Christina Hoag

Selected Work
Journalism

Personal Essay
A journey to Lagos, Nigeria, to find the house I lived in as a child takes an unexpected turn when I’m detained by police as a suspicious person. This essay traces my lifelong quest for a sense of belonging by exploring a past that at times feels elusive and unreachable.

Short Fiction
When an old boyhood mate from Belfast turns up on Danny Sheridan’s doorstep in New York, he knows the Troubles can’t be far behind. But as they reunite, Danny realizes he owes Eamonn more than he ever understood — and the time for reckoning has arrived.
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Short Crime Fiction
No Evidence – Best Mystery Stories 2026
The Fall – Black Beacon Fourth Book of Mystery, 2026
Debt of Silence – Black Cat Weekly, 2026
The Guitar – Dark Yonder, 2026
Read All About It – Vigilante Crime & Pulp, 2026
The Track – Rock and a Hard Place, 2026
Along Came a Blackbird – Murder Most Senior, 2026
The Mysterious Food Truck Affair – Saturday Evening Post, 2025
Take Care of Zozo for Me – Black Beacon Third Book of Mystery, 2025
Escape – Rock and a Hard Place, 2025
Twofer – Vigilante Crime & Pulp, 2025
My Mother’s Knives – All Due Respect, 2025
The Museum Guard – Guilty Crime Story, 2025
The Hitwoman’s Heart –Shotgun Honey, 2024
The Cove – Cosmorama, 2024
Travis & Wilbur – Black Cat Weekly, 2024
The Couch – Made in LA, 2024
The Third Coincidence – Black Cat Mystery Magazine, 2021
I Know Who Did It – Lunch Ticket, 2019