Voice recognition mistake of the day: "We saw the meat. You're right!" (Actually, they saw a meteorite.)Have you grabbed “The Case of the Missing Monkey and other short mystery stories?” This free collection starts with a ten-page mystery short story...

Southernism of the Week: “Children in the back seat cause accidents… accidents in the back seat cause children!”Voice recognition mistake of the day: "According to the Greek historian Harold Otis ...." Yep, that famous Greek guy, Harold Otis.Southern...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “I didn’t actually have a strategy other than poke at our suspects to see if we could shake loose some clothes.” (Or maybe clues.) The first four books in the Accidental Detective Mystery Series are finished...

Southernism of the Week: “It’s harder than trying to stick a wet noodle in a wildcat’s butt.” Why anyone would want to do that, we don’t know. Sweet Home Alabama is now available on Hulu! Maybe it’s time to revisit this fan favorite. (Or maybe y...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: I’m currently writing a cowboy romance. Here’s an excerpt:           He gave her a pleading look. “You’ll come by too, won’t you? Protect me from danger?”&nb...

Southernism of the Week: "I’m prouder than a hound pup with his first flea." Hey, just because YOU wouldn't be proud of getting fleas...Kris says: Voice recognition often gets confused by character/friend names. Phil becomes fill. Jim becomes gym. Bu...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: Josh jumped forward and grabbed the dog scholars. (Or maybe the dog’s collars.) A huge thanks to everyone who rates or reviews books for giving me over 200 Amazon and GoodReads ratings for Coffee and Crushes...

Southernism of the Week: 2022 is moving “faster than a teenage girl with juicy gossip.” Before you know it, it will be “gone faster than a toupee in a hurricane.”Voice recognition mistake of the new year: "I hope that fear brings you many lovely gift...

Voice recognition mistake of the day – "It smelled and should arrive tomorrow."That should be "It's mailed." Don't want to scare the recipient! Happy New Year, and welcome new subscribers! If you haven't yet gotten the novella Lions and Love at...

Happy New Year! We hope 2022 brings you many good things. It would be nice if that included ease of travel and safety for large gatherings, but at the very least we predict lots of wonderful books to read.Here's a New Year's resolution from drama cri...