Let the Lion Roar Some More

Of a sudden, I felt a lion’s roar within. The manuscript for my new book has gone…

Surprise Yourself With a Staycation

I never thought I’d say these words in such a happy tone: This sure wasn’t what…

Something Big is Going Down

A day that might have been like any other day ain’t so. This day’s been a…

The Manly Art of Ironing

Has a small decision in your life ever been a real Eureka moment? Say, instead of…

Let Your Writer’s Bible Save You

Let’s begin with the moral, up front: a mountain of knowledge and research are worth no…

Me Speak Catlish Pretty Soon!

I adore cats and always have. For ten years, in Atlanta and Portland,  I was blessed…

See 20-20 Now for 2020!

I’ve lost track of the number of planners I’ve tried since I first started to plan.…

Post-Producers Bring Home the Bacon

Get this: Quentin Tarantino has begun post-production on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, for which…

Two Bold and Cool Mystery Departures

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Confessions of a Thrift Store Fashion Shopaholic: Part 1

Unlike many of you, I’m not made of money. Again though, unlike many, I turned into…

Coming November Attractions

I’ve been remiss in updating this blog. But I pledge to behave in November, I swear.…

The Peacoat is Going But Not Gone

Say goodbye to the peacoat as known and loved by the Navy– –and the cons at…

On an oddly answered prayer

Last month I set a deadline of August 31, by which time I’d have found a…

Lady Luck Loves Shopaholics

You know what it’s like to wait day after week after month after year for the…

A Half-Goodbye to Facebook

I’ve never believed in doing  anything by halves…till now. But when my smartphone died last Friday,…

3 Hot Times Will Be Had This Month

Intensity, thy name be NOW. No, rockets aren’t exactly lighting up the sky, No bullets whizz…

An Old Book Made Young Again

My first novel The Suiting came out of nowhere and went on to pick up a…

MoviePass: Too Much of a Crazy Good Thing

Not to kick a good thing when it’s down, even a crazy good thing, but I…

The Electric Cowboy

2018 is already turning into an electrifying year. From New Year’s Day through June, these changes…

On getting what we pay for

What do the following things have in common? Armani Code Eau de ToiletteSamsung Galaxy Note 4…

I dawdled, I dogged it–I did it

How you ever finally done something big that you’d put off doing forever? If so, you…

How I Became a Time Traveler

I didn’t need a time machine to go back 50 years in poundage. All it took…

My Date with a Bad Redhead: Week One Summing Up

No, I haven’t been invited to the Playboy Mansion yet. But week one of Rachel Thompson’s…

My Date with a Bad Redhead

While the year is still young–the year I’d called My Year–it was time for a date…

On Bettering a Good Address

Well, it took me a long enough to reach this destination, the place I now call…