Jun 12, 2015 | Conventions
BritCrime online crime writing festival is coming to a computer monitor or tablet near you on July 11-13 2015. You don’t have to leave your house to enjoy the 41 British crime writers that will feature live Q&A panel discussions hosted on Facebook, as well as...
Jun 11, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My automatic alert usually wakes me up just a few minutes before I want to get out of bed. Honestly, I don’t know why I even set an alarm clock. Quincy, my rescued tabby buddy, is more reliable than electricity. He always smooths over my morning grumps with his purrs...
Jun 10, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Homicide Detective It wasn’t the ringing phone at first, it was the paws trampling on my face. Consciousness comes on crushing cat feet, I thought, brutalizing the Carl Sandburg line. My cat Comet was like an inept contract killer when it came to...
Jun 9, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Town Manager of Duck, North Carolina A Message to the Citizens for a Better Duck Group I realize how important long-term goals are to our hometown. We have to think about the future but can’t give up on remembering our past. I know that sounds like...
