Fantasy New Year’s Eve
I’ve always dreamed of celebrating New Year’s Eve in Vienna, listening to the Philharmonic playing Strauss waltzes. Possibly waltzing around[…]
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Month: December 2021
Sunken Death Release
This New Year’s Eve will be especially exciting for me. First, because 2022 HAS to be better than 2021 was,[…]
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Once in a Cold and Snowy Forest…
My husband and I awoke early last Monday morning to eight inches of new snow in northern Wisconsin. It happened silently, overnight—a thick white blanket, erasing details and muffling sounds. For a moment, I marveled at the sight. Then, because I’m a writer, I thought about how snowfall can conceal footprints and other evidence of a murder….
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Making Light in the Long, Dark Winter
Darkness is tough. It’s bleak. Endless.
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Poison Them with Love
These holiday seasons seem just as much about food and sitting down with family and friends as they are about gifts or any religious significance.
As I looked at my bounty of treats that included a metric ton of Christmas chocolate and even an authentic Jamaican Rum Cake baked by a friend from her grandmother’s recipe, my thoughts turned, as they are wont, to murder weapons. Specifically, poison.
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Christmas traditions
Merry Christmas Eve everyone! What are your Christmas or Christmas Eve traditions?
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My Grown-Up Literary Christmas List
Making a List, Checking it Twice A little while ago, I offered a list of Christmas movies that provided alternatives[…]
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Visiting A Christmas Carol
I’ve lived in New York all my life, but up until about a week ago, I had no idea that the original version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was in New York City, in the Morgan Library, which is a brief walk from Grand Central.
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I’m so Happy to be Here!
My First Miss Demeanors Blog as a Member This is my inaugural blog as an official Miss Demeanor, so I[…]
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You Had Me at Jane Austen
Today Miss Demeanors is delighted to welcome mystery writer and teacher Jane K. Cleland, author of books on writing as well as the popular Josie Prescott Antiques mystery series. ONE LUCKY COMMENTER this month will win a signed copy of Jane’s latest book!
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