Published/In the Works
| On June 21, '08, I won third place in the Deadly Ink Press short story contest! My humorous short story, "IN THE ROUGH," can be read in Deadly Ink: 2008 Short Story Collection, edited by Debby Buchanan. You'll find the book at www.Amazon.com for ten bucks. Go for it. |  |
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"THE POOL ROOM," an experimental short story where the point of view is a pool room and a murder unfolds through the messages on an answering machine, was the first of my stories to be published. "The short stories of nine talented new
mystery writers have been chosen for inclusion in the first volume
of the LITTLE SISTERS anthology... Among these stories is Patricia L. Morin's THE POOL ROOM." |
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Inspiration, a Journal for the Mind, Body and Spirit is a holistic magazine published in Kauai, Hawaii. It has recently merged with another magazine called United World. Inspiration started with a dream by the main publisher, Char Ravelo. I co-published the journal with the help of art designer Shelby Kushma. Before I moved to Oahu, I edited the first five issues: May-June 2003, to January-February 2004. The magazine was designed to serve as a vehicle for holistic healers, and health and environmental professionals throughout Hawaii to share their knowledge. We believed in cultivating an understanding of the body, mind, and spirit in an effort to encourage the exploration of inner peace and balance.
Completed Works:
Psychological Thriller
The End Game
When her stockbroker husband's shady dealings bring death threats, psychologist Laura Massey has to abandon her therapy practice. Bodyguards posted in her home offer a false sense of comfort; only when Jack is killed and Laura is kidnapped does she realize that she was always the intended target.
Psychological Mystery
Hidden Ties: Fatal
Flow: Eliza Mae’s abusive husband is killed in a car accident. Shortly
after, a detective reveals that her uncle, who was thought to have
drowned ten years ago, has been unearthed by a bulldozer near a building
site. Eliza Mae senses that there is a connection between the two deaths,
but no one believes her-not even her own mother who believes the detective
is a figment of Eliza Mae’s active imagination. With the help of the
ex-homicide detective next door, who is interested in being Eliza Mae’s
lover, Eliza Mae uncovers a ruthless plot risking her own life and
that of doubting mother.
Mystery Montage, a collection of short stories, each representing
a different mystery genre.
“Who killed Horatio T. Adams?” is a humorous tale about a gambling man
who is killed on a late-night walk down a Hawaiian Blvd., and his food-loving
wife, who is held for ransom by a food-loving bookie looking to have
debts repaid.
“Peanut Butter and Gin” is a cozy set in Oakland, California. Grandma
Silverstein and her grandson, Jacob, try to discover how his coach
really died after leaving her house, and right after her brother has
left for a long neighborhood walk.
“Maasai Mara Murder” is a cultural mystery set in the Maasai Mara of
Kenya, Africa. The tribal leader of a small village in the deepest
part of the Mara suspects that it was not really a lioness that killed
the cattle guardian.
“Detective Milton’s Paradise Found” is a hard-boiled detective mystery
about a female detective fired from the police force because she did
not solve the murder of the right-hand man of her town’s supervisor.
“Breakthrough to Murder” is the psychological account of a young woman who fights
through a disabling depression brought on by the death of her fiancé. As she
breaks through the levels of her darkness, she unfolds the clues to his murder.
“The Pool Room” is an experimental short story where the POV is a pool room,
and an old murder unfolds through the messages on an answering machine. See Shannon
Road Press above.
More to come…