The M.O.: A New Theme is Announced!

Like a repeat offender, The M.O. is back! Write a crime story related to the theme of “Wishful Thinking” in one-thousand to fifteen-hundred words.

The theme can be interpreted widely, in whatever style, tone, subgenre, targeted age range, and/or era the writer chooses. If you ever see stuff like it here, we're interested!

On Friday, May 15th, 2015, the steel-toothed maw of submissions will again creak open (watch your fingers!) at 12:01 a.m., Eastern U.S. time zone.  Here's where to check out all The M.O.'s submission guidelines and important dates.

Maybe your very-short story will eventually share a cell with S.W. Lauden's “Fix Me.” And just see how happy joining the Rogues' Gallery of our shortlisters made K.M. Rockwood… Don't fight the joy!