Making the Shorts Cut

Some of my colleagues in other time zones had a chance to jump on this news earlier, but it’s still worth noting here that Spinetingler Magazine has announced its 2010 list of Best Short Story on the Web nominees. This year’s 10 contenders are:

• “A Wild and Crazy Night,” by John Kenyon (from Beat to a Pulp)
• “At Least I Felt Something,” by Sophie Littlefield (from The Drowning Machine)
• “Blurred Lines,” by Michael Moreci (from A Twist of Noir)
• “Flesh Rule,” by Frank Bill (from Plots with Guns)
• “Insatiable,” by Hilary Davidson (from Beat to a Pulp)
• “My Father’s Son,” by Alan Griffiths (from A Twist of Noir)
• “M-N-S (n) murder-necrophilia-suicide,” by Anonymous 9 (from Plots with Guns)
• “The Present,” by Mark Joseph Kiewlak (from A Twist of Noir)
• “Survival Instincts,” by Sandra Seamans (from Pulp Pusher)
• “The Tut,” by Paul D. Brazill (from Beat to a Pulp)

A full list of Spinetingler Award nominees is expected next week. At that time, Web readers will be invited to vote for their favorite nominees in this and other categories.