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Writerhood of the Traveling PantsWhich pants shall I pack? This is shaping up to be a busy year, with multiple projects due before year-end. It’ll be even busier...
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Your attention is most kindly requested.I often read in the newspaper that there’s been a general erosion in common civility. ...
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Why Backstories Matter Today More Than Ever.In mystery books, many of us consider backstories of perpetrators and the victims of crimes the meat of the book. Apropos of exactly that,...
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What the Hell, Let's Make Wine: On "Noble Rot" in Murder, NeatI'm told this entry winds up our collective series going behind Murder, Neat . I've enjoyed these backgrounders as much as I've...
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Irish Neatby David Dean “The Atonement of Michael Darcy” in MURDER NEAT is the last—I think—in a sporadic series concerning an Irish American crime...
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Ale You Need is LoveConfession time. I’m not a beer drinker. Never have been. In my early days of enjoying spiked beverages, I reached for wine coolers...
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MURDER, NEAT, or The Twenty-four Bar BluesMurder, Neat came out on February 13, and I'm thrilled to be included with so many of my...
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"The Colonel"When Sleuthsayers settled on Murder Neat, with stories set around watering holes of all kinds, I had a problem: I don't drink. I find...
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So an alcoholism treatment therapist walks into a bar...I'm a lifelong writer who started talking about it at the age of seven and dreamed of becoming a bestselling novelist in my twenties. That didn't...
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Music, NeatMany SleuthSayers have a music background. I’ve long known Rob’s interest in folk music dating back to the classic electric zitherphone. Our Fran...
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Howtellums: They're All Mysteries to MeSince we at SleuthSayers are still posting about our stories in the new Murder, Neat anthology, and since my slot has rolled...
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My story in MURDER, NEAT: A SleuthSayer's anthologyWhen I learned the proposed title/idea for the SleuthSayer's anthology was “Two crooks walk into a bar…” – I chuckled. Felt...
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Golden Parachute - Can Money Buy Everything?When Barb Goffman, Michael Bracken, and other Sleuthsayers discussed putting together an anthology from active members and alumni about...
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Getting More Than You Bargained ForImage by Freepik Frankly, I love a good deal. Complementary appetizer or dessert with purchase. The trial products our...
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Lyrics and MusicLike the other authors in the Murder: Neat lineup, I'm using this blog as an opportunity to talk about my story in the new...
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Room of IceI have a new story, Room of Ice , and it appears in the new SleuthSayers' anthology Murder, Neat . The alcohol reference in the...
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The BarMost people have memories from various bars over the course of their lives. These memories may be good ones from the times when they were the...
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Roman a Clef? Murder, Neat: A Former Model ConfessesMURDER, NEAT … and a little bit twisted. Who could guess that my past would be all over the short story, ‘The Mob, The Model and The College...
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Bad WhiskeyA lot of stories take their cues from music. I listen to music when I write, and I often say I can't write listening to Carrie Underwood or...
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Bad InfluenceThe Norseman's Bar is the oldest in Laskin, South Dakota. That doesn't mean the building is old or impressive. The original Norseman's was a sod...
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Stealing From The BestI hope you aren't sick of hearing about Murder, Neat, because here we go again. I am thrilled to teeny little...
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Murder, MessyMy fellow SleuthSayers had been discussing a group anthology long before I graduated from occasional guest poster to a regular spot in the...
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Messing with Your Mind: Where Cons and Conspiracies MeetWhen Kolchak: The Night Stalker premiered on ABC in 1974, pre-teen me was primed and ready. The show starred Darren McGavin (TV's first...
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Razing the BarImagine if you will a lonely pub, a neighborhood taproom caught between urban blight and city renewal, the setting for my story in the...
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Two Dozen Writers Go into a Bar . . .Last Tuesday was publication day for Murder Neat: A SleuthSayers Anthology , by the Level Short imprint of Level Best Books. As...
