Recently I have been concentrating on writing short fiction – mostly hard-boiled mysteries, but some mostly humorous pieces (that still contain elements of mystery)

Seven short stories have been published – all are available online – here is where you can find them –

A Swamp of Dead Things  – amazon kindle  – https://www.amazon.com/Swamp-Dead-Things-Frank-Raven-ebook/dp/B09GNNFYVS/ref=sr_1_2?crid=G91O1NB0DNA2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.M2UajRewW-dMN4TJPw538UTjJlD3_hkvZsk9dwB4eUs.gz8KymzRrCpYTWr1kLbDxgxvEZyA-34FoZqnKE-ROR0&dib_tag=se&keywords=fred+devecca&qid=1779125399&sprefix=%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-2

Holly’s Jolly Christmas – Men Matters Online Journal – https://menmattersonlinejournal.com/issue-9-fred-devecca/

The Times They Are A’Changin’ – Killer Nashville – https://www.killernashville.com/short-stories/the-times-they-are-a-changin

Halibut’s First Call – Luminaura – https://luminauramag.com/vol1/short-stories/halibuts-first-call

The Last Good Place – Freedom Fiction Journal – Literary Garage –  https://www.freedomfiction.com/2026/04/the-last-good-place-by-fred-devecca/

A Sad Fool’s Errand – Literary Garage – https://literarygarage.com/a-sad-fools-errandttps://www.bristolnoir.co.uk/site/spider-theater-by-fred-devecca

Spider Theater – Bristol Noir – https://www.bristolnoir.co.uk/site/spider-theater-by-fred-devecca/

also – 2 of them have been compiled into a handy dandy zine – coincidentally (or not) both are comic caper stories about stealing 2 million dollars – contact me if you would like one