Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Ironic that I'll miss catching up with all my long-distance dear writing friends because I'll be catching up with my local deer riding friends.” Something Deadly on Desert Drive is out! “In the humorous Accident...

Can you believe it’s been twenty years since Sweet Home Alabama came out? Glacier Cinema in Juneau, Alaska – Doug and Kris’s hometown – will be hosting a free 20th anniversary screening of the movie at 10 am on July 2. Doug will be doing a brief...

Voice-recognition confusion of the day: “Headcheese adjusted and alter Route.” I won't even make you try to guess. It was supposed to be: “Had she suggested an alternate route....”I got some nice reviews from bloggers during the Something Shady at Su...

Southernism of the Week: “No higher than corn and no lower than taters.”This translates to about 18 inches down and 60 inches up, the answer to “How deep do you want the fence post holes dug?” Southern Treat of the Week: Cheerwine: It does not contai...

I had some weird things happen with my newsletter mailing list recently. 😟 If you did not mean to sign up, you can unsubscribe at the bottom. That's also where you'll find links to the free stories subscribers get.Something Shady at Sunshine Haven:...

Southernism of the Week: “Like a garlic milkshake.” Meaning: Smooth and strong. Have you read Kris’s humorous mystery Something Shady at Sunshine Haven? Did you leave a review? If not, please do! (on places such as Amazon, GoodReads, BookBub, et...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: "Of course I'll maim you in a book." That was supposed to be *name you*. It is a writer's prerogative to injure and kill off annoying people through our work, but I don't usually threaten people that way in e-mai...

Whoops - this was supposed to go out last Friday but it's showing as 'not scheduled' so ... hope you're having a good week and sorry we're late!Southernism of the Week: “It’s plain as a pig on a sofa.” The phrase is attributed to Flannery O’Connor, b...

If you'd prefer, you can Follow me on Amazon or Follow me on BookBub for new release and sale alerts!  Voice recognition mistake of the day: “he re-strained himself.” That's how you end up with a double hernia. Maybe try removing that hyphen.Som...

It's almost all book stuff this week. We can't help it; we're authors. We pretty much don't have stuff that isn't book stuff. But to start, here’s your… Southernism of the Week: His brain rattles around like a BB in a boxcar.Kris was recently at...