Van Shaw Pitches In

As we all settle into this new norm of little exposure to the world beyond our own homes, it’s cheering to see authors bringing to the Web fresh stories that we can appreciate during our suddenly abundant free time. Irish writer John Connolly is now several chapters into posting a “Web-exclusive Charlie Parker novella,” “The Sisters Strange.” U.S. screenwriter/comic-book writer Damon Lindelof has begun composing an “exclusive, serialized” mystery story for venture capitalist Dave Pell’s blog, Next Draft, titled “Something, Something, Something Murder.” And now Seattle-born novelist Glen Erik Hamilton (Mercy River) is dipping his toe into the same waters.

He wrote yesterday on his Facebook page:

Hello, Northwesterners …

I miss Seattle, especially now. I wanted to do something about that, and I’d been pondering what another hometown guy might be up to these days, so I wrote this: The very first Van Shaw short story, ‘Essential Business.’

The story is free on my website, but if circumstances allow please consider donating a small amount to one of the many fine COVID-19 crisis support organizations linked to the [Seattle] Times article in the story's afterword. Thank you, and stay safe up there.

Click here to read “Essential Business.”