Voice recognition mistake of the day: “It’s okay to work a drone pace.” 🐝Hm, drone like a remote-controlled flying robot, a stingless male bee, or a menial worker? Let’s stick with “at your own pace.”That was from the writing of A Stone Cold Murder....

Southernism of the Week: “He’s so honest you could shoot craps with him over the phone.” 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 mistakes of the day: Liberty rinsed her mug and put it in the destroying rack. “I bring my own teabag and have a monk there in the morning,” she said. That should be “dish drying rack” and “a mug” there in the morning. In A Sto...

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...