It’s official. The second that I turned the page of my calendar to November, all the Halloween stuff disappeared in my local stores, and was replaced by every Christmas goody imaginable. I also saw my first Christmas-themed TV commercial of the year, so it’s definitely official — the 2018 holiday season is upon us. (Whether I’m Read more about And so it begins[… Continued]
No, not Christmas! Although that’s also right around the corner. What I’m excited to let you know is that at long last, the newest addition to the Working Stiffs Mystery series family will finally arrive this month — October 2018! My apologies that book 6, No Wedding For Old Men, took longer to write than I had anticipated. Read more about It is right around the corner[… Continued]
Yep, it’s officially Summer. However, as I write this on a cloudy June morning in Seattle, it’s 62 degrees and some showers are in the forecast. Why do I bring this up? Because this weather forecast is exactly why Marietta is worrying about her outdoor wedding scheduled for late June. Unlike in real life, I can control the weather Read more about Bring on the Heat[… Continued]
Leo Tolstoy’s words, “Spring is the time of plans and projects” have never seemed more true. And based on the lines at my local home improvement store, it appears that I’m not the only one with a project list. Maybe, like me, they’re taking stock after a what felt like a long, gloomy winter and making plans Read more about Kissing Winter Goodbye[… Continued]