SA Book & Challenge Lovers discussion

This challenge tracks all the shorter books read during the quarter.

The challenge will run from January 01, 2021 - March 31, 2021

List all short stories and novellas of less than 150 pages read during the quarter in this thread.

You may list individual stories in an anthology.
There is no limit on the number of stories or authors listed.

Hosted by: Carolien

My Spot:

From The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers:
1. The Quiet Man in the Overalls Struggled to be Heard
2. The Accidental Serial Killer
3. The Rat Man
4. Fred and Rose West: The Cultural Legacy of Serial Murder
5. “Ye Should Nae Kill”: Glasgow’s Bible Bashing Serial Strangler
6. Interview with a Serial Killer
7. The Stranger in the Square
8. The Kičevo Monster
9. Connecting the Dots
10. The First of Criminals
11. The Beast of BC
12. Australia’s Brownout Murders
13. The Man in Black and the Silver Screen: The Life and Crimes of Peter Moore
14. Jolly Jane and the Deacon
15. The Bluebeard of Rome
16. Buxom Belle: Her Own Story

From V-Wars: Blood and Fire:
17. Apocalypse Tango
18. The Court of the Crimson Queen
19. The Enemy Within
20. Tenochtitlan Will Rise
21. War Torn
22. Suicide Games
23. Solitude
24. Let God Sort 'em Out
25. Manifest Destiny
26. Force Multiplier
27. The Hippo
28. Le Belle Dame Sans Merci

29. Private Royals
30. The Dogs of Venice

Total: 30

I have some planned, so let's see how far we get:

1. "Hiding in plain sight" by Mary Watson in Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara (Completed 3 January)
2. "Migrant labour" by Zukiswa Wanner in Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara (Completed 3 January) - this story is an excerpt from Men of the South which I read in 2020.
3. Amulets and Feathers: A Story from the collection, I Am Heathcliff (Completed 5 January)
4. The Captain's Daughter (Completed 7 January)
5. Inscape by Yaa Gyasi (Completed 11 January) https://www.guernicamag.com/inscape/
6. Love, In Writing (Completed 19 January)
7. Bloodchild (Completed 20 January)
8. Jungfrau by Mary Watson (Completed 20 January) https://static1.squarespace.com/stati...
9. The Sack by Namwali Serpell (Completed 20 January) https://static1.squarespace.com/stati...
10. Early Retirement by Brontez Purnell https://www.theatlantic.com/books/arc...

February points:
11. The Castle of Otranto (Completed 22 January)
12. Oedipus Rex (Completed 27 January)
13. Antigone (Completed 2 February)
14. Second to None (Completed 14 February)
15. Euthyphro (Completed 17 February)
16. The Museum by Leila Aboulela (Completed 20 February) in Twenty Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing
17. Weight of Whispers - by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (Completed 20 January)
https://www.gallardo.net/gen-t/weight...
18. Apology
19. Songs of Innocence and of Experience
20. Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

March points:
21. A Granted Prayer https://www.theatlantic.com/books/arc... Completed 1 March
22. Crito Completed 4 March
23. A Streetcar Named Desire (Completed 6 March)
24. A captivating touch #prequel (Completed 9 March)
25. Women Without Men: A Novel of Modern Iran
26. The Sea and Little Fishes https://www.angelfire.com/weird2/athe...
27. American Indian Stories
28. The Snow Storm
29. The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers in The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers
30. Dislocation in The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers
31. Born nowhere in The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers
32. Khouribga in The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers
33. What's not said in Brussels in The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers
34. Bennani's Bodyguard in The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers
35. The Invention of Dry Swimming in The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers
36. Fifteen minutes as philosophers in The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers
37. The Night Before in The Curious Case of Dassoukine’s Trousers
38. Logarithm in Nudibranch
39. Kookaburra in Nudibranch
40. Filamo in Nudibranch

Wayne's Quick Reads
Quarter 1 Total Count 45
January 2021 Subtotal 26
From Spekskiet (Only those stories read in January)
1. Die Afdwaalpad Na Ararat - Pieter Strauss
2. Oom Fanie se Vlieënde Fairlane - Pieter Strauss
3. Outeniqualand - Sue van Waart
4. Leujag - C G Volschenk
5. Pofadder - C G Volschenk
6. Slim Donkie - C G Volschenk
7. Kiekies Lieg Mos Nie - George Weideman
8. Lang Sop - George Weideman
9. Oompie Joors, Turbulensie en die Vlakvark - George Weideman
10. 'n Boer Maak 'n Buitengewone Plan - George Weideman
11. 'n Boesmanlandse Perskeboom - George Weideman

From Wolfsbane and Mistletoe
12. Gift Wrap - Charlaine Harris
13. The Haire of the Beast - Donna Andrews
14. Lucy, at Christmastime - Simon R. Green
15. The Night Things Changed - Dana Cameron
16. The Werewold Before Christmas - Kat Richardson
17. Fresh Meat - Alan Gordon
18. Il Est Né - Carrie Vaughn
19. The Perfect Gift - Dana Stabenow
20. Christmas Past - Keri Arthur
21. SA - J. A. Konrath
22. The Star of David - Patricia Biggs
23. You'd Better Not Pyout - Nancy Pickard
24. Rogue Elements - Karen Chance
25. Milk and Cookies - Rob Thurman
26. Keeping Watch Over His Flock - Toni L. P. Kerner

February 2021 Subtotal: 1
27. The Bridges at Toko-ri

March Subtotal 18
From Homeland and Other Stories
28. Homeland
29. Blueprints
30. Covered Bridges
31. Quality Time
32. Stone Dreams
33. Survival Zones
34. Islands On the Moon
35. Bereaved Apartments
36. Extinctions
37. Jump-up Day
38. Rose-Johnny
39. Why I Am A Danger To The Public

40. A Streetcar Named Desire

From Africa 39

41. The Shivering - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
42. The Banana Eater - Monica Arac de Nyeko
43. from the forthcoming novel The Tiger of the Mangroves - Rotimi Babatunde
44. Two Fragments of Love - Eileen Almeida Barbosa
45. Why radio DJs are Superstars in Lagos, from Blackass, a novel in progress - Igoni Barrett
46. from the forthcoming novel Our Time of Sorrow - Jackee Budesta Batanda
47. Alú - Recaredo Silebo Boturu
48. Mama's Future - Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
49. The Occupant, from the forthcoming novel Azotus, the Kingdom - Shadrack Cjhikoti
50. The Professor - Edwige-Renée Dro

Short stories

Total: 28

January

1. Beauty Is The Beast: A Standalone Wolf Shifter Romance Short Story
2. Magic at Macy's
3. The Platypus and Her Wolves
4. A Bull Rider's Paradise
5. The Billionaire's Joyous Weekend
6. Her Taboo Desire
7. Afternoon Delight
8. Sleighing Mr. Right
9. Phoenix Rising
10. His Sugarplum
11. Baby, It's Hot in Here
12. The Boy Who Came Back a Wolf

February
1. Daddy's Angel: Older Man Younger Woman Taboo Story
2. Hanna's Awakening
3. An Unexpected Husband
4. Bear Naked for Valentine's

March:
1. The Dread Hannigan Christmas Party
2. The Major's Welcome Home]
3. HOT FOR MY EX'S DAD
4. Daddy's Cabin: A Contemporary Romance
5. Best Friend's Daughter: An Older Man Younger Woman Romance
6. christmas bride
7. Christmas with Callie
8. Fall Hard
9. East River Bear
10. Holding Hoarse
11. On Her High Horse
12. Rugby Captain's Shower

Quarter 1:

Summer Frost by Blake Crouch read in February 2021

My spot:

1. Alien Lord's Captive - Mina Carter
2. Claiming her alien warrior - Mina Carter
3. Alien Healer's Baby - Mina Carter
4. Alien Commander's Mate - Mina Carter
5. Alien Warrior's secret - Mina Carter
6. Kissed by the Alien Mercenary - Mina Carter