Killer Nashville Magazine

A Literary Journal

For all genres incorporating elements of mystery, thriller, suspense, action horror, and/or romance

Selections from Killer Nashville Magazine have been included in The Best Mystery Stories of the Year anthologies and The Best American Mystery Stories anthologies

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March 2026

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Fiction

Excerpts

Featured
Morgan Kim
American Catiline
Morgan Kim
Morgan Kim
John DeDakis
Enemies Domestic
John DeDakis
John DeDakis
Benjamin Schmitt
The Detective Reichert Chronicles: An Excerpt
Benjamin Schmitt
Benjamin Schmitt
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Short Stories

Featured
Richard Babyak
Devil Strip
Richard Babyak
Richard Babyak
H. James Carls
The Plumbing Problem
H. James Carls
H. James Carls
Gregory Meece
Game Over
Gregory Meece
Gregory Meece
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Poetry

Featured
Michael Taylor
Neighbor
Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor
Al Baron
NIGHTPLANTER
Al Baron
Al Baron
R.J. Stayton
ENOUGH
R.J. Stayton
R.J. Stayton
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Flash Fiction

Featured
HJ Dutton
Show Me
HJ Dutton
HJ Dutton
Dale Scherfling
No Thanksgiving Leave in 1950
Dale Scherfling
Dale Scherfling
Douglas Owens
Gdynia
Douglas Owens
Douglas Owens
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Nonfiction

Craft Articles

Featured
Clay Stafford
WHEN BEING SEEN WAS COSTING ME MY VOICE
Clay Stafford
Clay Stafford
Andi Kopek
Between Pen and Paper: Flaneuring Through a Writer’s Mind – Column 14: The Missing Hour: The Curious Elasticity of Time
Andi Kopek
Andi Kopek
Clay Stafford
MEETING MYSELF LATER THAN EXPECTED
Clay Stafford
Clay Stafford
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Creative Nonfiction

Featured
Mark Jones
Crimson and Cream Memories
Mark Jones
Mark Jones
Christina VandePol
The Ghost Room
Christina VandePol
Christina VandePol
Brianna Coleman
A Necessary Evil
Brianna Coleman
Brianna Coleman
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Interviews

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Reviews

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By Aimee Hardy, Review by Chloe York
Pocket Full of Teeth
By Aimee Hardy, Review by Chloe York
By Aimee Hardy, Review by Chloe York
By Gregg Podolski, Review by Debbie Burke
The Recruiter
By Gregg Podolski, Review by Debbie Burke
By Gregg Podolski, Review by Debbie Burke
By Bradley Harper, Review by Leigh Hall
Reflections In A Dragon’s Eye
By Bradley Harper, Review by Leigh Hall
By Bradley Harper, Review by Leigh Hall
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"What an elating surprise to find my story published in Killer Nashville Magazine. It is already drawing attention. A book reviewer sent me a message asking for a copy of my debut novel!"

- Ernest Lancaster

Killer Nashville Magazine Staff

Clay Stafford / Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Isabelle Kanning / Senior Editor

Kylee Ludwig / Social Media Assistant

Mattingly Churakos / General Editorial

Shane McKnight / Layout & Artistic