Like “love in the time of cholera,” there are many ways of dealing with an overwhelming melt-down crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. For some, binge-watching old episodes of “Sex in the City” or “Friends” while pigging out on cookies and … Continue reading →...
I recently read an article in Scientific American about why people leave shopping carts all over the parking lot. (click here for the article) While I did agree with many of the observations, there was one reason that I feel … Continue reading →...
Stay-at-home orders and social distancing have disrupted our lives. Many people have been lost without being able to meet with other people, socialize at their favorite haunts and restaurants, go to meetings and party with friends. They became lost souls, … Continue reading →...
EMAILS YOU GET If you’re like most people who are spending a lot more time online during this COVID-19 siege (and you must be or how are you reading this), then you must have received a flood of emails about … Continue reading →...
Discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex and much more is illegal and violations are often front-page news. Legal action and lawsuits often are the results of such discrimination. But ever hear of widow discrimination?No? It does exist. It … Continue reading →...
A Morg Mahoney Mystery Story Overview When Morgana Mahoney’s filthy rich best friend, Heather Pierce, persuades her to accompany her on a seven-day cruise to Mexico there is a catch. It is a reunion for a group of Heather’s sorority … Continue reading →...
A Father Bruce Mystery : Story Overview While once a major city in 1851, during the California Gold Rush, Buggy Springs has since become a quiet, quaint town of about 3,000 citizens. However, it has events that draw visitors from … Continue reading →...
A Father Bruce Mystery : Story Overview The quaint Gold Rush town of Buggy Springs was a wild and woolly city in the mid-1800’s, but had become an eclectic and easy going place by the 21st century. At least that … Continue reading →...
Story Overview Morg prides herself on being tough. But she finds that her hard shell is vulnerable if she cares for someone too much. However, she also realizes she can’t live her life as a stoic. There is a time … Continue reading →...
Story Overview While private investigator (P. I.) Morgana (Morg) Mahoney carries a Colt .38 revolver in her purse, her sharp tongue and quick wit are just as lethal weapons. She and her filthy rich, drop-dead gorgeous friend, Heather, leave sunny … Continue reading →...
As a native Californian, I spent most of my life in the Golden State before recently moving over the Donner Pass to Nevada. However, the five years I lived on the Isle of Man in the British Isles not only gave me many ideas for my writing, but also a less Americentric perspective. As a Britophile, my love of things English, Irish, Scottish and Manx influences my writing. So does my love of mystery and history, both of which also come into play in my books. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Antonia Fraser and George MacDonald Fraser are a few of my favorite authors. I admit that I am a little proud that my Masters thesis is in the library of the Centre for Manx Studies on the Isle of Man, possibly the only American contribution on Manx history there.
As a native Californian, I spent most of my life in the Golden State before recently moving over the Donner Pass to Nevada. However, the five years I lived on the Isle of Man in the British Isles not only gave me many ideas for my writing, but also a less Americentric perspective. As a Britophile, my love of things English, Irish, Scottish and Manx influences my writing. So does my love of mystery and history, both of which also come into play in my books. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Antonia Fraser and George MacDonald Fraser are a few of my favorite authors. I admit that I am a little proud that my Masters thesis is in the library of the Centre for Manx Studies on the Isle of Man, possibly the only American contribution on Manx history there.