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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
where fear and passion collide
Debora Dale Alt logo
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
where fear and passion collide
Johnny Depp is my Grindelwald

Johnny Depp is my Grindelwald

Lord Voldemort is no Gellert Grindelwald. Why? Because as a villain, a dark lord, Lord Voldemort was so extreme, so vile and hateful and cruel, that he was easier to see as fictional than the insidious Gellert Grindelwald who easily wins people over to the dark side...
No, I Won’t be Attending NYC’s Writer’s Conference

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 organization for romance authors for more than a decade. I’d made some amazing friends during my time there. I found my writer’s ‘voice’ and I learned to trust my process....
Sonoma Diet Day 0

Sonoma Diet Day 0

Yes, you read that right. Today is Day 0 of our new Sonoma Diet routine. As I mentioned in my last post, I love to bake. Sometimes, I bake way too much and run out of people I know and can’t seem to give it all away. So… guess where it winds up? In my...

Planes, trains and automobiles

I live within the NYC limits so you can guess at the amount of noise I hear every day. All day. And night. The police precinct is a few blocks away and the firehouse just past that. Three hospitals serve my area, too, so ambulance response time is quick. We have two...
Middle Eastern Dance – or Belly Dancing

Middle Eastern Dance – or Belly Dancing

When I work the machines at the women’s gym in my neighborhood, I have a bird’s eye view of the floor where aerobic classes are held. One of those classes I’ve had the pleasure of watching was belly dancing. Some of the participants wore coin-rimmed...