On K-9s
On the First Day of Christmas…
You know the song: On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…. Let’s just skip to the last—and best—verse. On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: Twelve Newfies drooling Eleven Dachshunds digging Ten Jacks a-leaping Nine Poodles...
OBEDIENCE TRAINING FOR WRITERS: What living with dogs teaches us about writing
Dogs and writing. Writing and dogs. Hard to say which comes first in my life, since we have three rescue dogs and the mystery series I write features former MP Mercy Carr and her retired bomb-sniffing Malinois Elvis. I’ve also written a memoir...
Speaking of Talking
When I was a girl, I talked to myself all the time. I had no choice.
Letting Go of Shakespeare
Shakespeare had been my dearest companion for 13 years.
Howling at the Wolf Moon
On this year’s Wolf Moon—always the first full moon of January—everything is different.
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