Southernism of the Week: “If I say a hen dips snuff, you can look under her wing for the can.” 🐔Any idea what that means? We’ll provide the answer below.The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie is a comedy series featuring the characters from the mo...

I’m going to try something new for the next year. I’ll include excerpts of A Stone Cold Murder (the Reluctantly Psychic Mystery series book 1), a chapter (or half a chapter) at a time, until we get through the whole book. I hope you enjoy it! I’...

Southernism of the Week : “If that ain’t a fact, God’s a possum.”  The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie is a comedy series featuring the characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, by the scriptwriter and his sister. Doug wrote from C...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Betty smiled brightly but looked mustard.”  Or maybe flustered? That was from my new free short story: “Leave No Stone Unturned: A Reluctantly Psychic Short Mystery”: Petra and Haven are in Santa Fe to...

Southernism of the Week: “He’s slicker than a boiled onion.” Hm, is that the slickest vegetable? 🧅🥒🍠🍄‍🟫The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie is a comedy series featuring the characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, by the scriptwriter an...

I usually only send the newsletter on Friday, every other week, but this is a one-day event that might be of great interest to e-book readers. Apologies for not getting it out sooner! (Actually, a lot of these will probably be free for at least a few...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “We can look for any traps—other places where the corporate is loose…” Make that “carpet.” And definitely don’t let the corporations get loose! That was from a short story I’m writing set in the Reluctantly...

Southernism of the Week : “So crooked that if he swallowed a nail he’d spit up a corkscrew.” 🪛The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie is a comedy series featuring the characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, by the scriptwriter and his sister....

Voice recognition mistake of the day: A few of the cats settled in laps, but others wrestled or chaste toys. You could probably guess that one was from a cat café book, and that should be chased, not chaste. The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance se...

Southernism of the Week: “Might as well. Can’t dance, never could sing, and it’s too wet to plow.” In other words, “That’s acceptable.” Doug visited the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum. Kris’s voice recognition mistake of the week: “Zoya...