Food, of course, is part of our lives from the time of conception. It’s part of our characters’ lives, too. In a cozy, recipes are often included, a precedent set by (I think) Virginia Rich. Rex Stout used food to characterize detective Nero Wolfe, a…
Maybe I should save this for Wednesday, since it’s a recipe, but it’s also a sample from “Dog Star.” “Dog Star” is one of the stories in OTHER EARTH, OTHER STARS, a collection of some of my science fiction stories. Dog’s Dinner excerpt from “Dog…
Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? I made Poppa happy! Usually, he calls me a scamp and a scoundrel and a rascal. But, the other morning, he was proud and happy of me! He came downstairs and told Momma what I did. He…
