I didn’t make the list this year (sigh), but I’m thrilled by some of the names who did. Here are the nominees for the 2008 Derringer Awards: The nominees for Best Story 0 to 1000 words are: --Keri Clark, "Saved" (Mysterical-E, Fall 2007) --BV Lawson, "Dreaming of a Spite Christmas" (Mouth Full of Bullets, Winter 2007) --Jillian Berg, "A Woman Scorned" (Mouth Full of Bullets, Autumn 2007) --Keri Clark, "Your New Fan" (Mouth Full of Bullets, Winter 2007) --Patricia Abbott, "My Hero" (D Z Allen's Muzzle Flash, 2007) The nominees for Best Story 1001 to 4000 words are: --Beverle Graves Myers, "Brimstone P.I." (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, May 2007) --Hugh Lessig, "We All Come From Splattertown" (Thuglit, Issue 17, July 2007) --Rick Noetzel, "Joyride" (Shred of Evidence, Dec., 2007) --Jack Hardway, "Handful of Stars" (Mouth Full of Bullets, Issue 5, Autumn 2007) --John Weagly, "In the Sha...