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Fantasy New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2021 Susan Breen #inspiration

I’ve always dreamed of celebrating New Year’s Eve in Vienna, listening to the Philharmonic playing Strauss waltzes. Possibly waltzing around[…]

Poison Them with Love

December 27, 2021 Emilya Naymark #inspiration, Fiction, Holidays, Writing

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.

Visiting A Christmas Carol

December 21, 2021 Susan Breen #inspiration

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.

Anne Rice

December 15, 2021 Emilya Naymark #inspiration, Fiction, Inspiration, Reading

I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Anne Rice on December 11. Her work was hugely influential to many, and to me personally.

I did it!

November 30, 2021 Susan Breen #inspiration

This past November I’ve been on a journey to write 50,000 words in one month, and on Sunday, I hit[…]

What does it mean to be a Miss Demeanor?

November 19, 2021 Susan Breen #inspiration

Finding a good illustration for a post about friendship is not easy, but, as always, the trees led the way.[…]

We’re All In This Together

November 18, 2021 Connie Berry #inspiration, Fiction

Last Sunday I returned from New England Crime Bake, my first in-person writers’ conference since the start of the pandemic. Gathering together with fellow authors was a joy. As wonderful as social media is, as wonderful as Zoom can be, we crave face-to-face with other human beings. That’s how we’re built.

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