Dec 9, 2016 | A Day In My Life
When autumn lingers and the oaks and maples are still brazenly showing fall foliage, it’s a fine time to take a drive in the country and pick up some wheels of Cheddar cheese at Mike Mullen’s dairy farm. That sounds easy enough, right? But a couple of days ago, it all...
Dec 8, 2016 | A Day In My Life
My name is Nick Charles, and I’m the handsome half of the Nick and Nora mysteries! Like my idol, Midnight Louie, I’m short, dark and handsome. . .and furry! In case you’ve haven’t guessed. . .I’m a cat! But not just any cat – I’m one who solves mysteries! I used to...
Dec 7, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Violet, my beloved granddaughter, is here to stay. It does a grandmother good to know it. It did take a little bit of trickery on my part. You see, I fooled Violet into moving back to Cascade Springs, our little village just outside of Niagara Falls, New York. I had...
Dec 6, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Yes, I should have been able to move into my house by now. And yes, of course I want to know what’s causing the delay. I’m as nosy as the next person (the next person being my friend Christine). And yes, the estate agent who’s been managing the property for me for the...
Dec 5, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Boats, boats, boats and boats. Whoever thought so many vendors at Artisans Alley would own boats. And it’s not just the vendors. Quite a number of the merchants in and around Victoria Square have boats, too. So what’s what all the boat-afloat talk? Or rather –...
Dec 3, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I’ve written four—and soon five novels—set in the world of the Santa Monica Police Department. Homicide Detective Dave Mason is 37, and Santa Monica is an upscale glitzy seaside suburb of Los Angeles. Santa Monica is home to the homeless, a city of haves and have...