Another completely fictional conversation. Brown: Hey, shouldn’t we be celebrating something? Orange: Like what? Brown: Oh, a holiday. Or … something. Orange sighs. Orange: Okay. Celebrate what exactly? And what shall we do? Brown: Celebrate the founding of our country. Orange: A bunch of disgruntled white guys got together, formed…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 33:52–19.4MB) | Embed This episode of the Crime Cafe podcast features my interview with graphic novelist and crime writer Fabian Nicieza. His latest novel is The Self-Made Widow.

It’s time for another of my multi-part B-movie reviews. Away we go! :)

This is another timed essay I wrote for a creative nonfiction class. I’ll post it, for what it’s worth. I’d appreciate any thoughts. Unless you absolutely hate it, then just ignore me. :) Where I’m At I’m sitting in a small room that’s completely messy. I write here every day…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:20–18.8MB) | Embed This episode of the Crime Cafe podcast features my interview with crime writer and bestselling author Fiona Barton. Check out our discussion about her work including her latest novel Local Gone Missing. And we chat a bit about Doctor…

Sam McRae Mystery #3 CHAPTER SEVEN I continued my search for the program coordinator. Jamila was scheduled to make her presentation Saturday afternoon. Mulrooney should be able to arrange her release well before then. Even so, I wondered if anyone associated with the conference had read the local papers. …

Hi! Today I’m reviewing One of Us is Dead by Jeneva Rose. This is an amusing little book. I got <laugh>, it’s almost, it’s like a guilty pleasure for me. It’s not what I usually read, but it is definitely, once you get into it, interesting. It’s about four…

This is a story I wrote for a creative nonfiction class I took a while back. The assignment ended up looking like a science fiction story. See what you think. Saving the Experiment by Debbi Mack I have come to this place called Earth, because it ended up being kind…