Southernism of the Week : “A guilty fox hunts his own hole.” 🦊Meaning: To return to the scene of the crime. Do you think that’s true or merely something in books and TV shows?Learn more about The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie, a comedy series...
I normally only send this newsletter every two weeks, but today I’m celebrating the release of a new book! If you already know enough about it or don’t care for mysteries, feel free to skip this (or jump to the bottom for a bonus ferret photo)....
Voice recognition mistake of the day: Voice recognition mistake of the day: "If you want to have a cup of tea and ketchup, let me know." 🍅🫖 In the Reluctant Psychic Mystery series, a quirky loner who can read the history of any object with her...
Southernism of the Week: “Crabgrass lines the path to the poorhouse.” Appearances matter, in other words. Do you agree?Meet teen “Felony Melanie” years before the movie Sweet Home Alabama and follow the crazy antics of Melanie, Jake, and their friend...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: “It didn’t seem likely that someone in the throws🤾♀️ of violent conflict wood🪵 grab a particular mineral sample.” Right sounds, wrong version of two words! It should be “the throes of violent conflict would …”...
Southernism of the Week: “Never sign nothing by neon.” Learn more about The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie, a comedy series featuring the characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, by the scriptwriter and his sister.Doug was at WonderCon, wh...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: I was getting more comfortable with my sigh, tree." 🌬️🌳That's psychometry, the ability to read emotions left behind on objects, an ability the main character in my new mystery series has. “Everyone says he...
Southernism of the Week: “Church ain’t over until the choir quits singing.” 🎶Get the Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie comedy series featuring the characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama.Happy birthday, Reese Witherspoon! She was born March...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: “She was buttering mad.” 🧈 … or perhaps sputtering. The Harlequin Worldwide Mystery edition of Something Shady at Sunshine Haven was part of their December 2024 book club shipment. The mass market paperbac...
Southernism of the Week: “A mule can be tame at one end and wild at the other.” Yeah, us too! Doug is enjoying awards season in Hollywood: "I loved Anora, so happy to see it win best picture at the Spirit Awards, but I want to shout out my fav...