The other day, I received an email from Patty G. Henderson of Black Car Publishing saying that DARK THINGS II: Cat Crimes will (we hope) be available for Christmas giving. My short story “Crumb” will be one of the offerings. I wrote it as a…

Maxfield Parrish was the most popular American artist/illustrators of the turn of the 19th-20th centuries. Norman Rockwell succeeded him in that position, but Rockwell didn’t put himself in the same class as Parrish, and neither do I, charming (and, occasionally, deeply perceptive) as Rockwell was.…

First, Sara D vs. Reality is back! It’s a wonderful blog about life, writing, and the writing life. FTC full disclosure: I gave birth to her. I recently met S. M. Worth on Google+ and love his comments and his blog. He’s a fellow spec…