Voice recognition mistake of the day: "I'm looking for more developmental editing and ghost riding work..." 👻🏇 I mean, if riding ghosts is an option, I'll consider it, but I'm not sure my resume will get me the job.  Text recognition mistake o...

Southernism of the Week: “It’s time to heat up the bricks.” 🔥🧱That's a way to say goodbye -- along with "It’s time to put the chairs in the wagon,"🪑 "It’s time to swap spit and hit the road,"🤝 and "It’s time to put out the fire and call in the do...

I’m including excerpts of A Stone Cold Murder (the Reluctantly Psychic Mystery series book 1) until we get through the whole book. That’s at the end of each newsletter, right before the unsubscribe and “Kris’s other books” info. Voice recog...

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...