The Woman Behind the Writer: Sofya Tolstoy
Since contributing an essay to the book The Who, The What and the When: 65 Artists Illustrate the Secret Sidekicks[…]
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Since contributing an essay to the book The Who, The What and the When: 65 Artists Illustrate the Secret Sidekicks[…]
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Read moreI was recently at the Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival in Suffolk, Virginia, a yearly event I enjoy attending because it[…]
Read moreSigns and portents, my dear readers, signs and portents. Last week, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake was felt all along the[…]
Read moreI’ve been addicted to short stories since reading Shirley Jackson’s, “The Lottery.” Although only 3,400 words long, that story has[…]
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Read moreWhether it’s a bus belching fumes as it rounds a corner, or the sweet scent at the back of a[…]
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