Adjunct as well as Agatha- and Anthony-award–winning author of HIPSTER DEATH RATTLE | HOLLY HERNANDEZ & THE DEATH OF DISCO | NOIRYORICAN | 🇵🇷 | The songs I punched are dreaming https://linktr.ee/richienarvaezhttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mvuwogxlm22dSupport Cesar's Food Truck, Corner 28th 7th Avenue @fitgradfts.bsky.social https://www.gofundme.com/f/3mh5w7-salvar-el-negocio19 Sep 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuwogxlm22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mvrsadh5fs2iTHE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY makes Reactor Mag's Can’t Miss Indie Press Speculative Fiction for September and October 2026 https://reactormag.com/cant-miss-indie-press-speculative-fiction-for-september-and-october-2026/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrsadh5fs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mvnjtvpm7s2bSome of the loverly contributors to THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY talk about the origins of their stories, over at Do Some Damage @dosomedamage.bsky.social. h/t @scottadlerberg.bsky.social https://dosomedamage.substack.com/p/investigating-the-speculative16 Sep 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnjtvpm7s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mvcqivqx7s25These lovely books arrived from Colombia: Máquinas Mestizas: Antología De Ciencia Ficción Latinoamericana (Loqueleo, April 2026), edited by Luis Carlos Barragan, and featuring my story “Room for Rent” (translated to Spanish by Juan Silva).12 Sep 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcqivqx7s25https://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mvazji6hs22b9/11’s harmful legacy of Latino criminalization https://link.latimes.com/view/6520702972048630291a3534s92d0.6gp/d46e870011 Sep 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvazji6hs22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mvama2zvfc2tI didn't want to say anything, lest I jinx it but— "Seeing fewer spotted lanternflies? Experts say there may be a few reasons why" https://6abc.com/post/seeing-fewer-spotted-lanternflies-experts-say-may-few-reasons/19631567/11 Sep 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvama2zvfc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mv6gqfu4bc27My story performed on "Selected Shorts: Too Hot for Radio." Podcast interview soon. https://youtu.be/9NLwKVOLpeo?si=42LyC2GjOYpmdmPo10 Sep 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6gqfu4bc27https://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mujlqp4l6s2h“Taking the Hand of the Monster”: Teaching Critical Mystery Studies in New Mexico by Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social https://jfepublications.org/article/taking-the-hand-of-the-monster/02 Sep 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujlqp4l6s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3muel4csq5c2p“Supernatural gumshoes? Oh HELL yes! This genre-bending marriage of detective stories and the supernatural is a complete joy to read from beginning to end. Can I join the Speculative Detective Agency?” —Ann Dávila Cardinal, author of HEAR THE DEAD31 Aug 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3muel4csq5c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mtxz6tti5s2hPre-order now! https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-speculative-detective-agency-case-files-of-the-supernatural-and-fantastic-matthew-david-goodwin/e62cf0c1a1f6a209 [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxz6tti5s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mtxyxcebnk2hThis fall: Your Anthology Submission: How to Craft a Short Story that Stands Out, c/o NY/Tri-State Chapter of Sisters in Crime Derringer finalist and chapter co-president Nina Mansfield will moderate a panel featuring award-winning authors Kathleen Marple Kalb, Richie Narvaez, and Lori Robbins26 Aug 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxyxcebnk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mtxybxw3f22hThis Saturday: I'll be on the virtual panel WHY SHORT STORIES? courtesy of Sisters in Crime—Chesapeake Chapter, with Art Taylor (moderator), John Betancourt, Leslie Budewitz, and Kaye George. DM for link.26 Aug 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxybxw3f22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mtxxg3tzqs2h"8-hour sleep rule dates back to the 19th century. A new review of hunter-gatherers whose lifestyles are closer to our ancestors found short nights seemed to be enough: without an alarm clock, they tended to wake close to dawn" https://theconversation.com/how-much-sleep-do-i-need-why-you-can-forget-the-eight-hour-rule-28986326 Aug 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxxg3tzqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mtwmdw54jk2lRIP a great artist https://youtu.be/Ixrje2rXLMA?si=KaK2izMkUY6pCOvI25 Aug 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwmdw54jk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mtp4iy3tx22iOur panel on speculative detecting/cross-genre/occult detectives got accepted. See you in Chicago! #awp202722 Aug 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp4iy3tx22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/richienarvaez.bsky.social/post/3mtltukwyis24In other news, I finally found my lecture notes from last fall, saving me considerable angst in rewriting them and giving my students from 27% fewer "ums." #adjunctlife21 Aug 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:omffu7o7bwlyddqujsz5hmzv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtltukwyis24