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
  • Personal,  Weekend Coffee Share

    A visit to Tucson Comic-Con

    September 8, 2023 /

    Long-Suffering Husband and I went to Tucson Comic-Con last weekend. I can’t believe I’ve been a nerd since at least 1977 and had never been to a comic-con till a few days ago. I do have excuses–I’m not fond of crowds, I’m not super into the comic-con types of nerd-dom (except for Star Wars), blah, blah, blah… but really, I’m apparently an epic failure as a nerd. Anyway, this poor excuse for a nerd had a great time. Tucson Comic-Con is small compared to the ones in major cities, so the only celebrities we saw were a couple of retired wrestlers and a character from The Walking Dead, but the…

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    May 13, 2022
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    Why I don’t do Valentine’s Day

    February 11, 2023
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    July 22, 2022
  • 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
    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
    @lithopfresno

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

    September 22, 2025
  • Weekend Coffee Share

    Tucson Festival of Books and Left Coast Crime

    March 24, 2023 /

    Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the internet… I’m baaaaacccckkkkk! I don’t think I’ve taken a 2-week hiatus since I started this blog, but the last few weeks have been cuh-razy. I’ll save the full recap for my end-of-the-month post next week, but this week we’ll talk about: Here we go: Tucson Festival of Books Tucson Festival of Books, affectionately known as TFOB to the regulars, is the third-largest book festival in the USA. (Or so I’m told–I don’t have a citation to support this statement. Why yes, I am an academic. Why do you ask?) It’s held on the University of Arizona campus every…

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    December 10, 2021

    The weekly update: bobcat sighting, books, garden pix, and a small batch of memes

    May 21, 2022

    Hosting a write-in and trying to finish a book

    October 14, 2022

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