Making the Most of a New York Minute
Not Your Mother’s Romantic Suspense
Romantic Suspense of Yore When I think of the Romantic Suspense genre from days gone by, the kind...
A Freddie Mercury Biopic – Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Twenty-seven years ago today, on November 24, 1991, the world lost an enigmatic,...
Johnny Depp is my Grindelwald
Lord Voldemort is no Gellert Grindelwald. Why? Because as a villain, a dark lord, Lord Voldemort...
9/11 – 17 Years On
"No Day Shall Erase You from the Memory of Time" Once the true horror of the attacks of September...
Back to School
It's the first day of school here in NYC. I can't help feel sad for all the kids returning to the...
Here There be Hornets
Beneficial...or Deadly? Anyone who knows me knows I'm not a fan of creepy critters. Of course, I...
“Happee Birthdae Harry”
The Magic Begins Hedwig's Theme, Opening Notes On July 31st, 1991, Harry Potter turned 11....
Should I Stay or Should I Go
I started on my journey toward publication years ago, more than 15 in fact. I had a full-time job,...
Starvation in Somalia…
One hundred and ten people in Somalia died of starvation within the last 48 hours. Starvation due...
Freddie Mercury – The Show Must Go On
Freddie Mercury "I don't have any aspirations to live to 70. I don't want to sound morbid. I've...
American Exceptionalism, Indeed
In 1890, the superintendent of police in New Orleans was murdered. His dying words were: "The...
Back in the New York Groove
When you live in the city, as I do, and your main view is either the concrete building next door...
Blue Satin Sashes – a writing prompt
My muse has been known to take wrong turns now and then, wandering as it does in a never-ending...
No, I Won’t be Attending NYC’s Writer’s Conference
My writing organization membership just expired. By choice. I had been a member of the largest...
Character Interview Blog Hop – Heroines – Eden Widow
I have so enjoyed the interviews from this blog hop, and the ease with which it seemed each...