She was a likable older woman, very rich, opinionated, out-spoken, but friendly. Not an aristocratic bone in her body. She was generous too, providing a home for her relatives who had hit some hard times. She was the kind of person you would like to see continue throughout a book of fiction, lending color and […]
Mar 23, 2026
A Dog Who Knew
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My little pal, Nemo, was with me for fifteen years, my constant shadow, and a presence at the computer each time I sat down to write. I remain quite sure that he knew a lot of things I didn’t know, and that he tried to get me to understand It was very hard to write […]
Jan 19, 2026
Powerful Words
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“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.” – Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s The Raven has been taken apart and analyzed, looked […]
Jan 14, 2026
Footprints Around the World
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Recently, I’ve had the honor of traveling around the world. I mean to far-off places I’ve only heard about. You know how? Some friends in Austria and also in India bought my cozy mysteries! With a click of the mouse on their computers, there I was! Now, isn’t that neat? Many other authors have had […]
Jan 5, 2026
Twelve Days of Christmas
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The Twelve Days of Christmas. With my family’s help, I added words that might be appropriate for a writer of cozy mysteries. Thanks, Matt, Dawn, Sara, Nathan! A Cozy Mystery Writer’s Sizzling Twelve Days of Christmas On the first day of Christmas, Santa brought to me: a creative cozy mystery. On the second day of Christmas, […]
