Janet Alcorn

Janet Alcorn

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    I’m doing a public reading at LitHop Fresno on October 18

    September 22, 2025 /
    @lithopfresno

    I’m doing a public reading at LitHop Fresno on Saturday, October 18! I’ll be reading an excerpt of my award-winning short story, “Walk Me Home,” at Mi Cafesito on Van Ness. Participants read in teams of four, and my team is scheduled from 2:00-2:45. If you’ll be in the area, come on out, have some great coffee, and find out what happens when Robert walks Rachel home on a foggy night in Sacramento. LitHop is an annual pop-up literary arts festival in Fresno, California. All events are free and open to the public, so if you stop by, be sure to check out all the other authors doing public readings…

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    Text reads: Tucson Sisters in Crime Anthology Writers Panel on Big Blend Radio: Eva Eldridge, Elaine A. Powers, Cheryl Ryan, Lynn Nicholas, Conda Douglas, Amber Leffler, Kris Neri, Minerva Raz, Janet Alcorn." Graphic includes Trouble in Tucson book cover and photos of the authors.

    Catch me on the Big Blend Radio podcast

    June 15, 2023
    Promo image for my interview on an episode of the Mysterious Goings On podcast called "Janet Alcorn on Writing Your Own Destiny." Available at www.mgopod.com and on Apple Podcasts. Air date: November 29, 2023. Episode length: 54 minutes, 8 seconds.

    The Mysterious Goings-On podcast, Seattle, and Sabino Canyon: the November recap

    December 2, 2023
    Promo image for my interview on an episode of the Mysterious Goings On podcast called "Janet Alcorn on Writing Your Own Destiny." Available at www.mgopod.com and on Apple Podcasts. Air date: November 29, 2023. Episode length: 54 minutes, 8 seconds.

    Writing Your Own Destiny (interview on the Mysterious Goings-On podcast)

    December 10, 2023
  • Appearances,  Featured,  Short Stories

    Writing Your Own Destiny (interview on the Mysterious Goings-On podcast)

    December 10, 2023 /
    Promo image for my interview on an episode of the Mysterious Goings On podcast called "Janet Alcorn on Writing Your Own Destiny." Available at www.mgopod.com and on Apple Podcasts. Air date: November 29, 2023. Episode length: 54 minutes, 8 seconds.

    Want to learn how to start writing fiction and use short stories to further your writing career? In a recent interview I did for the Mysterious Goings-On podcast, I talk with host Alex Greenwood about: Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: You can also hear me utter one of the more bizarre sentences to ever come out of my mouth (and that’s saying something): How can you not like a serial killer who hides disembowled bodies in saguaro cactuses? Mysterious Goings-On is a podcast “about creativity, writing, and mystery” and features “interviews with bestselling authors, indies, and creative people from all walks of life.” Also, host J. Alexander…

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    @lithopfresno

    I’m doing a public reading at LitHop Fresno on October 18

    September 22, 2025
    Text reads: Tucson Sisters in Crime Anthology Writers Panel on Big Blend Radio: Eva Eldridge, Elaine A. Powers, Cheryl Ryan, Lynn Nicholas, Conda Douglas, Amber Leffler, Kris Neri, Minerva Raz, Janet Alcorn." Graphic includes Trouble in Tucson book cover and photos of the authors.

    Catch me on the Big Blend Radio podcast

    June 15, 2023
    Promo image for my interview on an episode of the Mysterious Goings On podcast called "Janet Alcorn on Writing Your Own Destiny." Available at www.mgopod.com and on Apple Podcasts. Air date: November 29, 2023. Episode length: 54 minutes, 8 seconds.

    The Mysterious Goings-On podcast, Seattle, and Sabino Canyon: the November recap

    December 2, 2023
  • Appearances,  Weekend Coffee Share,  What's Been on Your Calendar

    The Mysterious Goings-On podcast, Seattle, and Sabino Canyon: the November recap

    December 2, 2023 /
    Promo image for my interview on an episode of the Mysterious Goings On podcast called "Janet Alcorn on Writing Your Own Destiny." Available at www.mgopod.com and on Apple Podcasts. Air date: November 29, 2023. Episode length: 54 minutes, 8 seconds.

    November went by fast! I spent 5 days in Seattle for work, hiked in Sabino Canyon, and my interview on the Mysterious Goings-On podcast went live. Plus Thanksgiving and the usual work stuff. And I rounded out the month by getting COVID. Yay. But before I get to all that: This post is part of the Weekend Coffee Share hosted by Natalie the Explorer and What’s Been on Your Calendar, hosted by  Sue, Donna, Jo and Deb. Have a seat, grab a treat, and let’s recap November. Writing Your Own Destiny – my interview on the Mysterious Goings-On podcast In my October recap post, I announced that I’d been interviewed for Alex Greenwood’s Mysterious Goings On…

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    @lithopfresno

    I’m doing a public reading at LitHop Fresno on October 18

    September 22, 2025
    Text reads: Tucson Sisters in Crime Anthology Writers Panel on Big Blend Radio: Eva Eldridge, Elaine A. Powers, Cheryl Ryan, Lynn Nicholas, Conda Douglas, Amber Leffler, Kris Neri, Minerva Raz, Janet Alcorn." Graphic includes Trouble in Tucson book cover and photos of the authors.

    Catch me on the Big Blend Radio podcast

    June 15, 2023
    Promo image for my interview on an episode of the Mysterious Goings On podcast called "Janet Alcorn on Writing Your Own Destiny." Available at www.mgopod.com and on Apple Podcasts. Air date: November 29, 2023. Episode length: 54 minutes, 8 seconds.

    Writing Your Own Destiny (interview on the Mysterious Goings-On podcast)

    December 10, 2023
  • Appearances,  Books and Reading,  Short Stories

    Catch me on the Big Blend Radio podcast

    June 15, 2023 /
    Text reads: Tucson Sisters in Crime Anthology Writers Panel on Big Blend Radio: Eva Eldridge, Elaine A. Powers, Cheryl Ryan, Lynn Nicholas, Conda Douglas, Amber Leffler, Kris Neri, Minerva Raz, Janet Alcorn." Graphic includes Trouble in Tucson book cover and photos of the authors.

    Catch me on the Big Blend Radio podcast, available free on their website and on YouTube. Host Lisa D. Smith interviewed 8 authors with stories in the Trouble in Tucson anthology plus the anthology cover designer. Here’s the lineup: Tune in to learn more about my short story, “Adam Carmona and the Case of the Saguaro Ripper,” as well as a little about my take on short story writing. A huge thank you to Lisa for a great interview! I encourage you to pay a visit to the Blend Radio & TV Magazine site and check out all the cool stuff Lisa and crew have on offer. They cover music…

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    Promo image for my interview on an episode of the Mysterious Goings On podcast called "Janet Alcorn on Writing Your Own Destiny." Available at www.mgopod.com and on Apple Podcasts. Air date: November 29, 2023. Episode length: 54 minutes, 8 seconds.

    The Mysterious Goings-On podcast, Seattle, and Sabino Canyon: the November recap

    December 2, 2023
    @lithopfresno

    I’m doing a public reading at LitHop Fresno on October 18

    September 22, 2025
    Promo image for my interview on an episode of the Mysterious Goings On podcast called "Janet Alcorn on Writing Your Own Destiny." Available at www.mgopod.com and on Apple Podcasts. Air date: November 29, 2023. Episode length: 54 minutes, 8 seconds.

    Writing Your Own Destiny (interview on the Mysterious Goings-On podcast)

    December 10, 2023

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