Revisiting Mixed-Up Files

Revisiting Mixed-Up Files

I’ve slowly been sharing all the old posts I’ve written over at SleuthSayers during the time I fell off the edge of the world and disappeared. With today’s post, I’ll be finally caught up. In a sense, I’ve saved the best for last. Back in fall, I wrote about one of my favorite childhood books, and how I finally figured out why it moved me as much as it did way back when.

The book I’m talking about is called From the Mix-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg. And if you haven’t read it, how can you call yourself a grown-up child?

Gaiman's Sherlock

Gaiman's Sherlock

January is revered by Sherlock Holmes geeks each year because the biggest Sherlock Holmes geek ever—the late William S. Baring-Gould—decreed that Sherlock’s presumed birthday is January 6th. The best-known mystery magazine, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, actually pubs a Sherlock Holmes issue each year at this time. And at the top of the year, I too try to do some sort of Sherlockian post at SleuthSayers, the mystery writers blog that I write for…

Rusch's Holiday Spectacular 2023, Part III

Rusch's Holiday Spectacular 2023, Part III

I’m back with capsule reviews of the ongoing “advent calendar” of stories published this season by WMG Publishing, as edited by writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

As I mentioned in my earlier post, this writing project delivers a short holiday story to your email inbox each day from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, 40 stories in all…

Tiny Tim, and Other Mysteries

Tiny Tim, and Other Mysteries

Before Christmas arrives, I feel like I ought to share with you a couple of SleuthSayers holiday posts I did that never really got much play here on my blog. In fact, I never mentioned an article I did on the enduring mystery at the heart of the immortal classic, A Christmas Carol. Namely, what ails Tiny Tim?

Advent Ghosts 2023

Advent Ghosts 2023

As of today I’m participating in the 100-word #adventghosts2023 flash fiction event run by writer Loren Eaton. You'll find links to all the stories participating in this event at his blog, I Saw Lightning Fall. Here’s my piece. Loren will be adding links to more stories as we get closer to Christmas, and as writers submit them. So be sure to check back. Here’s my story…