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The HMS Acasta 27 Aug 2013 | 08:45 am
The HMS Acasta is a Royal Navy reenactment group portraying the crew of the HMS Acasta, a 40 gun frigate built in 1797. The Acasta saw action against the French, Spanish, and Americans in the French R...
More Pomp and Circumstance 12 Aug 2013 | 10:22 pm
We had another graduation in the family this past week when my younger daughter, Dani, received her master's degree in cognitive psychology from LSU. Although Baton Rouge isn't far away, they're doin...
When Karma Bites 1 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
I don't really believe in karma. I'd like to, but I don't. Yet sometimes... Today was quite lively in my neighborhood. Remember the crazy lady who lives across the street? Remember the nasty neighbor...
Careful, Or You'll End Up in My Novel 24 Jul 2013 | 08:08 pm
Normal 0 0 1 443 2529 21 5 3105 11.1287 0 0 0 Sooner or later, we all have one: the proverbial neighbor from hell. The rest of my neighbors are pleasant, even if some are a bit peculiar....
Copyedits and Cover Flats, Oh My! 22 Jul 2013 | 08:49 am
Two milestones last week brought the publication of Why Kings Confess a little bit closer: the mailman delivered two cover flats (evidently they are so pleased with the cover they decided to produce t...
Can I Just Say, I Really Hate This Time of Year? 9 Jul 2013 | 08:04 pm
Ah, it's that time again. Time to stockpile water, get the generator serviced, make sure the shutters close, count cat carries and little noses, make sure the car is always full of gas, and lay in fre...
WHY KINGS CONFESS: the Cover! 28 Jun 2013 | 08:45 am
An observant reader (thanks, Ali!) alerted me to the fact that the cover of Why Kings Confess is already up on Amazon. I queried my editor (it was news to her, too!) and so, without further ado, here'...
Back to Writing 26 Jun 2013 | 09:54 pm
Life has been getting in the way of writing a lot lately. First, a huge chunk of my time went to helping my daughter get ready to move (and fixing up her furniture, as discussed in the previous post)....
Candy's Furniture Repair Shop 10 Jun 2013 | 11:46 pm
I wouldn't exactly call furniture restoration one of my "hobbies," because people are supposed to enjoy their hobbies and I don't actually like working on furniture. It's too nerve wracking; something...
Favorite Children's Mysteries 4 Jun 2013 | 12:38 am
My all-time, hands-down favorite mystery story as a child was this one: Originally written in French by Paul Berna, it's about a gang of poor French street urchins who get tangled up in a dangerous h...
