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Welcome to a special weekend edition of Miss Demeanors. I am bursting at the seams to announce the arrival of[…]
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Welcome to a special weekend edition of Miss Demeanors. I am bursting at the seams to announce the arrival of[…]
Read moreThemes. I’m intrigued by themes in books. What fascinates me is how they creep into a story unconsciously, slowly. Someone[…]
Read moreTo cuss or not to cuss, that is the question. Readers, I am serious. I want to hear from you[…]
Read moreA house is not a house to this writer. To me, a house is a story, maybe many stories. I[…]
Read moreI’m not altruistic. I just don’t write well when I am feeling very, very sad.
Read moreSurviving is quite an accomplishment and sharing about it can be inspiration…It’s been a tough year.
Read moreMany years ago, my adult son happened to be talking to me while I was writing. He glanced at my[…]
Read moreTraditionally I post “In Defense of Parsnips” during Thanksgiving week, offering praise for the underrated delicious root vegetable, but since[…]
Read moreAlmost two decades ago, best-selling crime writer and one of New England Crime Bake founding mothers, Hallie Ephron urged me[…]
Read moreI’ve been watching all the tea-drinking online as people celebrate the launch of Lori Rader-Day’s Death at Greenway and thinking[…]
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