Checkout the latest articles by Carl Robinette. Carl is currently working as a contributing reporter with the Los Feliz Ledger in Los Angeles and has worked as a contributing reporter for numerous publications including the Star News in Chula Vista, San Diego City News, Living East, SD Prime and North Valley Community Connection.
Coffee Hike 16 -Strange Haze, Cicada Noise, Picnic Bench (December 12, 2025 ) – Strange light. Hills in the haze. Cicadas buzz. Picnic benches are more comfortable than a rock for a change.
Valley Poetry – Poem & Video (October 14, 2025 ) – Ventura Blvd is a San Fernando Valley icon and the setting for my recent poem, “Blood on a Bichon on Some Beautiful Day.”
Poetry Reading – LA River Poetry (October 3, 2025 ) – Here is a reading of my poem that was published a few years back by Entropy Magazine. Sadly, the magazine shut down but the poetry they published lives on.
Coffee Hike 15 – Flowers, Flowers, Flowers, Coyote (August 14, 2025 ) – Wildflowers have gone wild. Purple, yellow, orange. Coyote plays coy in tall grasses. A big rock. Try not to fall off.
Coffee Hike 14 – Cascades, Deer, Lizards, Cool Geology (August 4, 2025 ) – Water is precious ’round these parts and beautiful when it cascades. Deer come from to the canyon to drink. Rock striations make the mind ponder time and erosion. Lizards seek sun and hot stones. Watch your step.
Subverting Genre Tropes – New Short Story (July 22, 2025 ) – My new story, “Ouroboros” is written like a pathological serial killer mystery, but there isn’t a single body in it. The tropes of the serial killer genre are used to give the story a sinister texture and structure without ever being about a murder.
New Poem In Ellery Queen – “River City Angel” (May 13, 2025 ) – “River City Angel” is the third in a series of noir poems by Carl Robinette and is currently available in the May/June issue.
Coffee Hike 13 – Just a Sunrise & Coffee (April 25, 2025 ) – Short hike. Spring is here. Birds are everywhere. Flowers. Good Morning Los Angeles.
New Flash Fiction “Square” – Is Tension All-Important? (March 11, 2025 ) – Carl Robinette explores tension in his latest work of flash fiction “Square,” which was published first at Every Day Fiction. Is tension all-important in storytelling? 
“Tightrope City” – Poetry Reading – Carl Robinette (March 4, 2025 ) – I’ve been experimenting with these reading videos for years now. To what end is still unclear to me. I have a couple more coming soon, so stay tuned.
Coffee Hike 2 – Lizards, Cowboy Coffee, Flowers (January 30, 2025 ) – Coffee Hike 2 – making a cup of coffee, cowboy style..
New Poem Published in EQMM No. 1,000 (January 22, 2025 ) – It’s always a thrill to hear from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine… even the rejections, but when I received my author copies for the January/February 2025 issue, I was pretty dang pumped at what I found. But also a little bit bummed-slash-nostalgic.
Coffee Hike 1 – Just a Quiet Hiking Video and a Coffee (January 20, 2025 ) – On a trail somewhere in the Milky Way, making a cup of coffee.
Daisy Belle Kicks Open the Cozy Mystery in “Happy to Help” (August 5, 2022 ) – In her latest ill-advised adventure, Daisy Belle is hell bent on helping her friend Ray, whether he likes it or not. This story has a murderer, a stalker, exotic pastries and a car chase. Nothing Daisy can’t handle, and besides, she is always happy to help friend. 
The Crime & Cops Stories (February 2, 2022 ) – I’ve been writing so much in my full-time role with the Beverly Hills Courier and I haven’t updated the site in a while. A lot of new articles have been published that I have let slip by, so I’m planning to periodically list recent articles I’ve written by category or beat. Here are some crime and police stories I’ve written.
Falling Into a Beat – Environmental Reporting In Beverly Hills (September 20, 2021 ) – I’ve fallen into a bit of an environmental beat lately with the Beverly Hills Courier. I’m also writing a lot more for the paper, so for now I’m going to post every other week or so with links and snips from my latest stories.
Greystone Mansion – A Beverly Hills Landmark Reopens (August 11, 2021 ) – My latest article for The Beverly Hills Courier was published recently. Greystone Mansion is a landmark historic property in Beverly Hills. Caretakers of the estate were busy during pandemic and completed a bunch of restoration projects.
Beverly Hills City Hall Tower & A Return to Journalism (August 2, 2021 ) – Carl Robinette reports on a seismic retrofit of the tower at Beverly Hills City Hall. See photos of the original tower and Beverly Hills Civic Center architecture by Charles Moore.
Short Story Reading “Luck & Retribution” by Carl Robinette (July 16, 2021 ) – Watch Carl Robinette read his flash fiction story “Luck & Retribution” which was originally published by Mystery Tribune. A man is marked for assassination but his advanced-stage cancer will kill him within days. The hitman hired to take out the dying man will have to decide whether to see his job through or let nature take its course.
Unemployed – New Flash Fiction in Mystery Tribune (May 5, 2021 ) – It’s hard enough finding a good job, but keeping a bad job is no day at the cinema either. When there’s money missing and you’ve got a target on your back, it just might come down to fisticuffs with your boss. See what happens when the narrator of “Unemployed & On Probation” refuses to inform on his fellow employees.
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