M.E. Proctor

a good read coming ....

Whack A Moll - The Yard: Crime Blog M.E. Proctor tells the story of an alliance between a cop and gangster over a woman.

I have a cool retro-noir at The Yard Crime Blog today: "Whack a Moll" ... it isn't always easy to investigate the murder of a gangster's girlfriend... have a read: theyardcrimeblog.com/2026/02/27/w...

Listen, Can You Hear It? on air, sort of

Listen, Can You Hear It? I'm sure you want to know why that dish is used as an illustration ....

Yoo-hoo!

DNDP Quarterly: Issue 01 DNDP Quarterly: Issue 01 [Murray, Joshua] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. DNDP Quarterly: Issue 01

The first issue of DNDP magazine is out. With stories from Stanton McCaffery, Paul Hostovsky, Susan B. Nolan, Keith David Parsons, Joshua Murray, Frank Finney, Stephanie Valente, Raymond J. Brash, Rob D. Smith, Ayaan Fahad, and more. I have a retro noir in it www.amazon.com/dp/B0GN2885P4

😆 Thank you, Stephen! There's one you published in there...

You know I have a short story collection out there, right? And I’m pretty sure you haven’t read these, maybe one, by accident … but 24 stories published in 19 different mags, no, I’m sure you haven’t seen them, and spanning 12 years??? I think you need to go have a look: books2read.com/u/mVEQk2

A Conversation with Kevin Burton Smith about everything PI ...

Today on Substack, I have an exciting conversation with Kevin Burton Smith, the brain behind the brilliant Thrilling Detective Web site... of course we talk about all things related to Private Investigators. Have a read! meproctor.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

@edridgley.bsky.social posted the first review of one of the stories in the new collection: "Icebound" - in "A Book to Live By" - books2read.com/u/mVEQk2

The Emporium by M.E. Proctor from The One That Got Away: a Pistol Jim Press series

First story of the year up at "Pistol Jim": it's called "The Emporium", at the crossroads of crime and fantastic ... pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/the-empori...

This is for those among you who can't stand buying from Amazon. My publisher offers a bunch of options: books2read.com/u/mVEQk2

Thank you, Brandon!

Thank you so much!

Thank you!

Bringing Them All Together in collection number TWO

BOOK DAY!!!! Hello Friends! My second short story collection is out! Paperback and eBook on Amazon, for now, more links to other formats and booksellers will be available soon! www.amazon.com/Book-Live-St...

Behind the Curtain Eleven days to book release.... Head over to Substack to learn what it's all about.....https://meproctor.substack.com/p/behind-the-curtain

Look what the mail just brought ... I think @rhppress.bsky.social is in good company ...

Thank you! Yes, it was a crazy year… that started with a Boom… I was lucky.

Schedule? You mean writing all the time, lol!

Congrats, Cole!

Blink and You Go Back, Blink again and ... Happy New Year!

Blink and You Go Back, Blink again and ... I know, I know it's the 1st of the year, but I said I would post on Thursday, so here you go! Happy New Year.

Thanks Keith!

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.

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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Child's Play? Not so fast ... a story for you

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).

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...

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...

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...

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.)
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Good point.

What Happens When I Watch TV rambling thoughts ...

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...

I didn't make it on the Stone in 2o25, the calendar ran away from me! But I enjoyed every single one of the stories published. Special mention for @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social 's Santa this week.