The Summer 2007 Issue of MFOB is live!!!

Howdy folks!

I'm pleased to announce that the Summer 2007 Issue of Mouth Full of Bullets is finally here! To read some amazingly great work, visit us at:

http://www.mouthfullofbullets.com

Here's the amazing lineup:

SHORT STORIES

ALWAYS HAD BEEN by Jim Wilsky
BIRTHDAY BASH by Nancy Gardner
DEAD WIFE WALKING by Earl Staggs
FAT GURU by Kaye George
FLAMINGO FATALITY by Beth Groundwater
IT'S MY JOB by Vaughn C. HardackerA KINK IN THE TALE by Lisa Logan
MURDER SO SAD by Patricia Harrington
MURDER, AD LIB by Charles Schaeffer
NIGHT SAIL by C.W. Brookins
NOT ONE WORD by John M. Floyd
PRIORITIES by Tonya "Katt" Dunsmore
THE HAT IN THE CAT by Harrison Howe
THE PSYCHIC TEMP by Devon Greene

FLASH FICTION

AMBITION by Gerald So
BROGUE COP by Barry Ergang
DEVIL HUNT by Jill Maser
KILLER TRAFFIC by Keith W. Harjes
NOT MY WIFE by Walter Giersbach
ONE IN EVERY CROWD by Stephen D. Rogers
PROOF OF LOVE by Jillian Berg
THE BLUE FLAME by Keith Gilman
THE BOOK COLLECTOR by Gay Toltl Kinman
THE LAST JOURNEY by Mary Schenten

SERIAL

FISH by SF Johnston - (Installment TWO of THREE)
MR. SPARKS by SF Johnston - (Installment ONE of FOUR)

POEMS

CAUGHT FROM BEHIND by John M. Floyd
DEAR SIR by Danny B. Bourg
DISORGANIZED CRIME by John M. Floyd
FINDING HER MOTHER MURDERED by Rebecca del Rio
SINCERE REGRETS by Guy Belleranti
SLEEPING ON THE JOB by Stephen D. Rogers

REVIEWS by Kevin R. Tipple

Arizona Dreams: A David Mapstone Mystery by Jon Talton
Baby Shark by Robert Fate
Bad Thoughts by David Zeltserman
Darkly Dreaming Dexter: A Novel by Jeff Lindsay
Echoes of Torment: A Novel of Suspense by Kevin Helmold
Homicide My Own by Anne ArgulaIn
The Arms Of The Enemy by Patricia Guthrie
Lone Creek: A Novel by Neil McMahon
Soul Patch: A Moe Prager Mystery by Reed Farrel Coleman
The Star: A Tarot Card Mystery by David Skibbins
Triangle by Sue Swift
Two Time by Chris Knopf
Killer's Ink by M. S. Karl - LA Author

Small Caliber Reviews by Kevin R. Tipple

COLUMNS

TARGET SHOOTING by Kevin R. Tipple
SMART NETWORKING WITH MYSPACE by Lisa Logan

INTERVIEWS by BJ Bourg

Lisa Logan (Featured Author), Author of "Visions"
June Shaw - Author of "Relative Danger"
Sylvia Dickey Smith - Author of "Dance on his Grave"

Again, many thanks to all who support MFOB by reading, submitting, and spreading the word. Y'all are the best!

BJ Bourghttp://www.bjbourg.com/

Mouth Full of Bullets pay increase

Just a quick note to let everyone know I've made a change to the pay rate for Mouth Full of Bullets. Beginning with the June 2007 Issue, the rate for original (never-before-published) short stories will increase from $5.00 to $10.00, and the rate for original flash stories will increase from $2.50 to $3.00. The poem rate will remain the same at $2.00.

Additionally, all of the slots for original fiction and poems are full throughout the 2007 issues. In fact, where I initially intended to only accept fifteen original pieces in each issue, I've been accepting more than that -- up to 21 in one of the future issues -- because I've been receiving so many great stories.

I'm still accepting submissions and have a great number of stories to read, but if I accept an original story or poem it'll go into a 2008 issue. Actually, if it's a short story it'll be considered for the June '08 Issue and beyond, as the March 2008 Issue is already full.

When I accept a story for MFOB I inform the contributor of the exact issue in which his or her story will appear. Since I do that, I want all potential submitters to know up front that it'll be a while before they see their work published. I don't want them going into shock when I tell them their stories won't be published until June 2008, or sometime later.

Now, there are still reprint slots available in the September and December 2007 issues. I've received a good number of reprint submissions already and I'm in the process of reading those now. If you've submitted a reprint and haven't heard back from me yet, it shouldn't be much longer. Since I don't pay for these (I certainly wish I could), there's no real limit to how many I publish in each issue. I try to keep it reasonable, though, because Jack Hardway generously gives of his valuable time to edit each and every story that appears in MFOB, and I don't want to send him five million stories to read for a single issue. :-)

Speaking of Jack, I can't say enough how much I appreciate his help. I truly couldn't do it without him. Many thanks to him for all that he does, and also to all of you who contribute your work to MFOB. Y'all are the ones who make it great.BJ Bourg

BJ Bourg

Spring 2007 Issue of Mouth Full of Bullets

Mouth Full of Bullets

Here's the amazing lineup:

FLASH

AN HONEST PROPOSAL by Jason G. Summers
BLAZE OF GLORY by Anita Page
DEAD EYE DICK by Sandra Seamans
FATAL FRIENDSHIP by Guy Belleranti
JIMMY CRICK by SF Johnston
THE FALL by Kaye George
VEE BEE by Jonette Stabbert
WHAT EVERY GUY WANTS by Sandra Ruttan
WHEN THE FAT LADY SCREAMS by Stephen D. Rogers

SHORT

A BRUSH WITH DEATH by Nancy Sweetland
A DEBT OF HONOR by Sam Douglas
CHIMERA REDUX by J.T. Ellison
CLOSING TIME AT THE RED BALL CAFÉ by Christine A. Verstraete
FADE AWAY by J.E. Seymour
FLOSSIE LOCKS UP by Sara Hoskinson Frommer
IT'S A JOB by Albert Tucher
MAN OVERBOARD by Keith W. Harjes (1963 - 2007)
ON THE HOUSE by Herschel Cozine
PACKAGE OF PAIN by Kevin R. Tipple
PLAY TO WIN by Kevin R. Einarson
SEER SUCKERS by Barry Baldwin
THE MISSION by Herschel Cozine

POEM

AN OUTLAW'S WIFE by Elizabeth Guy
AS SEASONS CHANGE by Danny B. Bourg
MYSTERY REVIEW by Stephen D. Rogers
NEVER TOO LATE by John M. Floyd
NOIR-CROSSED LOVERS by John Chabot
NOTHING DEADLIER KNOWN TO MAN by John Weagly
PURPA TRAITOR by John M. Floyd
UP IN SMOKE by Guy Belleranti

SERIAL

FISH by SF Johnston - installment one of three

REVIEWS (all reviews by Kevin R. Tipple)

A REAL BASKET CASE by Beth Groundwater
DEAD HEAD by Allen Wyler
MAP OF MURDER: ORIGINAL STORIES OF MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE by Robert L. Iles et al
MURDER OFF THE BOOKS: A SULLIVAN INVESTIGATIONS MYSTERY by Evelyn David
THE LAST REFUGE by Chris Knopf
THE SILENCE OF THE LOONS by The Minnesota Crime Wave
THE WILL TO DEFY by Ken Myler

(Books by Louisiana Authors)

A MILLION NIGHTINGALES by Susan Straight

INTERVIEWS

Sandra Ruttan - Featured Author
Beth Groundwater
Libby Hellmann
Martha Powers