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Short Story Provides Met Gala Theme
/in Uncategorized/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson This year’s Met Gala, the annual event held as a fund raiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute drew its theme, “The Garden of Time,” from the name of a short story by J.G. Ballard. Here’s a link, if you want to read the story: Read the 1962 Short […]
The Times They Are a’Changing
/in amateur sleuth mysteries, Author Life, Cozy Mysteries, crafting cozies, How to Write, indie publishing, Mystery, Publishing, Series, women sleuths/by Lois WinstonBy Lois Winston I don’t like change. I much prefer the security and comfort of habit. I’m not the kind of person who climbs a mountain just because it’s there. I need a reason to step out of my comfort zone, lace up my hiking boots, and ascend into the unknown. When I’m confronted with […]
Home, Sweet Home by Saralyn Richard
/in Uncategorized/by Saralyn RichardHome, Sweet Home by Saralyn Richard I live on an island, and there’s a saying around here that when you cross the causeway coming into the island, you leave all your troubles behind. The saying must be true, because everyone I know says they experience something truly spiritual whenever they drive into town. It happens […]
Mesmerized by the Met Gala
/in Paula Gail Benson/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson Until I watched Ocean’s 8, a female heist film featuring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchette, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, and Helena Bonham Carter, in 2018, I wasn’t very familiar with the Met Gala. Now, after having seen that movie numerous times, I’ve become intrigued by the event and […]
Justice in New France, 1734
/in Historical Mystery, Mystery, Uncategorized/by donalee MoultonMy latest mystery book took me back in time and out of my comfort zone. Conflagration! is a historical mystery set in Montreal in 1734. It raises issues about slavery in Canada – and introduces us to a justice system that is distinctly different from 2024. I posed 10 questions to the book’s main character […]