Michael Z. Lewin
 This is the t-shirt from the Powder story (Pack 7.) Pack 1 “The Jane Case”
This story is about the Lunghi family (FAMILY BUSINESS and FAMILY PLANNING). It is set in Bath, including scenes in the gym down the street from me. The Old Man takes up exercise… This story is about 8000 words long and takes sixteen pages to print.  And this is the real Guru Mick (from the story in Pack 1.) Congratulations to him and Ali - just married, May 29th. Pack 2 “And Maybe More”
This is another Lunghi story. In it, Salvatore answers a lonely hearts ad. Strictly for business, of course. The story has a little less than 8000 words and takes fifteen pages to print. The first six Lunghi short stories were included in THE RELUCTANT DETECTIVE. These are the only two I’ve written since. Pack 3 Three stories set in English pubs
“They Never Listen” and “D’Ya Hear Me” feature Garth and Annette who meet to play cards and talk over problems in their families’ lives and how to solve them. “Death Row” is the most recent story in this offering and is set in a pub down the street from where I live - see the picture on my Home page. Together the stories add up to seventeen pages and just under seven thousand words. Pack 4 “Rover – CSI” and “Desperate Bitches”
These are the only two Rover stories I’ve written since the publication of ROVER’S TALES in 1999. They're among the longest Rover stories and print up on thirteen pages, with about 5900 words. If you’re not acquainted with Rover, he’s a stray dog (in Indianapolis, though he doesn’t know it.) He helps other dogs when he finds them in trouble – which is usually the result of some human actions. Rover stories are not cutesy and they are also intended as a ground-level look at human beings, as well as being stories about dogs. “Desperate Bitches” has not yet been published. Pack 5 “Cigarettes” and “In Mitigation”
These two stories are not related but have both won praise in various quarters. They print on ten pages and add up to more than 4000 words. “Cigarettes” was broadcast on BBC radio and appeared in a best-of anthology. "In Mitigation” was praised for its legal arguments by best-selling British crime writer Frances Fyfield, who is a lawyer in her civilian life. Pack 6 Three basketball stories
Sorry, these stories aren't available at the moment. These are not mysteries. I wrote each for a basketball magazine that was published in the UK in the early ‘80s. They reflect the fact that I was involved for many years with a basketball club in the small English town where I lived before I moved to Bath. A picture of a team I played in is near the bottom of the Bio/Biblio page. There is, however, a mystery connection. The narrator of the first two stories was the precursor to the character who narrates my first Edgar-nominated story, “The Reluctant Detective.” Unlike the other stories in these packs, these three stories were scanned. The printing (on my equipment) comes out as readable but not dark. Pack 7 "911! This is a story about Lieutenant Leroy Powder, an Indianapolis policeman. Powder was the central figure in three of my Indianapolis mystery novels and he appears as a supplementary character in many of the others. It runs about twelve pages and 6300 words. I’ve written three Powder short stories in all. The first, “Night Shift”, is included in THE RELUCTANT DETECTIVE. The third was completed earlier this year and is currently being considered by an editor. |
SHORT STORIES DIRECTLY FROM MESTORY PACKS
After my June 08 newsletter some correspondants asked about back copies of my short stories. I’m not exactly in the direct-mail story-selling business, but I do like to help people to get copies of my work. And I know that the some of the stories are among the hardest things to find. Without many spare copies of the magazines my stories have appeared in the only way to offer stories seems to be to print them for you myself. So, as an experiment, I’m offering copies of some of my older stories. To try this idea out I'm offering seven different story packs. Each will contain up to 17 single-spaced pages (the limit because of the way UK postal charges work.) They’ll be printed on one side and each pack will contain between one and three stories. The charge per pack will be £3 (three British pounds – about $4.50 currently, late mid March 2010.) In addition the airmail postage will be £1.68 for destinations outside Europe. I need to make that up to £2.60 for the printing and packing. That makes a total of £5.60, or about $8.50 for purchasers outside Europe. For addresses in the UK the total will be £4.50 including second class postage. For purchasers in Europe the total will be £5.00 (or $7.50) including airmail postage. The stories in each pack will be folded in half. But they will also have a cover sheet giving a little information about publication details and a bit of whatever comes to mind that I think might be interesting to you. I will autograph the top story in each pack (unless you tell me not to.) I’ll also inscribe it to you or whoever you’re giving it to, if you wish. You may order as many packs, and as many of each pack, as you like. I can make a small reduction in the postage charge for orders of more than one pack sent to a single address – I’ll let you know exactly how much when the order is placed. Payment should be in US dollar checks or UK pound cheques. I can also take payments by PayPal in either of those currencies. When you order, let me know how you want to pay and I’ll provide details of how to do it. I’ll mail the packs to you as soon as your payment has cleared. I am offering stories that are not already available in my collection THE RELUCTANT DETECTIVE and Other Stories. One pack has three non-mystery stories. Another includes a story that has not yet been published (although it is still copyrighted.) All in all we’ll see if what’s offered below works for you, and if the process works for me. The seven experimental packs are detailed in the column on the left. To email me with an order or to ask for more information click the link below. |
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