Stories from the Past
Edith/Maddie here, writing from a who-knows-what kind of weather day north of Boston. What I do have is an exciting announcement. But first, a quiz. If I had titled this…
Category: Short Stories
Malice Domestic- Time Capsule Edition
Jessie: In New Hampshire, where the first magnolia buds have opened! Since I thought that perhaps Liz and I aren’t the only ones missing Malice this year it seemed like…
A Chat with BLOODROOT Editor Susan Oleksiw
From Edith on an exciting mayoral election day here in Amesbury, MA on a decent-weather fall day. I am thrilled to have as my guest today Susan Oleksiw, one of…
Stories from the Past
Edith/Maddie here, writing from my favorite retreat cottage in West Falmouth, with a couple of things to celebrate. A few years ago, I blogged here about finding my grandmother Dorothy’s…
Heartbreaks and Half-truths
Our friend from our neighbor to the north, Judy Penz Sheluk, has compiled and edited a new anthology of short crime fiction. Heartbreaks & Half-truths: 22 Stories of Mystery &…
The Detective’s Daughter – Over the River and Through the Woods
Kim, in Baltimore, getting things together for the York Book Expo on November 2nd. I always joke that because my dad was a homicide detective and my mother grew…
A Wicked Welcome to Bruce Coffin
Bruce Coffin doesn’t write cozy novels, but is a FOTW (Friend of the Wickeds) whose first book, Among the Shadows, debuted this fall. He is also a wonderful short story…
It’s the Great Cozy Pumpkin, Wicked Friends
Susannah/Sadie/Jane here, studiously avoiding the piles of New England leaves that await raking… It’s October, Wicked Friends, and who doesn’t love this time of year? Costumes. Scary Movies. Candy. And of…