Dear Dan, Six years. How has it been that long? Some days it seems like it has been forever. Some days it feels like yesterday. I miss you every single hour of every single day. The early morning when we were told that you jumped from the parking garage is one of the worst days.... Continue Reading →
A child’s tea and Black Dagger Brotherhood?
Today my mom was telling me about a scene from her childhood. She was about four years old. It was the early 30s and her dad hunted to help feed his family. He kept a kennel of hunting dogs. This was serious business and the dogs were vicious, feral hunters -- not pets. The kids... Continue Reading →
Fifth Grave Past the Light
I am so excited! Today a new book in the Charley Davidson series, "Fifth Grave Past the Light," came out and was nicely delivered to my Kindle at a little past midnight. I managed to stave off the compulsion to start reading until about 3:00 AM. Yay, me! That is a testament to my willpower.... Continue Reading →
Taphophile
According to the regular old English-language dictionary, taphophile (pronounced taf′ō-fil) is an interest in cemeteries, funerals. According to medical dictionaries taphophilia is a morbid attraction to the same. Trust doctors to make a passion into an illness. Pffft! I am also a bit of an insomniac. Two or three o'clock rolls around and I'm wide... Continue Reading →
DOMA Down
Dear Dan, Yesterday was a great day for the history books. The Supreme Court slapped down Defense of Marriage Act. Four judges voted to upholdand the rest voted against. Rah! I try very hard not to play the "what if" game -- "what if I had stayed in New York?" "What if I had called... Continue Reading →
TBR and Sookie, Sookie Sookie
So many books; so little time. My TBR pile is getting larger and larger. Knowing there are plenty in the TBR makes me very happy. Knowing my favorite authors have great reads coming to my DTR (Dying To Read) pile makes me ecstatic. Soon Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones is coming out.... Continue Reading →
It's My World 