By Evelyn David That’s the title of a new short story collection we published last week – as well as how I’m feeling at the start of the holiday season. Hurricane Sandy totally threw off my calendar. I lost a week when we didn’t have power (although I did read some great books by candlelight), […]
By Laura Bradford Thanksgiving is, without a doubt, one of my favorite times of the year. It’s earned that spot on my personal list for a number of reasons… # 1. It serves as the appetizer for my very favorite holiday. # 2. I absolutely love the Macy’s Day Parade. Some of the balloons still in […]
My last blog post romanticized waiting for the storm to hit. We had wine, chocolate, and enough junk food to last a few days, so what was the problem exactly? The problem was that the power went out and didn’t come back on for nine days. And we were the lucky ones. I learned a […]
Please give a fabulous Stiletto Gang welcome to the talented Anna Lee Huber. She is the debut author of The Anatomist’s Wife which hit shelves last week. And make sure you keep reading because you might get the chance to win her amazing book. (And if you don’t, you should check it out. You won’t […]
By Evelyn David It was not my finest hour, day, week. I used to roll with the punches better. But when the lights flickered off, then on, then off, so did my mood. When Hurricane Sandy had finally abated and we could safely explore the neighborhood, it quickly became apparent that we were in big […]
By Laura Spinella My bad! I owe my fellow gang members an apology! I missed my scheduled post today, something I never do. At four this morning I sat straight up in bed and said, “Oh no, today is Friday!” My husband rolled over, muttering, “Terrific. Tomorrow you can start working on the months in […]
by Bethany Maines Writing isn’t known for being a terribly dangerous activity. Not to say that writer’s in history haven’t faced down terrible physical dangers – Hemingway nearly died in a couple plane crashes, Hunter S. Thompson got stomped by Hell’s Angels – but I think it can be argued that most writers are the […]
It is hard to believe, isn’t it? Today is the specified day to vote–though there were some early voting days. Because of the disastrous storm, voting may be impossible for some. I mailed in my ballot a couple of weeks ago though because of the way they do it these days, we’ll know who the […]
Despite what readers from eastern Oklahoma believe, Lottawatah, Oklahoma doesn’t exist except in the Brianna Sullivan Mysteries series. I’ve given several library talks concerning the reluctant psychic stuck in a small town, adjacent to Lake Eufaula, just south of Interstate Highway I-40. Everyone thinks they know exactly where it is, some are certain that […]
As I sit here writing, it’s Monday around lunchtime, we still have power, and we await the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, perhaps most the most deadly storm to hit the Eastern seaboard since the storm that hit in 1938. So, is it just a wee bit unseemly to be happy that because of this storm, […]