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W.M. Akers

W.M. Akers is a mystery novelist and game designer who lives in Philadelphia.

Strange Times 241: Flames of Warfare

Mar 3, 2026

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12 min read

Strange Times 241: Flames of Warfare

Plus a lost baby who wasn't lost at all!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 240: Wanted For Murder

Feb 17, 2026

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14 min read

Strange Times 240: Wanted For Murder

And guess who wrote a bestselling mystery novel?

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 239: Ghostproof

Feb 3, 2026

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11 min read

Strange Times 239: Ghostproof

And TO KILL A COOK is out today!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 238: Army of Malcontents

Jan 20, 2026

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15 min read

Strange Times 238: Army of Malcontents

And 15 free copies of TO KILL A COOK!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 237: Bombed For Third Time

Jan 6, 2026

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8 min read

Strange Times 237: Bombed For Third Time

And the mystery of the baby bear has been solved!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 236: Frightened Baby Bear

Dec 23, 2025

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9 min read

Strange Times 236: Frightened Baby Bear

Kindness for cats, cruelty for bears!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 235: Woman Not Kidnapped

Dec 9, 2025

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9 min read

Strange Times 235: Woman Not Kidnapped

And a begoggled German travels airwise!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 234: Bearded Women

Nov 25, 2025

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8 min read

Strange Times 234: Bearded Women

Plus a big jam heist and an ocean masher spurned!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 233: Arrested For "Vamping"

Nov 11, 2025

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9 min read

Strange Times 233: Arrested For "Vamping"

Plus win a copy of TO KILL A COOK!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 232: Love Madness

Oct 28, 2025

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9 min read

Strange Times 232: Love Madness

Plus two snake attacks and white slavery in Colorado!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 231: The "Good Killers"

Oct 14, 2025

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9 min read

Strange Times 231: The "Good Killers"

And a murderer confesses on the orders of his victim's ghost!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 230: Beans Are Coming Back

Sep 30, 2025

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9 min read

Strange Times 230: Beans Are Coming Back

And a heroic carrier pigeon may be a liar!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 229: "Shot Down In Cold Blood"

Sep 16, 2025

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8 min read

Strange Times 229: "Shot Down In Cold Blood"

How Trenton fought the Ku Klux Klan.

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 228: Bit Off His Nose

Sep 2, 2025

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8 min read

Strange Times 228: Bit Off His Nose

And more about the tomato-chucking socialite

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 227: Like a Crocodile, Only More So

Aug 19, 2025

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13 min read

Strange Times 227: Like a Crocodile, Only More So

And the first appearance of Chef Bones!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times Special: High Heels, Hooch, Jazz

Aug 5, 2025

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10 min read

Strange Times Special: High Heels, Hooch, Jazz

What could be better than that?

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 226: Scalps of Nine Mashers

Jul 22, 2025

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9 min read

Strange Times 226: Scalps of Nine Mashers

And a young mother swallows a seven inch hatpin and lives to tell the tale!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 225: "That Horrid Tomato"

Jul 8, 2025

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8 min read

Strange Times 225: "That Horrid Tomato"

And Edison declares tobacco harmless!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 224: Horse Had Headache

Jun 24, 2025

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8 min read

Strange Times 224: Horse Had Headache

Plus a rascally parrot and more on dashing Jack Brown!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 223: Her Daughter's Sex

Jun 10, 2025

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9 min read

Strange Times 223: Her Daughter's Sex

And Italy auctions off beautiful brides!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 222: Denies He Is a Girl

May 27, 2025

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9 min read

Strange Times 222: Denies He Is a Girl

A rare piece of trans representation in the '21 times...maybe?

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 221: Nice Boys Take Skeleton For Walk

May 13, 2025

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8 min read

Strange Times 221: Nice Boys Take Skeleton For Walk

Such nice boys! Such a nice skeleton!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 220: Detroit Mob Tries to Lynch a Negro

Apr 29, 2025

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9 min read

Strange Times 220: Detroit Mob Tries to Lynch a Negro

And a good dog does bad!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 219: “He’s Lost His Pants!”

Apr 15, 2025

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9 min read

Strange Times 219: “He’s Lost His Pants!”

And beware the death car of the Hohenzollerns!

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
Strange Times 218: Blimp On Rampage

Apr 1, 2025

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10 min read

Strange Times 218: Blimp On Rampage

Best headline ever?

W.M. Akers
W.M. Akers
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