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...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Okay, dogs, outback again,” Darius said. He led them through the house to the back door and chewed them out.🐶 Out back should be two words, and that’s shooed, not chewed. That was from an earlier draft of...

Southernism of the Week: “Going to church doesn’t make you a hymnal.” I think this is similar to “Actions speak louder than words.” (Going to church may be an action, but the point is, how you live your life outside of church is what counts.)The Teen...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “If Peyton didn’t know where they were, one of the others my butt idea.”😳Er, “might have an idea.” That’s from writing A Stone Cold Murder, and that’s why we proofread. The blog tour for A Stone Cold Murder...

Southernism of the Week: “Restless as a cockroach in a hot skillet.” Yuck, but it does create a vivid image!Here's Doug at the James Bond vehicle exhibit at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.! Does he look like he could take on some wei...

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...