A Language Lesson
Author Raquel V. Reyes teaches us a little Spanglish today. Read her primer to whet your appetite for her upcoming cozy, Mango, Mambo, and Murder! @missdemeanors6 #cozymystery #foodiecozy #cubanamerican @latinasleuths
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Author: Alexia Gordon
Author of the Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, published by Henery Press
Does Crime Fiction Ever Take a Holiday?
Happy Labor Day! Do you know the origins of this holiday? According to the Department of Labor, in 1882 either[…]
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That’s So Uncomfortable
Not my usual gig I’m here in Colorado Springs, CO on long-term assignment to the US Army Space and Missile[…]
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Read Where You Are
On the Road Again I move around. A lot. My day job has taken me from the southeast to the[…]
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The More Things Change
New job, new state, new time zone. So, I turned to something old, The Yellow Room by Gaston Laroux. A[…]
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Get Away From it All
The Missdemeanors discuss finding places and times to focus on writing. If you had the chance to escape from your every day, where would you go? Join the discussion.
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A Book By Any Other Name
To Listen or Not to Listen, That is the Question A discussion is happening on Facebook about the role of[…]
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Never, ever ever ever ever…
I don’t know who needs to hear this but… Churchill didn’t quit. Neither did Ray Kroc. Need some more inspirational[…]
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What Are the Chances?
I planned to write a blog post about truth being sometimes stranger than fiction and true crime podcasts and real-life stories that inspired crime novels. (I was yesterday years old when I learned that actress Gene Tierney’s tragedy inspired Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Cracked from Side to Side.) I would have had the post up around lunchtime for you to enjoy with your midday meal. Then I stepped outside…
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There Once Was A…Month Dedicated to Poetry
As National Poetry Month draws to a close, the Missdemeanors talk about their favorite poems and poets. (Yes, song lyrics are poetry.) What are your favorites? Join the discussion.
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