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"Everybody Counts or Nobody Counts"
In September 2022, I wrote "Why I Like Michael Connelly's Bosch" for the Northern California Chapter, Mystery Writers of America...
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Sep 8, 20223 min read
Should an Open Water Swimmer (and Mystery Writer) See JAWS in 3D?
The answer is absolutely YES! Recently, on one of those 110-degree days, I submerged myself in a dark cool theater with my extended...
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Aug 1, 20223 min read
You CAN Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
For the past 2 ½ months, I’ve spent some of my swimming time in a 50-meter, Olympic- sized pool wondering whatever possessed me to...
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Jan 9, 20222 min read
WOULD YOU LIVE IN YOUR MAIN CHARACTER'S WORLD?
I just saw The Matrix Resurrections, the latest film in The Matrix series. I barely remember the first Matrix from 1999 but this was a...
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Oct 4, 20211 min read
!! DEAD CODE LAUNCH PARTY!!
"Dead Code is an exciting, fast-paced mystery with vivid scenery and very likable characters that readers will cheer for from start to...
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Aug 10, 20212 min read
CREATING A KNOCKOUT BOOK COVER
DEAD CODE – First Review “Dead Code is not your usual murder mystery. With its satisfying psychological and technological backdrops,...
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Jul 12, 20211 min read
DEAD CODE
It's been almost a year since my last post. Although I haven’t written too much here, a lot was going on in the background. The third...
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Aug 30, 20204 min read
Swimming in Open Water
During the past five months, since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic, I’ve been swimming in San Francisco Bay where water hovers between...
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Dec 26, 20192 min read
DICKENSIAN
On the shortest day of the year with rain pouring down outside, I found myself lost in the world of Charles Dickens. During the holidays,...
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Oct 17, 20193 min read
EARTHQUAKE - 30 Years Ago - 1989 World Series
Today is the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. If you were in the San Francisco Bay area, you remember that day. I know I...
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Sep 15, 20192 min read
Think You’re Hacker-Proof? Think Again.
That’s what I learned from a talk by Robin C. Stuart, a veteran cybercrimes investigator, who laid it on the line last weekend in a talk...
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Aug 30, 20192 min read
Winnie the Pooh Brings a Smile to a Friend with Alzheimer’s
For the past few weeks, I have been visiting a friend of mine who is now in an assisted living facility because of her Alzheimer’s. She...
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Aug 24, 20192 min read
RODEO by Evan Salazar -- A new talent in the world of comicbooks
Did you have a favorite comic book growing up? I did. It was Little Lulu and then Wonder Woman. But times have changed, and my newest...
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Jun 16, 20191 min read
THE LIBRARIANS
Not long ago, this knock off of the Kardashian Decade cover that appeared in Hollywood Reporter, August 2017 found its way to my online...
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May 1, 20191 min read
Alar Morghulis
Alar morghulis means “all men must die” in the fictional language High Valyrian. The common response is valar dohaeris, which means “all...
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Mar 27, 20191 min read
What Did You Fail at This Week?
If you follow Twitter, you know that Wednesday is #WisdomWednesday. I like to scan through the posts. Today, some were so saccharine, I...
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Feb 19, 20192 min read
Dru Ann Love -- Best Friend to Mystery Writers and Readers
New Yorker Dru Ann Love loves a good mystery. But more that, she loves introducing new mystery authors to the many readers of her blog,...
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Feb 9, 20191 min read
WINTER TRIANGLE
I get home from work after 8 pm. It’s dark and it has been cold even here in Northern California. But I still have to take my dog,...
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Feb 4, 20192 min read
WHITE CHRYSANTHEMUM (And a Little About Free Diving)
White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht, (Published January 30, 2018 by G.P. Putnam's Sons) is a devasting look at ‘comfort women' or...
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Jan 18, 20192 min read
GEEK OUT FOR GRAMMAR
When I was in high school (back in the days of the dinosaur), my favorite subject was English. I enjoyed reading everything from A Tale...
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