Banjo was my constant companion for fourteen years, my first canine writing partner, and the inspiration behind Lord Banjo, canine columnist and author. When my sweet boy crossed the rainbow bridge in 2021, I wrote these words in his honor. His easy-going, cheerful demeanor brought joy to all who met him—whether he was out walking […]
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This post originally appeared in the Highlands Newspaper. That’s a question I often get. Two years ago, when a friend suggested I write a cozy mystery, I asked the same question. Actually, it was more along the lines of, “What do I know about coming up with a plot?” Even now with five cozies under
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I originally published this tribute to my father as a newspaper column in 2013 I wrote this Father’s Day column in May, as I knew I’d be vacationing in Greece in the early part of June and might write in my journal but certainly not write a column. Because my father was the son of
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Wow! Mum read an awesome book about a cat who’s on a ‘round the world trip with a guy on a bicycle. I’m not sure I want to travel on a bicycle—or at all—but it’s a grand adventure story. And it’s not fiction. It’s true. Nala was a tiny kitten, when Dean, a cyclist from
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I’m not sure what the big deal is about the cat in Mum’s cozy mysteries. I mean, she’s just a plain old black cat. Big deal. She may be sleek and pretty, but she can’t possibly be as stunning as I am. After all, I’m a calico, and that’s about the most special kind of
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Since I’ve retired from writing books, Mum sometimes asks me to help her out. She wanted to write a column about Dickens, the dog in her cozy mystery series, but she’s been too busy writing more and more books. I mean, can you believe the third one just came out and she’s already got another
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