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Drum roll. The envelope, please! And the winner is… The 2025 Agatha and Edgar award winners were recently announced. They’re some of the most prestigious honors in the mystery genre. Nominees and winners display the distinction beneath their signature line …

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My husband and I recently celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary. I obviously was a child bride. My hubby gave me forty-five roses, one for each year of marriage. In some ways, it seems like just yesterday. We were so young …

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When you become an adult, birthdays often loom large, and you wish you were younger…with fewer wrinkles and pounds. Kids, on the other hand, can’t wait to be older…at least usually. One of my granddaughters recently had a birthday. When …

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We recently returned from a trip to visit our grandkids in the East Bay area of San Francisco. There are lots of fun things to do and good things to eat. Since it was our granddaughter’s birthday, we let her …

Palo Alto Junior Museum and the Stanford Dish Trail Read More »

Writing conferences are a fabulous opportunity to attend workshops that help hone your craft, learn about the publishing world from industry experts, and network with other writers. Sometimes, you get the chance to pitch your book to agents who might …

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What is your most embarrassing moment? We all have them, it’s part of life. But we try to bury the recollection deep in the recesses of our mind. The incident is usually horrifying at the moment, and you want to …

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Melodic music soothes the soul. However, the screeches and twangs of a budding musician can  have the opposite effect. Kids have to start somewhere, but practices can be torturous to the ear. The missed notes and discordant sounds are painful …

The Sound of Music  Read More »

I love live theater, especially musicals. Plays are words in action. They bring the written page to life. Writers are told “show, don’t tell.” Theater productions are the epitome of showing. They are part and parcel of the show business. …

Showbiz & Star-Studded Showstoppers Read More »

Some of the best advice I received was to join a professional writing organization. While researching the various writing groups to find the best fit for my needs, I stumbled across Sisters in Crime (“SinC”). It’s a national organization which …

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The thought of Restaurant Week makes me salivate. It originated in New York City over thirty years ago, created by a restaurateur and the founder of Zagat. Over the years, Restaurant Week has spread across the United States and around …

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