Mystery Readers Journal is out: Partners in Crime. I have an article in there - "Bop City Swing or How I Fell in Step with a Dancing Partner", how @russellthayer10.bsky.social and I wrote a noir novella... mysteryreaders.org/journal-inde...