"Floyd can do more to keep one on the edge of the chair in several pages than most writers can do with an entire suspense novel."--David Beckwith, www.keysnews.com
SELECTED SHORT STORIES
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After Death (anthology, Dark Moon Press), April 2013
"High Places" Agatha and Derringer Get Cozy (Level Best Books), Nov 2024 "Sunlight and Shadows" Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine "Teamwork," June 1996 issue "Careers," June 1998 "Hardison Park," March 1999 "Lindy’s Luck," May 1999 "The Bomb Squad," June 1999 "The Blue Wolf," Feb 2000 "Battleground," April 2002 "The Pullman Case," July/Aug 2005 "Remembering Tally," Jan/Feb 2009 "The Powder Room," July/Aug 2009 "Lewis and Clark," May 2012 "The Long Branch," Jan/Feb 2013 "Hunters," May 2014 "Dreamland," May 2015 "Trail's End," July/Aug 2017 "Scavenger Hunt," Jan/Feb 2018 "Quarterback Sneak," Mar/Apr 2020 "Friends & Neighbors," Mar/Apr '21 "Mayhem at the Mini-Mart," J/F 22 "The Dollhouse," May/June 2022 "The Donovan Gang," Sep/Oct 22 "Going the Distance" Jan/Feb 2023 "The POD Squad, Sep/Oct 2023 "The Zeller Files," Nov/Dec 2023 "Moonshine & Roses," Sep/Oct 2024 "The Cado Devil," TBP Jan/Feb 2025 "Heading West," TBP |
John signs Dreamland, Lemuria bookstore, Oct 2016, for old friend Jim Ritchie
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Allegory
"The Messenger," Spring/Summer 2019
Amazon Shorts
"Thursday’s Child," Dec 19, 2005
"Midnight," Jan 5, 2006
"Dooley’s Code," Jan 16, 2006
"The Judge’s Wife," Feb 22, 2006
"An Hour at Finley’s," Feb 22, 2006
"The Winslow Tunnel," March 29, 2006
"Word Games," May 3, 2006
"Appearances," June 28, 2006
"Speed Dial," Aug 27, 2006
"The Warden’s Game," Oct 3, 2006
"A Stranger in Town," Dec 19, 2006
"Clockwork," Jan 16, 2007
"The Willisburg Stage," March 24, 2007
"Eyes in the Sky," May 11, 2007
"Denny’s Mountain, Part 1," July 25, 2007
"Denny’s Mountain, Part 2," July 25, 2007
"Doctor’s Orders," Aug 22, 2007
"Travelers," Nov 23, 2007
"Angel On Duty," Jan 3, 2008
Ancient Paths
"The Last Sunset," Spring 2002
"Della’s Cellar," Issue #12, 2004
Anterior Fiction Quarterly
"War Day," Fall 1994
Antipodean SF
"Stopover," Sept 2005
Apollo’s Lyre
"Sightings," Dec 2005
The Atlantean Press Review
"Greased Lightnin’," Summer 1995
The Barrens (collection, Dogwood Press), 2018
"The Sandman"
"Crow Mountain"
"Trail's End"
"Dawson's Curse"
"Flag Day"
"Safety First"
"Merrill's Run"
"Flu Season"
"Gun Work"
"The Blue Delta"
"Premonition"
"Pit Stop"
"Gator Island"
"Doctor in the House"
"Ace in the Hole"
"A Green Thumb"
"Unsigned, Sealed, and Delivered"
"Knight Vision"
"Rooster Creek"
"A Million Volts"
"In the Wee Hours"
"Life Is Good"
"Rosie's Choice"
"Hidden Talents"
"Executive Orders"
"Jackpot Mode"
"Dirty Work"
"The Red-Eye to Boston"
"Sand Hill"
"The Barrens"
The Beat of Black Wings anthology, April 2020
"Bad Dreams"
The Best American Mystery Stories 2015, Oct 2015
"Molly's Plan," from Strand Magazine
The Best American Mystery Stories 2018, Oct 2018
"Gun Work," from the Coast to Coast: Private Eyes anthology
The Best American Mystery Stories 2020, Nov 2020
"Rhonda and Clyde," from Black Cat Mystery Magazine
The Best Crime Stories, #1, Sep 2021
"Biloxi Bound," from Strand Magazine
The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021, Sep 2021
"Biloxi Bound," from Strand Magazine
The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024, TBP Sep 2024
"Bad Day at the Jackrabbit," from Strand Magazine
Bewildering Stories
"The Winslow Tunnel," TBP
The Big Adios
"Newton’s Law," May 2013
The Black Beacon Book of Mystery, June 2020
"The Pullman Case"
Black Cat Mystery Magazine
"Rooster Creek," Issue #1, Sep 2017
"Two in the Bush," Issue #2, Jan 2018
"Diversions," Issue #3, July 2018
"Rhonda and Clyde," Issue #5, Nov 2019
"Mustang Sally," Issue #7 (Special PI Issue), Oct 2020
"The Big Picture," Issue #8. Jan 2021
"The Jericho Train," Issue #9, July 2021
"From the Hill to the Park," Feb 2023
"A Cold Day in Helena," Issue #15, Aug 2024
"Ship Island," TBP
"Cargo," TBP
Black Cat Mystery and SF Ebook Club (Wildside Press)
"Debbie and Bernie and Belle," June 2020
"An Hour at Finley's," April 2021
Black Cat Weekly
"The Moon and Marcie Wade," Issue #8, Oct 2021
"Romeo and Isabelle," Issue #15, Dec 2021
"The Barlow Boys," Issue #38, May 2022
"From Ten to Two," Issue #45, July 2022
"Button's and Bo's, Issue #64, Nov 2022
"Crow's Nest," Issue #70, Jan 2023
"The Donovan Gang," TBP
"On the Road with Mary Jo," Issue #92, June 2023
"High Noon in the Big Country," Issue #93, June 2023
"R.I.P., Van Winkler," Dec 2023
"Molly's Plan," Issue #155, Aug 2024
"Christmas Gifts," Dec 2024
Blood on the Bayou (Bouchercon 2016 anthology, Down & Out Books), Sep 2016
"The Blue Delta"
BOULD Awards 2020 anthology, Nov 2020
"Mythic Heights"
"Sightings"
"Eyes in the Sky"
BOULD Awards 2021 anthology, Nov 2021
"The Noon Stage"
"Stopover"
"High Places"
"Sand Hill"
"The Range"
"High Anxiety"
Brainy Puzzles, TBP
"A Gamble With Death"
"Snow Way Out"
By the Chimney With Care (anthology, Wolfmont Publishing), Oct 2006
"Christmas Gifts"
CEA Greatest Anthology, Oct 14, 2017
"The Tenth Floor"
Cenotaph
"Newton’s Law," Issue #6, 2001
Champagne Shivers
"Illumination," Jan 2006
"Nothing but the Truth," Issue #3, 2007
Children of the Sky (anthology, Schreyer Ink Publishing), 2018
"According to Luke"
Chop Shop (anthology, coming in 2023)
"Billy Dinkin's Lincoln" TBP
Clockwork (collection, Dogwood Press), 2010
"The Powder Room"
"The Judge's Wife"
"Not One Word"
"True Colors"
"An Hour at Finley's"
"Christmas Gifts"
"The Range"
"High Anxiety"
"The Warden's Game"
"Poetic Justice"
"Career Changes"
"Doctor's Orders"
"Sightings"
"The Medicine Show"
"Early Retirement"
"The Last Sunset"
"Angel on Duty"
"Backward Thinking"
"A Day at the Office"
"Sweet Caroline"
"A Piece of Cake"
"Cat Burglar"
"Old Soldiers"
"Hold the Phone"
"Thursday's Child"
"A Matter of Honor"
"The Home Front"
"Debbie and Bernie and Belle"
"The Willisburg Stage"
"Vacationland"
"Remembering Tally"
"A Stranger in Town"
"Last Chance"
"The Sixth Victim"
"Smoke Test"
"Appearances"
"Wheel of Fortune"
"Run Time"
"Partners"
"Clockwork"
Coast to Coast: Private Eyes anthology (Down & Out Books), Jan 2017
"Gun Work"
The Copperfield Review
"The Pony Creek Gang," Winter 2003
"Premonition," Spring 2003
Cozy Villages of Death anthology (Camden Park Press), Nov 2020
"Valentine's Day"
Crime & Suspense E-Zine
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell," Jan 2006
"Imagination," March 2006
"Smoke Test," April 2006
"Frankie," Sept 2006
"Premonition," Nov 2006
"Silent Partner," Aug 2007
Crime & Suspense I (anthology, Wolfmont Publishing), 2007
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell"
Crime Travel anthology, Dec 2019
"Ignition"
Crimestalker Casebook
"The Jumper," Autumn 1999
"Silent Partner," Spring 2004
Crimeucopia: As In Funny Ha-Ha, Aug 2021
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell"
Crimeucopia: The Cosy Nostra, June 2021
"The Judge's Wife"
Crimeucopia: Dead Man's Hand, July 2021
"Redemption"
Crimeucopia: The 'I's Have It, Oct 2021
"Triangles"
Crimeucopia: Say What Now?, Feb 2022
"The Jumper"
Crimeucopia: Strictly Off the Record, TBP
"The Florida Keys"
A Criminal Brief Christmas anthology (Criminal Enterprises Press), Dec 2009
"Four for Dinner"
Danse Macabre
"Dawson's Curse," TBP
DBA Lehane
"Mission Ambushable," 2008
Deception (collection, Dogwood Press), 2013
"Weekend Getaway"
"Turnabout"
"The Noon Stage"
"Lewis and Clark"
"Just Passing Through"
"Customer Service"
"Travelers"
"Mythic Heights"
"Reunions"
"Frankie"
"Redemption"
"Sooner or Later"
"Neighborhood Watch"
"Going Straight"
"The Gospel Truth"
"Relative Strangers"
"Right on Time"
"Find Me"
"Low Technology"
"Blackjack Road"
"Turtle Bay"
"Stopover"
"Little White Lies"
"Chain Reaction"
"Bennigan's Key"
"Standard Procedure"
"Catnapping"
"The Long Branch"
"Tomboy"
"Deception"
Deep South Magazine
"Annabelle," Nov 2018
Denim, Diamonds, and Death (2019 Bouchercon anthology), Oct 2019
"The Midnight Child"
Derringer Awards 2020 anthology (Wildside Press), TBP
"On the Road with Mary Jo"
Desert Voices
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell," Dec 2004
"Newton’s Law," May 2005
Detective Mystery Stories
"A Watchful Eye," March 2003
"Dinner Party," Oct 2003
"Night Work," March 2003
"The Range," June 2004
Dogwood Tales Magazine
"A Thousand Words," May/June 1996
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell," March/April 1997
"One-Way Ticket," Nov/Dec 1997
"Just Passing Through," March/April 98
Down & Out: The Magazine
"The Daisy Nelson Case," Vol 2, Issue 2, Dec 2020
Dream International Quarterly
"The Last Sunset," Spring 1994
Dreamland (collection, Dogwood Press), 2016
"Dentonville"
"Secrets"
"Custom Design"
"The Outside World"
"Hunters"
"Imagination"
"200 Feet"
"Margaret's Hero"
"High Places"
"Molly's Plan"
"Watched"
"A Thief in the Night"
"Eddie's Motel"
"Hartmann's Case"
"Oversight"
"Pocket Money"
"Sink or Swim"
"Lookout Mountain"
"Valentine's Day"
"Driver"
"Saving Grace"
"Lost and Found"
"Business Class"
"The Florida Keys"
"Over the Mountains"
"Plan B"
"A Nice Little Place in the Country"
"Arrowhead Lake"
"The First of October"
"Dreamland"
The Elixir Magazine
"Premonition," Special Edition, Dec 2020
Edgar and Shamus Go Golden, TBP
"Old Money"
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
"Dentonville," Nov 2015
"On the Road With Mary Jo," Jan/Feb 2019
"Crow's Nest," Jan/Feb 2020
"The Deacon's Game," July/Aug 2023
Enigma
"Imagination," Winter 2005
Ethereal Gazette
"The Messenger," Fall/Winter 2005
Eureka Literary Magazine
"The Garden Club," Fall 1995
The Eyes of Texas anthology, (Down and Out Books), Oct 2019
"Triangles"
The Fantastical anthology, TBP
"The Messenger"
Fearington Road antholoogy (Darkhouse Books)
"A Place in History," TBP
Ficta Fabula
"Weekend Getaway," June 2014
Fiction on the Web
"Survival," TBP Nov 2020
Fifty Mysteries (collection, Dogwood Press), 2014
"Wild Goose Chase"
"Caught on Tape"
"It's About Time"
"Gone Goes the Weasel"
"Stick 'Em Up"
"High Finance"
"A Shot in the Dark"
"Purple Martin"
"Par for the Course"
"A Room for Three"
"Liar, Liar"
"The President's Residence"
"A Quick Stop"
"In Other Words"
"Highway Robbery"
"A Dirty Trick"
"The Rules of the Game"
"A Cold Case"
"Angela's Taxi"
"A Warm Welcome"
"This Seat's Taken"
"The Cover-Up"
"Ollie's Folly"
"The Truth Stings"
"Turn Right at the Light"
"Better Late Than Never"
"Puppy Love"
"Watch Your Step"
"Homeland Security"
"No Trespassing"
"The Family Jewels"
"Heat Wave"
"Number, Please"
"The Listener"
"Bus Stop"
"Picture This"
"Breaking News"
"Game Plan"
"Tropical Depression"
"As Clear as Mud"
"Driving Miss Lacey"
"Amos' Last Words"
"Down on the Farm"
"An Inside Job"
"License to Steal"
"Hear No Evil"
"Checkmate"
"Andy, Get Your Gun"
"Going for the Gold"
"Hildy's Fortune"
Fifty-Word Stories
"Mum's the Word," March 2020
Fireflies in Fruit Jars (anthology, Queen’s Hill Press), Dec 2007
"The Garden Club"
The First Page
"Palm Canyon," July 2021
Flash Bang Mysteries
"Up Periscope," Winter 2016
"Gator Island," Fall 2016
"Unsigned, Sealed, and Delivered," Winter 2017
"Doctor in the House," Spring 2017
"Ace in the Hole," Summer 2017
"Knight Vision," Fall 2017
"Lights Out," Winter 2018
"While You Were Out," Spring 2018
"A Musical Clue," Summer 2018
"Ye Olde Crime Scene," Fall 2018
"Grandpa's Watch," Spring 2019
Flashshot
"Executive Orders," March 6, 2006
"Oops!" Feb 19, 2006
"Mum’s the Word," March 27, 2006
"Unlucky at Love," Sept 19, 2006
"Together Again," Feb 3, 2008
Flash Tales
"Sightings," Sept 2006
Florida Happens (Bouchercon 2018 anthology, Three Rooms Press), Sep 2018
"Frontier Justice"
Freakshow: Freakishly Fascinating Tales of Mystery and Suspense (Copper Pen Press)
"The Medicine Show" TBP
Frontier Tales
"Lucy's Gold," Nov 2020
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine
"The Messenger," Dec 2000/Jan 2001
"Run Time," April/May 2001
"Illumination," Nov 2001
"Not One Word," July/Aug/Sep 2002
"A Thief in the Night," Spring 2003
"Eddie’s Motel," Summer 2003
"Hartmann’s Case," Fall 2003
"Oversight," 4th Quarter 2003
"Pocket Money," Summer 2004
"The Cookie Monster," Autumn 2004
"Lookout Mountain," March/April 2006
"Civic Duties," May/June 2006
"Sink or Swim," July/Aug 2006
"A Green Thumb," Sept/Oct 2006
"Burglar Proof," Nov/Dec 2006
"Sneaky Pete," Jan/Feb 2007
"Mugging Mrs. Jones," March/April 07
Gag Me with a Spoon anthology (Mysti Media Publishing), TBP
"Uptown Girl"
Gathering Storm Magazine
"Sand Hill," Vol. 1, Issue 2, April 2017
Get Up Offa That Thing! anthology, May 2023
"Shadygrove"
A Grave Diagnosis anthology (Carrick Press), Oct 2020
"The Rocking R"
The Great Filling Station Holdup anthology (Down & Out Books), Feb 2021
"Spending Money"
Green’s Magazine
"A Message for Private Kirby," Spring 1995
Grit
"Della’s Cellar, Part 1," Dec 24, 2000
"Della’s Cellar, Part 2," Jan 7, 2000
"Lucy’s Gold, Part 1," April 14, 2002
"Lucy’s Gold, Part 2," April 28, 2002
"Lucy’s Gold, Part 3," May 14, 2002
Happiness Is a Warm Gun (anthology, Down & Out Books), Oct 2023
"We Can Work it Out"
A Heart Full of Love (anthology, Red Penguin Books), Feb 2021
"Elevator Music"
Heist Magazine
"Wheels of Fortune," April 2002
Hoosier Noir
"Proof," Dec 2021
Horror Library, Vol. 6 (anthology, Farolight Publishing), April 2017
"The Red-Eye to Boston"
Illya’s Honey
"Executive Orders," Spring 2006
Indelible
"Illumination," TBP March 2023
Inostrannaya Literatura
"Molly's Plan," Jan 2018
It Came from the Trailer Park 2 (Three Ravens Publishing), Oct 2022
"The Starlite Drive-In"
Janie's Got a Gun, TBP
"Hole in My Soul"
Jupiter World Press
"Waiting for the Bus," April 2006
"Last Chance," June 2006
Just a Moment
"The Moon and Marcie Wade," Winter 1994/1995
Kings River Life
"Trick or Treat," Halloween 2011
"Creativity," March 26, 2016
"Survival," Nov 26, 2016
"A Thousand Words," May 27, 2017
"High Anxiety," Sep 9, 2017
"True Colors," April 14, 2018
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell," May 23, 2020
"The Sixth Victim," Oct 10, 2020
"The Home Front," (Mysteryrat's Maze podcast) Dec 29, 2021
"Santa's Helper," (Mysteryrat's Maze podcast) TBP Dec 2022
Land of 1000 Crimes (Bouchercon 2022 anthology), Sep 2022
"Windows"
Landfall anthology (Level Best Books), Nov 2018
"Getting Out Alive"
Lines in the Sand
"Custom Design," May/June 1994
Listen Magazine
"The Last Sunset," Dec 2005
Lost Worlds
"Waiting for the Bus," July 1994
Mad Dogs and Moonshine (anthology, Queen’s Hill Press), Dec 2008
"Angel on Duty"
Magnolia Blossoms and Afternoon Tales (anthology), Winter 2010
"Just Passing Through"
Mardi Gras Mysteries (Mystery & Horror, LLC), Jan 2021
"Spell Check"
Masthead anthology (Level Best Books), Nov 2020
"A Business Dinner"
Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind
"Teamwork," Jan 2000
Meet Cute anthology, 2017
"Elevator Music"
Mickey Finn Vol. 3 anthology (Down & Out Books), TBP
"Burying Oliver"
Mickey Finn Vol. 4 anthology (Down & Out Books), TBP
"A Surprise for Digger Wade"
Mid-Century Murder anthology (Darkhouse Books), TBP
"Clara's Helper"
Midnight (collection, Dogwood Press), 2008
"Midnight"
"A Place in History"
"The Pony Creek Gang"
"A Thousand Words"
"Nothing but the Truth"
"Word Games"
"Ladies of the North"
"Silent Partner"
"The Garden Club"
"Button's and Bo's"
"Dooley's Code"
"Break Time"
"A Little Knight Music"
"Good Samaritan"
"Dry Spell"
"Name Games"
"Batteries Not Included"
"Diamond Jim"
"Old School"
"Eyes in the Sky"
"The Moon and Marcie Wade"
"One-Way Ticket"
"Greased Lightnin'"
"Illumination"
"Speed Dial"
"Elevator Music"
"Clara's Helper"
"The Wading Pool"
"Knights of the Court"
"The Winslow Tunnel"
The Mid-South Review
"A Thousand Words," Jan-March 2003
Mindprints
"Premonition," Vol. V, 2005
"Night Watchers," Vol. VII, 2007
Mississippi Noir anthology, Akashic Books, Aug 2016
"Pit Stop"
Monster Fight at the O.K. Corral anthology, TBP
"Silverlake"
Moonlight and Misadventure anthology, TBP
"Reunions"
More Groovy Gumshoes anthology, TBP
"Summer in the City"
The Most Haunted Buildings in the World anthology, TBP
"A Shining Vacation"
Mouth Full of Bullets
"The Range," Sept 2006
"Not One Word," Summer 2007
"High Anxiety," Winter 2007 (print)
"A Thief in the Night," Summer 2008
Mouth Full of Bullets (“Best of” anthology), Winter 2007
"The Sixth Victim"
A Murder of Crows anthology (Darkhouse Books), Oct 2019
"The Blue Wolf"
Murderous Intent
"King of the City," Spring 1997
Mysterical-E
"Career Changes," Summer 2009
"A Thief in the Night," Summer 2010
"Eddie’s Motel," Fall 2010
"Hartmann’s Case," Winter 2010/2011
"Oversight," Spring 2011
"Pocket Money," Summer 2011
"The Cookie Monster," Fall 2011
"Lookout Mountain," Winter 2011/2012
"Civic Duties," Spring/Summer 2012
"Sink or Swim," Fall/Winter 2012/2013
"A Green Thumb," Fall 2013
"Burglar Proof," Jan 2014
"Sneaky Pete," April 2014
"Mugging Mrs. Jones," July 2014
"The Quilting Project," Oct 2014
"Some Assembly Required," July 2015
"Speed Trap," Fall 2015
"Vanity Case," Spring 2017
"Melon CollieBaby," Spring/Summer 2020
Mystery Magazine/Mystery Weekly
"Merrill's Run," Jan 17, 2017
"Lightning," Sep 2018
"Rachel's Place," Dec 2019
"The Barlow Boys," Nov 2020
"Charlie's War," Dec 2020
"Wanted," Feb 2020
"The King's Island," Oct 2021
"The Delta Princess," Sep 2021
"Bad Times at Big Rock," Jan 2022
"Lily's Story," March 2022
"Smoke Signals," Feb 2022
"A Case of Poetic Justice," April 2022
"Pocket Change," May 2022
"Stage Fright," Oct 2022
"The Magnolia Thief," Dec 2022
"The Ghost and Billy Martin," March 2023
"A Bad Hare Day," April 2023
"Quick Stop," July 2023
"Gator Country," Dec 2023
"A New Leaf," Feb 2024
"In-Laws and Outlaws," April 2024
"Bad Eagle Road," May 2024
"A Shock to the System," June 2024
Mystery Time
"Dinner Party," Autumn/Winter 94
"A Thousand Words," Autumn/Winter 1997
"Standard Procedure," Autumn/Winter 1998
"Creativity," Spring/Summer 1999
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell," Spring/Summer 2000
"The Range," Autumn/Winter 2000
"Night Work," Autumn/Winter 2001
"Hidden Talents," Fall/Winter 2002
Mystery Tribune
"Crockett's Pond," Issue #16, Aug/Sep 2021
Nefarious
"King of the City," Nov 2000
"Dinner Party," Oct 2001
The New York Public Library's permanent digital collection, 2017
"Molly's Plan"
Noir at the Salad Bar anthology, Level Best Books, July 2017
"The Sandman"
The Norwegian American
"Flu Season," Nov 4, 2016
The Oak
"Partners," March 1996
The Odds Are Against Us anthology (Liberty Island Media), Feb 2019
"Command Decisions"
One-Hit Wonders (Untreed Reads), TBP
"Dancing in the Moonlight"
Only the Good Die Young anthology (Untreed Reads), April 2021
"Easy Money"
Orchard Press Mysteries
"Survival," Aug 2004
Over My Dead Body
"Mythic Heights," March 2012
"In the Wee Hours," April 2012
Oxford So-And-So
"Deliver Me," July/Aug 2007
Pages of Stories
"Weekend Getaway," Summer 2010
"Turtle Bay," Summer 2011
Party Crashers anthology, TBP
"Conventional Behavior"
Passport to Murder (Bouchercon 2017 anthology), Oct 2017
"Life Is Good"
Peace, Love, and Crime anthology (Untreed Reads), Nov 2020
"Suspicious Minds"
Pegasus Review
"Premonition," July/Aug 2004
Penny Dreadful
"A Message for Private Kirby," Issue #15, 2004
Pebbles
"The Home Front," Spring/Summer 1995
Phoebe
"Ladies of the North," Spring/Fall 2002
Pleiades
"A Thousand Words," Vol. II, #6, 1995
Pop the Clutch anthology (Dark Moon Books), Jan 2019
"The Starlite Drive-In"
Prairie Times
"The Noon Stage," June 2010
"Tomboy," Nov 2010
"Dirty Work," July 2012
Prohibition Peepers anthology, TBP
"River Road"
Pulp Modern
"Twenty Minutes in Riverdale," Vol 2, Issue 6, Dec 2020
Professor Feiff's Compleat Pocket Guide to Xenobiology, TBP
"Under the Monument"
Pulp Modern Flash
"Tourist Trap," March 2021
"Legends of the West," Dec 2021
Punk Noir
"The Medicine Show," Aug 2023
"Retirement Plan," May 2024
"Premonition," TBP
"The Home Front," Nov 2024
Quakes & Storms (anthology, Lake Fossil Press), Sep 2005
"Just Passing Through"
Rainbow's End (collection, Dogwood Press), 2006
"Teamwork"
"The Early Death of Pinto Bishop"
"The Proposal"
"The Jumper"
"Lindy's Luck"
"Survival"
"King of the City"
"Careers"
"The Messenger"
"Lucy's Gold"
"Creativity"
"Hardison Park"
"Guardian Angel"
"A Gathering of Angels"
"Henry's Ford"
"Ladies' Day"
"Family Business"
"A Stitch in Time"
"The Bomb Squad"
"Murphy's Lawyer"
"Vital Signs"
"One Less Thing"
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell"
"The Blue Wolf"
"Della's Cellar"
"The Pullman Case"
"Night Work"
"Newton's Law"
"Battleground"
"Rainbow's End"
ReadWriteLearn.org
"Survival," Feb 2005
Reader’s Break (Pine Grove Press)
"Newton’s Law," Volume II, 1996
"The Medicine Show," Volume IV, 1997
"Vacationland," Volume V, 1997
"Christmas Gifts," Volume VI, 1998
"The Pony Creek Gang," Volume VII, 1998
"Premonition," Volume VIII, 1999
"A Watchful Eye," Volume IX, 1999
Red Herring Mystery Magazine
"Vital Signs," Vol. 2, #2, 1995
"Knights of the Court," Vol. 3, #3.5, 1996
Released anthology (No Bad Books Press), Oct 2021
"Annabelle"
The Rex Stout Journal
"One Less Thing," Autumn 2001
Rocking Chairs and Afternoon Tales anthology, 2012
"A Green Thumb"
Roswell Literary Review
"Knights of the Court," Fall 1998
St. Anthony Messenger
"Mailbox," June/July 2021
Sanctuary anthology (Darkhouse Books), 2018
"The Blue Delta"
The Saturday Evening Post
"The Outside World," March/April 2013
"The First of October," Nov/Dec 2013
"Margaret’s Hero," May/June 2014
"Saving Grace," July/Aug 2015
"Business Class," Nov/Dec 2015
"The Music of Angels," Sep/Oct 2018
"Calculus 1," Mar/April 2019
"The A Team," July/Aug 2019
"Fool's Gold," Mar/April 2021
"Friends," Sep/Oct 2021
Scavenger’s Newsletter
"A Thousand Words," June 2002
Scifantastic
"A Place in History," Aug 2005
Seeds (The Texas Gardener)
"A Nice Little Place in the Country," April 28, 2013
"A Green Thumb," Jan 4, 2017
"The Garden Club," Jan 23, 2019
"Melon CollieBaby," Jan 25, 2023
Selected Stories by John M. Floyd (VKN Publishing, Moscow), TB
"The Outside World"
"Saving Grace"
"Business Class"
"The Music of Angels"
"Calculus I
Serial Magazine
"Speed Dial," Jan 29, 2019
Seven by Seven (anthology, Wolfmont Publishing), April 2006
"Catnapping"
"True Colors"
"Hartmann’s Case"
"A Matter of Honor"
"Little White Lies"
"Four for Dinner"
"Custom Design"
Shamus and Anthony Commit Capers (Level Best Books) Nov 2024
"Skeeter Done Shot Billy Bob"
Shamus winners anthology, TBP
"Mustang Sally"
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine
"Traveling Light," Issue #8, 2012
"Valentine’s Day," Issue #9, 2013
"Country Cooking," Issue #12, 2014
"Lost in Translation," Issue #14, 2014
"A King's Ransom," Issue # 19, 2015
"The Three Little Biggs," Issue # 32, 2023
"Fishing for Clues," Issue #31, 2023
Strand Magazine
"The Proposal," Issue #22, 1999
"Murphy's Lawyer," Feb-May 2005
"Debbie and Bernie and Belle," June-Sep, 2008
"Reunions" Feb-May, 2010
"Turnabout," Oct 2011-Jan 2012
"Bennigan's Key," Feb-May 2012
"Blackjack Road," June-Sep 2012
"Secrets," June-Sep 2013
"200 Feet," Feb-May 2014
"Molly's Plan," June-Sep 2014
"Driver," Feb-May 2015
"Arrowhead Lake," Oct 2015-Jan 2016
"A Million Volts," June-Sep 2016
"Jackpot Mode," Oct 2016-Jan 2017
"Flag Day," Feb-May 2017
"Crow Mountain," June-Sep 2017
"Foreverglow," June-Sep 2018
"Lucien's Cadillac," Oct 2018-Jan 2019
"Biloxi Bound," Summer 2020
"The Ironwood File," Issue #61, Oct 2020
"Nobody's Business," Special Holiday Issue, 2020
"The Road to Bellville," Issue #63, 2021
"Sentry," Holiday Issue, 2022
"Last Day at the Jackrabbit," Issue #69, May 2023
"Liz and Drew and Betty Lou," Issue #70, Sep 2023
"The Florida Blues," Issue #71, Dec 2023
"Pushing Joe Carter," Issue #72, 2024
"Welcome to Amarillo," Issue #73, 2024
"Lizzy in the Morning," TBP Issue #74, 2024
Trace Evidence blog, AHMM, TBP
"The Devil and the Details"
Woman's World
"Switched Off" (originally "Smoke Test"), April 20, 1999
"Elevator Music," July 20, 1999
"Rainbow's End," July 27, 1999
"Early Retirement," Jan 25, 2000
"Keeping an Eye on Crime" (originally "Guardian Angel"), Sep 18, 2001
"The Ring of Truth" (originally "A Gathering of Angels"), Mar 5, 2002
"Everyone's Angel" (originally "Henry's Ford"), June 4, 2002
"Ladies' Day," Nov 26, 2002
"Poetic Justice," May 20, 2003
"Family Business," April 20, 2004
"A Stitch in Time," Nov 23, 2004
"Customer Service," Dec 14, 2004
"Standard Procedure," Jan 3, 2005
"True Colors," Mar 22, 2005
"Break Time," Jul 19, 2005
"Who's He?" (originally "Name Games"), Aug 9, 2005
"Listen Up" (originally "Dry Spell"), Sep 13, 2005
"A Little Knight Music," Dec 13, 2005
"After the Storm" (originally "Good Samaritan"), Feb 14, 2006
"A Bright Idea" (originally "Diamond Jim"), Aug 22, 2006
"Baffled and Confused" (originally "Backward Thinking"), Sep 19, 2006
"Old School" (originally "Alumni Relations"), Oct 10, 2006
"Too Many Choices" (originally "Batteries Not Included"), April 24, 2007
"Sweet Caroline," June 19, 2007
"Stormy Weather" (originally "Neighborhood Watch"), Dec 31, 2007
"A Piece of Cake," Jan 14, 2008
"Cat Burglar," Feb 11, 2008
"No Horsin' Around," (originally "Old Soldiers"), April 9, 2008
"Take a Bow" (originally "A Day in the Office"), Sep 22, 2008
"Going Straight," Jan 19, 2009
"Can You Hear Me Now?" (originally "Hold the Phone"), June 8, 2009
"The Quilting Caper," (originally "The Quilting Project"), May 17, 2010
"The Gospel Truth," May 24, 2010
"All in the Family," (originally "The Quilting Project"), Aug 9, 2010
"What Happened to Ernie?" (originally "Right on Time"), Nov 15, 2010
"Where's Emily," (originally "Find Me"), Feb 21, 2011
"Sooner or Later," April 25, 2011
"Dial D for Desperate," (originally "Low Technology"), May 23, 2011
"Par for the Course," June 20, 2011
"Caught on Tape," Aug 1, 2011
"The Cover-Up," (originally "A Day in the Woods"), Oct 17, 2011
"A Shot in the Dark," March 5, 2012
"Wild Goose Chase," April 9, 2012
"License to Steal," (originally "On the Way Home"), July 9, 2012
"Caught in the Crossfire," (originally "A Quick Stop"), Aug 10, 2012
"Angela's Taxi," Sep 19, 2012
"A Dirty Trick," (originally "A Clean Getaway"), Nov 20, 2012
"Stick 'Em Up," Dec 2012
"Turn Right at the Light," Jan 21, 2013
"Diamonds Are Forever," (originally "The Family Jewels"), Feb 18, 2013
"In Other Words," March 11, 2013
"Going for the Gold," March 18, 2013
"The Truth Stings," (originally "Buzz Off"), June 10, 2013
"Gone Goes the Weasel," June 17, 2013
"Picture This," July 22, 2013
"Checkmate," (originally "Horse Sense"), Oct 14, 2013
"As Clear as Mud," Nov 4, 2013
"The Listener," (originally "Jack of All Trades"), Dec 2, 2013
"Watch Your Step," Jan 4, 2014
"Perfect Crime," Feb 2014
"Hildy's Fortune," April, 2014
"The Train to Graceland," June 30, 2014
"The Missing Caddie," (originally "Mattie's Caddy"), Sep 1, 2014
"A Loan-ly Murder," Oct 20, 2014
"The Holdup," Jan 12, 2015
"Catch Me If You Can," March 7, 2015
"Leaky Alibis," March 30, 2015
"Package Deal," May 18, 2015
"Ball and Chain," (originally "Ex Benedict"), July 27, 2015
"A Friend in Need," Sep 14, 2015
"Mill Street Blues," Oct 26, 2015
"Strangers on the Block," Dec 7, 2016
"A Gamble with Death," Feb 1, 2016
"Snow Way Out," Feb 15, 2016
"Fiery Foes," March 28, 2016
"Pros and Cons," April 18, 2016
"Hidden in Plain Sight," (originally "Byrd and Ernie"), May 16, 2016
"North by Northeast," May 30, 2016
"Hidden in Plain Sight 2," July 25, 2016
"Labor Day Heist," (originally "Positive Thinking"), Sep 5, 2016
"A Window in Crime," Sep 26, 2016
"Candid Camera," (originally "Take the Money and Ron"), Nov 28, 2016
"Relative Strangers," Jan 16, 2017
"No Strings Attached," Feb 27, 2017
"Movie Night," March 20, 2017
"Special Delivery," May 29, 2017
"Witness Protection," June 19, 2017
"The Rare Book Case," July 3, 2017
"Mr. Unlucky," Aug 7, 2017
"False Testimony," Sep 4, 2017
"An Act of Deception," Sep 28, 2017
"Charlotte in Charge," Oct 9, 2017
"Teacher's Pet," Oct 30, 2017
"Three Strangers and a Murder," (originally "Imperfect Timing"), Nov 27, 2017
"A Christmas Carol," Dec 11, 2017
"Mockingbird Thief," April 16, 2018
"The Cornbread Cookoff," May 21, 2018
"Fun and Games," June 11, 2018
"Too Good to Be True," July 16, 2018
"Easy as Pie," Aug 6, 2018
"Home Delivery," Aug 20, 2018
"Half-Baked Idea," Oct 1, 2018
"Cracking the Code," Nov 19, 2018
"Disorganized Crime," Nov 26, 2018
"Poetic Justice," Jan 7, 2019
"The Robin Hood Case," Feb 4, 2019
"The Coldest Case," Feb 25, 2019
"A Sterling Theft," June 17, 2019
"Susie's Special Clues," (originally "Susie's Clues"), Sep 30, 2019
"A Thanksgiving Lesson," Nov 25, 2019
"The Real McCoy," May 31, 2020
"A Cinematic Cipher," June 15, 2020
"Stolen in Plain Sight," Aug 17, 2020
"The Governor's Cup," Sep 19, 2020
"A Musical Mystery," Nov 30, 2020
"The Christmas Getaway," Dec 21, 2020
"Punch and Judy," May 3, 2021
"A Mess at the Marina," (originally "Mayhem at the Marina"), July 22, 2021
"Kidnapped on the Job," Oct 4, 2021
"Escape Claus," Dec 13, 2021
"A Party of Perjurers," Feb 21, 2022
"A Man on the Run," April 11, 2022
"A Very Deadly Clue," (originally "A Deadly Clue"), Aug 1, 2022
"Naming a Murderer," Sep 26, 2022
"A Western Riddle," Jan 16, 2023
"Theft at the Rest Stop," (originally "Rest Stop"), April 3, 2023
"Motel Kidnapping," (originally "Nap Time"), June 5, 2023
"Free as a Bird," Sep 15, 2023
"The Thanksgiving Cookoff," Nov 13, 2023
"Who Shot Goobie Morgan?" March 25, 2024
"Guessing Games," May 20, 2024
"Outfitters and Critters," TBP July 29, 2024
"The Messenger," Spring/Summer 2019
Amazon Shorts
"Thursday’s Child," Dec 19, 2005
"Midnight," Jan 5, 2006
"Dooley’s Code," Jan 16, 2006
"The Judge’s Wife," Feb 22, 2006
"An Hour at Finley’s," Feb 22, 2006
"The Winslow Tunnel," March 29, 2006
"Word Games," May 3, 2006
"Appearances," June 28, 2006
"Speed Dial," Aug 27, 2006
"The Warden’s Game," Oct 3, 2006
"A Stranger in Town," Dec 19, 2006
"Clockwork," Jan 16, 2007
"The Willisburg Stage," March 24, 2007
"Eyes in the Sky," May 11, 2007
"Denny’s Mountain, Part 1," July 25, 2007
"Denny’s Mountain, Part 2," July 25, 2007
"Doctor’s Orders," Aug 22, 2007
"Travelers," Nov 23, 2007
"Angel On Duty," Jan 3, 2008
Ancient Paths
"The Last Sunset," Spring 2002
"Della’s Cellar," Issue #12, 2004
Anterior Fiction Quarterly
"War Day," Fall 1994
Antipodean SF
"Stopover," Sept 2005
Apollo’s Lyre
"Sightings," Dec 2005
The Atlantean Press Review
"Greased Lightnin’," Summer 1995
The Barrens (collection, Dogwood Press), 2018
"The Sandman"
"Crow Mountain"
"Trail's End"
"Dawson's Curse"
"Flag Day"
"Safety First"
"Merrill's Run"
"Flu Season"
"Gun Work"
"The Blue Delta"
"Premonition"
"Pit Stop"
"Gator Island"
"Doctor in the House"
"Ace in the Hole"
"A Green Thumb"
"Unsigned, Sealed, and Delivered"
"Knight Vision"
"Rooster Creek"
"A Million Volts"
"In the Wee Hours"
"Life Is Good"
"Rosie's Choice"
"Hidden Talents"
"Executive Orders"
"Jackpot Mode"
"Dirty Work"
"The Red-Eye to Boston"
"Sand Hill"
"The Barrens"
The Beat of Black Wings anthology, April 2020
"Bad Dreams"
The Best American Mystery Stories 2015, Oct 2015
"Molly's Plan," from Strand Magazine
The Best American Mystery Stories 2018, Oct 2018
"Gun Work," from the Coast to Coast: Private Eyes anthology
The Best American Mystery Stories 2020, Nov 2020
"Rhonda and Clyde," from Black Cat Mystery Magazine
The Best Crime Stories, #1, Sep 2021
"Biloxi Bound," from Strand Magazine
The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021, Sep 2021
"Biloxi Bound," from Strand Magazine
The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024, TBP Sep 2024
"Bad Day at the Jackrabbit," from Strand Magazine
Bewildering Stories
"The Winslow Tunnel," TBP
The Big Adios
"Newton’s Law," May 2013
The Black Beacon Book of Mystery, June 2020
"The Pullman Case"
Black Cat Mystery Magazine
"Rooster Creek," Issue #1, Sep 2017
"Two in the Bush," Issue #2, Jan 2018
"Diversions," Issue #3, July 2018
"Rhonda and Clyde," Issue #5, Nov 2019
"Mustang Sally," Issue #7 (Special PI Issue), Oct 2020
"The Big Picture," Issue #8. Jan 2021
"The Jericho Train," Issue #9, July 2021
"From the Hill to the Park," Feb 2023
"A Cold Day in Helena," Issue #15, Aug 2024
"Ship Island," TBP
"Cargo," TBP
Black Cat Mystery and SF Ebook Club (Wildside Press)
"Debbie and Bernie and Belle," June 2020
"An Hour at Finley's," April 2021
Black Cat Weekly
"The Moon and Marcie Wade," Issue #8, Oct 2021
"Romeo and Isabelle," Issue #15, Dec 2021
"The Barlow Boys," Issue #38, May 2022
"From Ten to Two," Issue #45, July 2022
"Button's and Bo's, Issue #64, Nov 2022
"Crow's Nest," Issue #70, Jan 2023
"The Donovan Gang," TBP
"On the Road with Mary Jo," Issue #92, June 2023
"High Noon in the Big Country," Issue #93, June 2023
"R.I.P., Van Winkler," Dec 2023
"Molly's Plan," Issue #155, Aug 2024
"Christmas Gifts," Dec 2024
Blood on the Bayou (Bouchercon 2016 anthology, Down & Out Books), Sep 2016
"The Blue Delta"
BOULD Awards 2020 anthology, Nov 2020
"Mythic Heights"
"Sightings"
"Eyes in the Sky"
BOULD Awards 2021 anthology, Nov 2021
"The Noon Stage"
"Stopover"
"High Places"
"Sand Hill"
"The Range"
"High Anxiety"
Brainy Puzzles, TBP
"A Gamble With Death"
"Snow Way Out"
By the Chimney With Care (anthology, Wolfmont Publishing), Oct 2006
"Christmas Gifts"
CEA Greatest Anthology, Oct 14, 2017
"The Tenth Floor"
Cenotaph
"Newton’s Law," Issue #6, 2001
Champagne Shivers
"Illumination," Jan 2006
"Nothing but the Truth," Issue #3, 2007
Children of the Sky (anthology, Schreyer Ink Publishing), 2018
"According to Luke"
Chop Shop (anthology, coming in 2023)
"Billy Dinkin's Lincoln" TBP
Clockwork (collection, Dogwood Press), 2010
"The Powder Room"
"The Judge's Wife"
"Not One Word"
"True Colors"
"An Hour at Finley's"
"Christmas Gifts"
"The Range"
"High Anxiety"
"The Warden's Game"
"Poetic Justice"
"Career Changes"
"Doctor's Orders"
"Sightings"
"The Medicine Show"
"Early Retirement"
"The Last Sunset"
"Angel on Duty"
"Backward Thinking"
"A Day at the Office"
"Sweet Caroline"
"A Piece of Cake"
"Cat Burglar"
"Old Soldiers"
"Hold the Phone"
"Thursday's Child"
"A Matter of Honor"
"The Home Front"
"Debbie and Bernie and Belle"
"The Willisburg Stage"
"Vacationland"
"Remembering Tally"
"A Stranger in Town"
"Last Chance"
"The Sixth Victim"
"Smoke Test"
"Appearances"
"Wheel of Fortune"
"Run Time"
"Partners"
"Clockwork"
Coast to Coast: Private Eyes anthology (Down & Out Books), Jan 2017
"Gun Work"
The Copperfield Review
"The Pony Creek Gang," Winter 2003
"Premonition," Spring 2003
Cozy Villages of Death anthology (Camden Park Press), Nov 2020
"Valentine's Day"
Crime & Suspense E-Zine
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell," Jan 2006
"Imagination," March 2006
"Smoke Test," April 2006
"Frankie," Sept 2006
"Premonition," Nov 2006
"Silent Partner," Aug 2007
Crime & Suspense I (anthology, Wolfmont Publishing), 2007
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell"
Crime Travel anthology, Dec 2019
"Ignition"
Crimestalker Casebook
"The Jumper," Autumn 1999
"Silent Partner," Spring 2004
Crimeucopia: As In Funny Ha-Ha, Aug 2021
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell"
Crimeucopia: The Cosy Nostra, June 2021
"The Judge's Wife"
Crimeucopia: Dead Man's Hand, July 2021
"Redemption"
Crimeucopia: The 'I's Have It, Oct 2021
"Triangles"
Crimeucopia: Say What Now?, Feb 2022
"The Jumper"
Crimeucopia: Strictly Off the Record, TBP
"The Florida Keys"
A Criminal Brief Christmas anthology (Criminal Enterprises Press), Dec 2009
"Four for Dinner"
Danse Macabre
"Dawson's Curse," TBP
DBA Lehane
"Mission Ambushable," 2008
Deception (collection, Dogwood Press), 2013
"Weekend Getaway"
"Turnabout"
"The Noon Stage"
"Lewis and Clark"
"Just Passing Through"
"Customer Service"
"Travelers"
"Mythic Heights"
"Reunions"
"Frankie"
"Redemption"
"Sooner or Later"
"Neighborhood Watch"
"Going Straight"
"The Gospel Truth"
"Relative Strangers"
"Right on Time"
"Find Me"
"Low Technology"
"Blackjack Road"
"Turtle Bay"
"Stopover"
"Little White Lies"
"Chain Reaction"
"Bennigan's Key"
"Standard Procedure"
"Catnapping"
"The Long Branch"
"Tomboy"
"Deception"
Deep South Magazine
"Annabelle," Nov 2018
Denim, Diamonds, and Death (2019 Bouchercon anthology), Oct 2019
"The Midnight Child"
Derringer Awards 2020 anthology (Wildside Press), TBP
"On the Road with Mary Jo"
Desert Voices
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell," Dec 2004
"Newton’s Law," May 2005
Detective Mystery Stories
"A Watchful Eye," March 2003
"Dinner Party," Oct 2003
"Night Work," March 2003
"The Range," June 2004
Dogwood Tales Magazine
"A Thousand Words," May/June 1996
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell," March/April 1997
"One-Way Ticket," Nov/Dec 1997
"Just Passing Through," March/April 98
Down & Out: The Magazine
"The Daisy Nelson Case," Vol 2, Issue 2, Dec 2020
Dream International Quarterly
"The Last Sunset," Spring 1994
Dreamland (collection, Dogwood Press), 2016
"Dentonville"
"Secrets"
"Custom Design"
"The Outside World"
"Hunters"
"Imagination"
"200 Feet"
"Margaret's Hero"
"High Places"
"Molly's Plan"
"Watched"
"A Thief in the Night"
"Eddie's Motel"
"Hartmann's Case"
"Oversight"
"Pocket Money"
"Sink or Swim"
"Lookout Mountain"
"Valentine's Day"
"Driver"
"Saving Grace"
"Lost and Found"
"Business Class"
"The Florida Keys"
"Over the Mountains"
"Plan B"
"A Nice Little Place in the Country"
"Arrowhead Lake"
"The First of October"
"Dreamland"
The Elixir Magazine
"Premonition," Special Edition, Dec 2020
Edgar and Shamus Go Golden, TBP
"Old Money"
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
"Dentonville," Nov 2015
"On the Road With Mary Jo," Jan/Feb 2019
"Crow's Nest," Jan/Feb 2020
"The Deacon's Game," July/Aug 2023
Enigma
"Imagination," Winter 2005
Ethereal Gazette
"The Messenger," Fall/Winter 2005
Eureka Literary Magazine
"The Garden Club," Fall 1995
The Eyes of Texas anthology, (Down and Out Books), Oct 2019
"Triangles"
The Fantastical anthology, TBP
"The Messenger"
Fearington Road antholoogy (Darkhouse Books)
"A Place in History," TBP
Ficta Fabula
"Weekend Getaway," June 2014
Fiction on the Web
"Survival," TBP Nov 2020
Fifty Mysteries (collection, Dogwood Press), 2014
"Wild Goose Chase"
"Caught on Tape"
"It's About Time"
"Gone Goes the Weasel"
"Stick 'Em Up"
"High Finance"
"A Shot in the Dark"
"Purple Martin"
"Par for the Course"
"A Room for Three"
"Liar, Liar"
"The President's Residence"
"A Quick Stop"
"In Other Words"
"Highway Robbery"
"A Dirty Trick"
"The Rules of the Game"
"A Cold Case"
"Angela's Taxi"
"A Warm Welcome"
"This Seat's Taken"
"The Cover-Up"
"Ollie's Folly"
"The Truth Stings"
"Turn Right at the Light"
"Better Late Than Never"
"Puppy Love"
"Watch Your Step"
"Homeland Security"
"No Trespassing"
"The Family Jewels"
"Heat Wave"
"Number, Please"
"The Listener"
"Bus Stop"
"Picture This"
"Breaking News"
"Game Plan"
"Tropical Depression"
"As Clear as Mud"
"Driving Miss Lacey"
"Amos' Last Words"
"Down on the Farm"
"An Inside Job"
"License to Steal"
"Hear No Evil"
"Checkmate"
"Andy, Get Your Gun"
"Going for the Gold"
"Hildy's Fortune"
Fifty-Word Stories
"Mum's the Word," March 2020
Fireflies in Fruit Jars (anthology, Queen’s Hill Press), Dec 2007
"The Garden Club"
The First Page
"Palm Canyon," July 2021
Flash Bang Mysteries
"Up Periscope," Winter 2016
"Gator Island," Fall 2016
"Unsigned, Sealed, and Delivered," Winter 2017
"Doctor in the House," Spring 2017
"Ace in the Hole," Summer 2017
"Knight Vision," Fall 2017
"Lights Out," Winter 2018
"While You Were Out," Spring 2018
"A Musical Clue," Summer 2018
"Ye Olde Crime Scene," Fall 2018
"Grandpa's Watch," Spring 2019
Flashshot
"Executive Orders," March 6, 2006
"Oops!" Feb 19, 2006
"Mum’s the Word," March 27, 2006
"Unlucky at Love," Sept 19, 2006
"Together Again," Feb 3, 2008
Flash Tales
"Sightings," Sept 2006
Florida Happens (Bouchercon 2018 anthology, Three Rooms Press), Sep 2018
"Frontier Justice"
Freakshow: Freakishly Fascinating Tales of Mystery and Suspense (Copper Pen Press)
"The Medicine Show" TBP
Frontier Tales
"Lucy's Gold," Nov 2020
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine
"The Messenger," Dec 2000/Jan 2001
"Run Time," April/May 2001
"Illumination," Nov 2001
"Not One Word," July/Aug/Sep 2002
"A Thief in the Night," Spring 2003
"Eddie’s Motel," Summer 2003
"Hartmann’s Case," Fall 2003
"Oversight," 4th Quarter 2003
"Pocket Money," Summer 2004
"The Cookie Monster," Autumn 2004
"Lookout Mountain," March/April 2006
"Civic Duties," May/June 2006
"Sink or Swim," July/Aug 2006
"A Green Thumb," Sept/Oct 2006
"Burglar Proof," Nov/Dec 2006
"Sneaky Pete," Jan/Feb 2007
"Mugging Mrs. Jones," March/April 07
Gag Me with a Spoon anthology (Mysti Media Publishing), TBP
"Uptown Girl"
Gathering Storm Magazine
"Sand Hill," Vol. 1, Issue 2, April 2017
Get Up Offa That Thing! anthology, May 2023
"Shadygrove"
A Grave Diagnosis anthology (Carrick Press), Oct 2020
"The Rocking R"
The Great Filling Station Holdup anthology (Down & Out Books), Feb 2021
"Spending Money"
Green’s Magazine
"A Message for Private Kirby," Spring 1995
Grit
"Della’s Cellar, Part 1," Dec 24, 2000
"Della’s Cellar, Part 2," Jan 7, 2000
"Lucy’s Gold, Part 1," April 14, 2002
"Lucy’s Gold, Part 2," April 28, 2002
"Lucy’s Gold, Part 3," May 14, 2002
Happiness Is a Warm Gun (anthology, Down & Out Books), Oct 2023
"We Can Work it Out"
A Heart Full of Love (anthology, Red Penguin Books), Feb 2021
"Elevator Music"
Heist Magazine
"Wheels of Fortune," April 2002
Hoosier Noir
"Proof," Dec 2021
Horror Library, Vol. 6 (anthology, Farolight Publishing), April 2017
"The Red-Eye to Boston"
Illya’s Honey
"Executive Orders," Spring 2006
Indelible
"Illumination," TBP March 2023
Inostrannaya Literatura
"Molly's Plan," Jan 2018
It Came from the Trailer Park 2 (Three Ravens Publishing), Oct 2022
"The Starlite Drive-In"
Janie's Got a Gun, TBP
"Hole in My Soul"
Jupiter World Press
"Waiting for the Bus," April 2006
"Last Chance," June 2006
Just a Moment
"The Moon and Marcie Wade," Winter 1994/1995
Kings River Life
"Trick or Treat," Halloween 2011
"Creativity," March 26, 2016
"Survival," Nov 26, 2016
"A Thousand Words," May 27, 2017
"High Anxiety," Sep 9, 2017
"True Colors," April 14, 2018
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell," May 23, 2020
"The Sixth Victim," Oct 10, 2020
"The Home Front," (Mysteryrat's Maze podcast) Dec 29, 2021
"Santa's Helper," (Mysteryrat's Maze podcast) TBP Dec 2022
Land of 1000 Crimes (Bouchercon 2022 anthology), Sep 2022
"Windows"
Landfall anthology (Level Best Books), Nov 2018
"Getting Out Alive"
Lines in the Sand
"Custom Design," May/June 1994
Listen Magazine
"The Last Sunset," Dec 2005
Lost Worlds
"Waiting for the Bus," July 1994
Mad Dogs and Moonshine (anthology, Queen’s Hill Press), Dec 2008
"Angel on Duty"
Magnolia Blossoms and Afternoon Tales (anthology), Winter 2010
"Just Passing Through"
Mardi Gras Mysteries (Mystery & Horror, LLC), Jan 2021
"Spell Check"
Masthead anthology (Level Best Books), Nov 2020
"A Business Dinner"
Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind
"Teamwork," Jan 2000
Meet Cute anthology, 2017
"Elevator Music"
Mickey Finn Vol. 3 anthology (Down & Out Books), TBP
"Burying Oliver"
Mickey Finn Vol. 4 anthology (Down & Out Books), TBP
"A Surprise for Digger Wade"
Mid-Century Murder anthology (Darkhouse Books), TBP
"Clara's Helper"
Midnight (collection, Dogwood Press), 2008
"Midnight"
"A Place in History"
"The Pony Creek Gang"
"A Thousand Words"
"Nothing but the Truth"
"Word Games"
"Ladies of the North"
"Silent Partner"
"The Garden Club"
"Button's and Bo's"
"Dooley's Code"
"Break Time"
"A Little Knight Music"
"Good Samaritan"
"Dry Spell"
"Name Games"
"Batteries Not Included"
"Diamond Jim"
"Old School"
"Eyes in the Sky"
"The Moon and Marcie Wade"
"One-Way Ticket"
"Greased Lightnin'"
"Illumination"
"Speed Dial"
"Elevator Music"
"Clara's Helper"
"The Wading Pool"
"Knights of the Court"
"The Winslow Tunnel"
The Mid-South Review
"A Thousand Words," Jan-March 2003
Mindprints
"Premonition," Vol. V, 2005
"Night Watchers," Vol. VII, 2007
Mississippi Noir anthology, Akashic Books, Aug 2016
"Pit Stop"
Monster Fight at the O.K. Corral anthology, TBP
"Silverlake"
Moonlight and Misadventure anthology, TBP
"Reunions"
More Groovy Gumshoes anthology, TBP
"Summer in the City"
The Most Haunted Buildings in the World anthology, TBP
"A Shining Vacation"
Mouth Full of Bullets
"The Range," Sept 2006
"Not One Word," Summer 2007
"High Anxiety," Winter 2007 (print)
"A Thief in the Night," Summer 2008
Mouth Full of Bullets (“Best of” anthology), Winter 2007
"The Sixth Victim"
A Murder of Crows anthology (Darkhouse Books), Oct 2019
"The Blue Wolf"
Murderous Intent
"King of the City," Spring 1997
Mysterical-E
"Career Changes," Summer 2009
"A Thief in the Night," Summer 2010
"Eddie’s Motel," Fall 2010
"Hartmann’s Case," Winter 2010/2011
"Oversight," Spring 2011
"Pocket Money," Summer 2011
"The Cookie Monster," Fall 2011
"Lookout Mountain," Winter 2011/2012
"Civic Duties," Spring/Summer 2012
"Sink or Swim," Fall/Winter 2012/2013
"A Green Thumb," Fall 2013
"Burglar Proof," Jan 2014
"Sneaky Pete," April 2014
"Mugging Mrs. Jones," July 2014
"The Quilting Project," Oct 2014
"Some Assembly Required," July 2015
"Speed Trap," Fall 2015
"Vanity Case," Spring 2017
"Melon CollieBaby," Spring/Summer 2020
Mystery Magazine/Mystery Weekly
"Merrill's Run," Jan 17, 2017
"Lightning," Sep 2018
"Rachel's Place," Dec 2019
"The Barlow Boys," Nov 2020
"Charlie's War," Dec 2020
"Wanted," Feb 2020
"The King's Island," Oct 2021
"The Delta Princess," Sep 2021
"Bad Times at Big Rock," Jan 2022
"Lily's Story," March 2022
"Smoke Signals," Feb 2022
"A Case of Poetic Justice," April 2022
"Pocket Change," May 2022
"Stage Fright," Oct 2022
"The Magnolia Thief," Dec 2022
"The Ghost and Billy Martin," March 2023
"A Bad Hare Day," April 2023
"Quick Stop," July 2023
"Gator Country," Dec 2023
"A New Leaf," Feb 2024
"In-Laws and Outlaws," April 2024
"Bad Eagle Road," May 2024
"A Shock to the System," June 2024
Mystery Time
"Dinner Party," Autumn/Winter 94
"A Thousand Words," Autumn/Winter 1997
"Standard Procedure," Autumn/Winter 1998
"Creativity," Spring/Summer 1999
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell," Spring/Summer 2000
"The Range," Autumn/Winter 2000
"Night Work," Autumn/Winter 2001
"Hidden Talents," Fall/Winter 2002
Mystery Tribune
"Crockett's Pond," Issue #16, Aug/Sep 2021
Nefarious
"King of the City," Nov 2000
"Dinner Party," Oct 2001
The New York Public Library's permanent digital collection, 2017
"Molly's Plan"
Noir at the Salad Bar anthology, Level Best Books, July 2017
"The Sandman"
The Norwegian American
"Flu Season," Nov 4, 2016
The Oak
"Partners," March 1996
The Odds Are Against Us anthology (Liberty Island Media), Feb 2019
"Command Decisions"
One-Hit Wonders (Untreed Reads), TBP
"Dancing in the Moonlight"
Only the Good Die Young anthology (Untreed Reads), April 2021
"Easy Money"
Orchard Press Mysteries
"Survival," Aug 2004
Over My Dead Body
"Mythic Heights," March 2012
"In the Wee Hours," April 2012
Oxford So-And-So
"Deliver Me," July/Aug 2007
Pages of Stories
"Weekend Getaway," Summer 2010
"Turtle Bay," Summer 2011
Party Crashers anthology, TBP
"Conventional Behavior"
Passport to Murder (Bouchercon 2017 anthology), Oct 2017
"Life Is Good"
Peace, Love, and Crime anthology (Untreed Reads), Nov 2020
"Suspicious Minds"
Pegasus Review
"Premonition," July/Aug 2004
Penny Dreadful
"A Message for Private Kirby," Issue #15, 2004
Pebbles
"The Home Front," Spring/Summer 1995
Phoebe
"Ladies of the North," Spring/Fall 2002
Pleiades
"A Thousand Words," Vol. II, #6, 1995
Pop the Clutch anthology (Dark Moon Books), Jan 2019
"The Starlite Drive-In"
Prairie Times
"The Noon Stage," June 2010
"Tomboy," Nov 2010
"Dirty Work," July 2012
Prohibition Peepers anthology, TBP
"River Road"
Pulp Modern
"Twenty Minutes in Riverdale," Vol 2, Issue 6, Dec 2020
Professor Feiff's Compleat Pocket Guide to Xenobiology, TBP
"Under the Monument"
Pulp Modern Flash
"Tourist Trap," March 2021
"Legends of the West," Dec 2021
Punk Noir
"The Medicine Show," Aug 2023
"Retirement Plan," May 2024
"Premonition," TBP
"The Home Front," Nov 2024
Quakes & Storms (anthology, Lake Fossil Press), Sep 2005
"Just Passing Through"
Rainbow's End (collection, Dogwood Press), 2006
"Teamwork"
"The Early Death of Pinto Bishop"
"The Proposal"
"The Jumper"
"Lindy's Luck"
"Survival"
"King of the City"
"Careers"
"The Messenger"
"Lucy's Gold"
"Creativity"
"Hardison Park"
"Guardian Angel"
"A Gathering of Angels"
"Henry's Ford"
"Ladies' Day"
"Family Business"
"A Stitch in Time"
"The Bomb Squad"
"Murphy's Lawyer"
"Vital Signs"
"One Less Thing"
"Saving Mrs. Hapwell"
"The Blue Wolf"
"Della's Cellar"
"The Pullman Case"
"Night Work"
"Newton's Law"
"Battleground"
"Rainbow's End"
ReadWriteLearn.org
"Survival," Feb 2005
Reader’s Break (Pine Grove Press)
"Newton’s Law," Volume II, 1996
"The Medicine Show," Volume IV, 1997
"Vacationland," Volume V, 1997
"Christmas Gifts," Volume VI, 1998
"The Pony Creek Gang," Volume VII, 1998
"Premonition," Volume VIII, 1999
"A Watchful Eye," Volume IX, 1999
Red Herring Mystery Magazine
"Vital Signs," Vol. 2, #2, 1995
"Knights of the Court," Vol. 3, #3.5, 1996
Released anthology (No Bad Books Press), Oct 2021
"Annabelle"
The Rex Stout Journal
"One Less Thing," Autumn 2001
Rocking Chairs and Afternoon Tales anthology, 2012
"A Green Thumb"
Roswell Literary Review
"Knights of the Court," Fall 1998
St. Anthony Messenger
"Mailbox," June/July 2021
Sanctuary anthology (Darkhouse Books), 2018
"The Blue Delta"
The Saturday Evening Post
"The Outside World," March/April 2013
"The First of October," Nov/Dec 2013
"Margaret’s Hero," May/June 2014
"Saving Grace," July/Aug 2015
"Business Class," Nov/Dec 2015
"The Music of Angels," Sep/Oct 2018
"Calculus 1," Mar/April 2019
"The A Team," July/Aug 2019
"Fool's Gold," Mar/April 2021
"Friends," Sep/Oct 2021
Scavenger’s Newsletter
"A Thousand Words," June 2002
Scifantastic
"A Place in History," Aug 2005
Seeds (The Texas Gardener)
"A Nice Little Place in the Country," April 28, 2013
"A Green Thumb," Jan 4, 2017
"The Garden Club," Jan 23, 2019
"Melon CollieBaby," Jan 25, 2023
Selected Stories by John M. Floyd (VKN Publishing, Moscow), TB
"The Outside World"
"Saving Grace"
"Business Class"
"The Music of Angels"
"Calculus I
Serial Magazine
"Speed Dial," Jan 29, 2019
Seven by Seven (anthology, Wolfmont Publishing), April 2006
"Catnapping"
"True Colors"
"Hartmann’s Case"
"A Matter of Honor"
"Little White Lies"
"Four for Dinner"
"Custom Design"
Shamus and Anthony Commit Capers (Level Best Books) Nov 2024
"Skeeter Done Shot Billy Bob"
Shamus winners anthology, TBP
"Mustang Sally"
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine
"Traveling Light," Issue #8, 2012
"Valentine’s Day," Issue #9, 2013
"Country Cooking," Issue #12, 2014
"Lost in Translation," Issue #14, 2014
"A King's Ransom," Issue # 19, 2015
"The Three Little Biggs," Issue # 32, 2023
"Fishing for Clues," Issue #31, 2023
Strand Magazine
"The Proposal," Issue #22, 1999
"Murphy's Lawyer," Feb-May 2005
"Debbie and Bernie and Belle," June-Sep, 2008
"Reunions" Feb-May, 2010
"Turnabout," Oct 2011-Jan 2012
"Bennigan's Key," Feb-May 2012
"Blackjack Road," June-Sep 2012
"Secrets," June-Sep 2013
"200 Feet," Feb-May 2014
"Molly's Plan," June-Sep 2014
"Driver," Feb-May 2015
"Arrowhead Lake," Oct 2015-Jan 2016
"A Million Volts," June-Sep 2016
"Jackpot Mode," Oct 2016-Jan 2017
"Flag Day," Feb-May 2017
"Crow Mountain," June-Sep 2017
"Foreverglow," June-Sep 2018
"Lucien's Cadillac," Oct 2018-Jan 2019
"Biloxi Bound," Summer 2020
"The Ironwood File," Issue #61, Oct 2020
"Nobody's Business," Special Holiday Issue, 2020
"The Road to Bellville," Issue #63, 2021
"Sentry," Holiday Issue, 2022
"Last Day at the Jackrabbit," Issue #69, May 2023
"Liz and Drew and Betty Lou," Issue #70, Sep 2023
"The Florida Blues," Issue #71, Dec 2023
"Pushing Joe Carter," Issue #72, 2024
"Welcome to Amarillo," Issue #73, 2024
"Lizzy in the Morning," TBP Issue #74, 2024
Trace Evidence blog, AHMM, TBP
"The Devil and the Details"
Woman's World
"Switched Off" (originally "Smoke Test"), April 20, 1999
"Elevator Music," July 20, 1999
"Rainbow's End," July 27, 1999
"Early Retirement," Jan 25, 2000
"Keeping an Eye on Crime" (originally "Guardian Angel"), Sep 18, 2001
"The Ring of Truth" (originally "A Gathering of Angels"), Mar 5, 2002
"Everyone's Angel" (originally "Henry's Ford"), June 4, 2002
"Ladies' Day," Nov 26, 2002
"Poetic Justice," May 20, 2003
"Family Business," April 20, 2004
"A Stitch in Time," Nov 23, 2004
"Customer Service," Dec 14, 2004
"Standard Procedure," Jan 3, 2005
"True Colors," Mar 22, 2005
"Break Time," Jul 19, 2005
"Who's He?" (originally "Name Games"), Aug 9, 2005
"Listen Up" (originally "Dry Spell"), Sep 13, 2005
"A Little Knight Music," Dec 13, 2005
"After the Storm" (originally "Good Samaritan"), Feb 14, 2006
"A Bright Idea" (originally "Diamond Jim"), Aug 22, 2006
"Baffled and Confused" (originally "Backward Thinking"), Sep 19, 2006
"Old School" (originally "Alumni Relations"), Oct 10, 2006
"Too Many Choices" (originally "Batteries Not Included"), April 24, 2007
"Sweet Caroline," June 19, 2007
"Stormy Weather" (originally "Neighborhood Watch"), Dec 31, 2007
"A Piece of Cake," Jan 14, 2008
"Cat Burglar," Feb 11, 2008
"No Horsin' Around," (originally "Old Soldiers"), April 9, 2008
"Take a Bow" (originally "A Day in the Office"), Sep 22, 2008
"Going Straight," Jan 19, 2009
"Can You Hear Me Now?" (originally "Hold the Phone"), June 8, 2009
"The Quilting Caper," (originally "The Quilting Project"), May 17, 2010
"The Gospel Truth," May 24, 2010
"All in the Family," (originally "The Quilting Project"), Aug 9, 2010
"What Happened to Ernie?" (originally "Right on Time"), Nov 15, 2010
"Where's Emily," (originally "Find Me"), Feb 21, 2011
"Sooner or Later," April 25, 2011
"Dial D for Desperate," (originally "Low Technology"), May 23, 2011
"Par for the Course," June 20, 2011
"Caught on Tape," Aug 1, 2011
"The Cover-Up," (originally "A Day in the Woods"), Oct 17, 2011
"A Shot in the Dark," March 5, 2012
"Wild Goose Chase," April 9, 2012
"License to Steal," (originally "On the Way Home"), July 9, 2012
"Caught in the Crossfire," (originally "A Quick Stop"), Aug 10, 2012
"Angela's Taxi," Sep 19, 2012
"A Dirty Trick," (originally "A Clean Getaway"), Nov 20, 2012
"Stick 'Em Up," Dec 2012
"Turn Right at the Light," Jan 21, 2013
"Diamonds Are Forever," (originally "The Family Jewels"), Feb 18, 2013
"In Other Words," March 11, 2013
"Going for the Gold," March 18, 2013
"The Truth Stings," (originally "Buzz Off"), June 10, 2013
"Gone Goes the Weasel," June 17, 2013
"Picture This," July 22, 2013
"Checkmate," (originally "Horse Sense"), Oct 14, 2013
"As Clear as Mud," Nov 4, 2013
"The Listener," (originally "Jack of All Trades"), Dec 2, 2013
"Watch Your Step," Jan 4, 2014
"Perfect Crime," Feb 2014
"Hildy's Fortune," April, 2014
"The Train to Graceland," June 30, 2014
"The Missing Caddie," (originally "Mattie's Caddy"), Sep 1, 2014
"A Loan-ly Murder," Oct 20, 2014
"The Holdup," Jan 12, 2015
"Catch Me If You Can," March 7, 2015
"Leaky Alibis," March 30, 2015
"Package Deal," May 18, 2015
"Ball and Chain," (originally "Ex Benedict"), July 27, 2015
"A Friend in Need," Sep 14, 2015
"Mill Street Blues," Oct 26, 2015
"Strangers on the Block," Dec 7, 2016
"A Gamble with Death," Feb 1, 2016
"Snow Way Out," Feb 15, 2016
"Fiery Foes," March 28, 2016
"Pros and Cons," April 18, 2016
"Hidden in Plain Sight," (originally "Byrd and Ernie"), May 16, 2016
"North by Northeast," May 30, 2016
"Hidden in Plain Sight 2," July 25, 2016
"Labor Day Heist," (originally "Positive Thinking"), Sep 5, 2016
"A Window in Crime," Sep 26, 2016
"Candid Camera," (originally "Take the Money and Ron"), Nov 28, 2016
"Relative Strangers," Jan 16, 2017
"No Strings Attached," Feb 27, 2017
"Movie Night," March 20, 2017
"Special Delivery," May 29, 2017
"Witness Protection," June 19, 2017
"The Rare Book Case," July 3, 2017
"Mr. Unlucky," Aug 7, 2017
"False Testimony," Sep 4, 2017
"An Act of Deception," Sep 28, 2017
"Charlotte in Charge," Oct 9, 2017
"Teacher's Pet," Oct 30, 2017
"Three Strangers and a Murder," (originally "Imperfect Timing"), Nov 27, 2017
"A Christmas Carol," Dec 11, 2017
"Mockingbird Thief," April 16, 2018
"The Cornbread Cookoff," May 21, 2018
"Fun and Games," June 11, 2018
"Too Good to Be True," July 16, 2018
"Easy as Pie," Aug 6, 2018
"Home Delivery," Aug 20, 2018
"Half-Baked Idea," Oct 1, 2018
"Cracking the Code," Nov 19, 2018
"Disorganized Crime," Nov 26, 2018
"Poetic Justice," Jan 7, 2019
"The Robin Hood Case," Feb 4, 2019
"The Coldest Case," Feb 25, 2019
"A Sterling Theft," June 17, 2019
"Susie's Special Clues," (originally "Susie's Clues"), Sep 30, 2019
"A Thanksgiving Lesson," Nov 25, 2019
"The Real McCoy," May 31, 2020
"A Cinematic Cipher," June 15, 2020
"Stolen in Plain Sight," Aug 17, 2020
"The Governor's Cup," Sep 19, 2020
"A Musical Mystery," Nov 30, 2020
"The Christmas Getaway," Dec 21, 2020
"Punch and Judy," May 3, 2021
"A Mess at the Marina," (originally "Mayhem at the Marina"), July 22, 2021
"Kidnapped on the Job," Oct 4, 2021
"Escape Claus," Dec 13, 2021
"A Party of Perjurers," Feb 21, 2022
"A Man on the Run," April 11, 2022
"A Very Deadly Clue," (originally "A Deadly Clue"), Aug 1, 2022
"Naming a Murderer," Sep 26, 2022
"A Western Riddle," Jan 16, 2023
"Theft at the Rest Stop," (originally "Rest Stop"), April 3, 2023
"Motel Kidnapping," (originally "Nap Time"), June 5, 2023
"Free as a Bird," Sep 15, 2023
"The Thanksgiving Cookoff," Nov 13, 2023
"Who Shot Goobie Morgan?" March 25, 2024
"Guessing Games," May 20, 2024
"Outfitters and Critters," TBP July 29, 2024