Paula Gail Benson

Paula Gail Benson, a legislative attorney and former law librarian, belongs to the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers of America, and Short Mystery Fiction Society. She enjoys attending writing and mystery conferences; moderating panels for the South Carolina Book Festival; and writing and directing original plays and musicals for her church’s drama ministry (http://stpaulsplayers.webs.com). Please check out her blog at: http://littlesourcesofjoy.blogspot.com.
Her website is: http://paulagailbenson.com/

 

Fiction:

Bethlehem Writers Group Roundtable

http://bwgwritersroundtable.com/

"Nectar of the Gods” (Featured, February 2013)

“Long in the Tooth” (Featured, June 2013) (3rd Place Winner in the 2013 Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Short Story Award)

“Apple's Lure” (July/August 2013)

Kings River Life

http://kingsriverlife.com

“Pelican Spring: A Mother’s Day Mystery Short Story” (May 11, 2013)

http://kingsriverlife.com/05/11/pelican-spring-a-mothers-day-mystery-short-story

“The Mama Factor: A Mother’s Day Short Story” (May 11, 2013)

http://kingsriverlife.com/05/11/the-mama-factor-a-mothers-day-short-story

“Only the Sacrifice Knows: A Thanksgiving Mystery Short Story” (November 26, 2013)

http://kingsriverlife.com/11/26/only-the-sacrifice-knows-a-thanksgiving-mystery-short-story/
“Mr. Claude North: A Holiday Short Story” (revised; December 18, 2013)
http://kingsriverlife.com/12/18/mr-claude-north-a-holiday-short-story/

“Star of the Party: A New Year’s Eve Short Story”
http://kingsriverlife.com/12/30/star-of-the-party-a-new-years-eve-short-story/

Mystery Times Ten 2013 Anthology

http://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Times-2013-Linda-Browning/dp/0984203583/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386629914&sr=8-1&keywords=mystery+times+ten+2013

“Confidence in the Family”

Buddhapuss Ink, LLC (December 13, 2013)


A Tall Ship, a Star, and Plunder Anthology 

http://www.amazon.com/Tall-Ship-Star-And-Plunder/dp/1937035654/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390972528&sr=8-1&keywords=9781937035655
“Ghost of a Chance”

(Dark Oak Press and Media, January 2014)

A Shaker of Margaritas: That Mysterious Woman
http://www.amazon.com/That-Mysterious-Woman-Margaritas-Anthology/dp/0990327000/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418397902&sr=8-1&keywords=that+mysterious+woman
“Moving On”(Mozark Press, November 2014)

Writers Who Kill

http://writerswhokill.blogspot.com/

“Mr. Claude North” (December 2, 2012)

http://writerswhokill.blogspot.com/2012/12/mr-claude-north.html
“An Unexpected Christmas Gift” (narrative) (December 22, 2013)
http://writerswhokill.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-unexpected-christmas-gift-narrative.html
“An Unexpected Christmas Gift” (screenplay) (December 24, 2013)
http://writerswhokill.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-unexpected-christmas-gift-screenplay.html
“An Unexpected Christmas Gift” (first person) (December 27, 2013)

http://writerswhokill.blogspot.com/2013/12/an-unexpected-christmas-gift-first.html
“Femme Fatally Yours” (December 18, 2014)

http://writerswhokill.blogspot.com/2014/12/femme-fatally-yours.html

Nonfiction:

A Guide to South Carolina Legal Research and Citation, Original Text (co-author with Deborah Davis Hottel) (1991) and 2nd edition (2009)

Published by the South Carolina Bar: Continuing Legal Education Division

http://miva.scbar.org/merchant5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=scbcle&Product_Code=437&Category_Code=LWRIT

Kings River Life

http://kingsriverlife.com

“A Father’s Legacy: Looking at Robert Dugoni’s Life and Work” (June 15, 2013)

http://kingsriverlife.com/06/15/a-fathers-legacy-looking-at-robert-dugonis-life-and-work