Southernism of the Week: “She’d charge hell with a bucket of ice water.”Sounds like Melanie! Find the Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels at all retailers. If you haven’t collected your free copy of Felony Melanie Destroys the M...

Voice recognition mistake of the day, from a mystery manuscript critique: “This feels like you’re setting up a future scene where she’s going to be in danger of pie.” (That’s up high – no dangerous pies here!)I turned in The Accidental Detective humo...

Southernism of the Week: “So dry my duck don’t know how to swim.” 🦆 Find the Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels at all retailers. If you haven’t collected your free copy of Felony Melanie Destroys the Moonshiner’s Cabin get it...

Wait a minute, what day is it? Oh, right, it's Friday! Time for a newsletter. I had plans to go tubing on the Rio Grande with my husband and some friends yesterday. (It's not as dramatic as it might sound. The Rio Grande is quite shallow and slo...

Southernism of the Week: “So dry the birds are building their nests out of barbed wire.” We hope it's not that dry where you are! New Mexico has been getting lots of clouds and a little bit of rain as we head into monsoon season. But it's sure been h...