I want to thank my subscriber who asked what was in my writer’s bag of tricks. I wasn’t sure, myself, what was in there, so I took a look. Mostly what I found was a very active, often obstreperous imagination, but also, in that bag was the small phrase, “What if?” A current event, a past […]
A Character for the Season
Darcy waxes philosophical: Sometimes society as a whole looks with suspicion on people who are different. This is unfair and undeserved, but we are an imperfect species. Jasper moved in a realm of woods and animals. He was friends with the owls. Civilized society is locked into a set of established rules. Surely, if someone likes God’s great out-of-doors […]

Thanksgiving Mysteries
That special holiday in November arrives tomorrow. I have heard a rumor that a jolly turkey slides down chimneys bringing mince and pumpkin pies and Thanksgiving-themed books for all good and dedicated readers. If this is true, maybe I could give him a few tips on what to leave on the festive table. I couldn’t resist this children’s […]

Time Travel
Do you ever wish you could hop onto a magic carpet and travel back in time to another place, another era, and take a break from the violence and horrible news stories bombarding you via television and internet? Let me tell you a bout a mystery series that will do just that. The author is […]

Invitation to a An Old Cemetery
My publisher sends you an audio clip invitation this morning which takes you to the Pen-L website and my landing page. This link allows you to hear an excerpt from The Cemetery Club. http://www.Pen-L.com/TheCemeteryClub.html. I hope you enjoy it. As the narrator of the audio book reads, I can see that spring morning, Darcy and Flora at an ancient […]

