Category: woman mystery writers
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Back home and making peace with my TBR Pile
Meanwhile, the wafts from his old home pleaded, whispered, conjured, and finally claimed him imperiously.–Mole, The Wind in the Willows…
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Anniversaries on the edge
My husband and I have an unusual tradition for celebrating our anniversary. We didn’t intend for this to be a…
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How NOT to do an Artist’s Date
The Artist Date need not be overtly “artistic”– think mischief more than mastery. Artist Dates fire up the imagination. They…
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On writing: the superpower of smell
Not everything you write needs to be for other people. But if you’re writing something you want someone else to…
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New year—new news!
New years is not my favorite holiday. To me it seems arbitrary to have a big raging party for the…
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The memory tree
Home Short Fiction Blog X The memory tree I have friends who decorate their Christmas trees in color schemes, with…
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Why I love Ted Lasso
Home Short Fiction Blog X A reader gave me one of my favorite reviews. He liked Swift Horses Racing because…
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How I learned to appreciate video games (or at least the people who play them)
Home Short Fiction Blog X This is an update to a post I wrote a few years ago, in which…
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The joy of filling your head with stories
I checked out books in my school library and devoured them through the week like cans of Pringles.
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Getting through your *%&;$! first draft
Home Short Fiction Blog X Two weeks ago, I finished the rough draft of my second book, Across the Red…
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Anniversaries on the edge
My husband and I have an unusual tradition for celebrating…
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How NOT to do an Artist’s Date
The Artist Date need not be overtly “artistic”– think mischief…
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The Cracked Rib Christmas
2023 is the year I leveled up for ten months.Then…
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The Laughing Loaf Bacon Bread recipe
Bacon bread is by far the most popular bread item…
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Crazy love
My dad, who passed away last fall, was often a…
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A house named hope
Four years ago today, on April 22, 2019, I sat…
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New year—new news!
New years is not my favorite holiday. To me it…
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Back home and making peace with my TBR Pile
Meanwhile, the wafts from his old home pleaded, whispered, conjured,…
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Substitute
I bake. I’ve loved doing it as long as I…