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Who are the Stiletto Gang?
The Stiletto Gang is a group blog full of traditional and indie published romance and mystery authors talking about writing, life, and how hard it is to find a new way to kill someone. Each day of the week features a new author. We keep our monthly blogging schedule posted in the sidebar. and we invite you to follow us on Facebook and/or sign up for daily blog alerts.
Do Anti-Zionists Hate Jews?
/in T.K. Thorne, Thorne/by TK ThorneI never do this. But I am doing it. Rabbi Jonathan Miller wrote a piece titled “Do Anti-Zionists Hate Jews.” It was not a statement or position about Israeli policy but rather about an important principle. I found it made a lot of sense and helped clarify my own thoughts, so I am sharing it, […]
Oops! After 15 Years I Killed My Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers Mystery Blog
/in audiobooks, amateur sleuth mysteries, Author Life, Cozy Mysteries, cozy mystery, cozy mystery books, crafting cozies, Give Away, humor, killer crafts & crafty killers, Lois Winston, Mysteries, Mystery, Series, The Stiletto Gang, women sleuths, writing life/by Lois WinstonBy Lois Winston Sometimes the universe sends you a signal. Last month, I received one. It began when I was uploading a guest post to Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers, the blog I’d created in 2010 because my editor wanted me to join Facebook, and I had refused. I told her I’d instead join Twitter […]
A Conversation with Art Taylor and Tara Laskowski
/in Anthologies, awards, Short Stories/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson Annually, the Short Mystery Fiction Society (SMFS) recognizes excellence by awarding the Derringers (four categories based on word count—flash, short short, long short, and novelette). This year, an award is being given for best anthology. In addition, the SMFS presents awards for a body of work. Art Taylor, who is well […]
Word Games by Saralyn Richard
/in words/by Saralyn RichardWord Games I’ve played word games for as long as I can remember. Crossword puzzles, acrostics, Scrabble, Boggle, and MadLibs were all favorites before apps like Words with Friends, Lexulous, Upwords, and Wordle came on the scene. I love them all, and I play regularly with friends, strangers, and computers. Recently my nephew told […]
A Journey to the Past (and the Present)
/in travel, food, memories, Paula Gail Benson/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson Last week, I made a trip to Charleston, S.C., for an appointment scheduled early on Wednesday morning. I live about an hour and a half to two hours away, so I decided to go down the day before to be on time and not have to fight the traffic. Years ago, […]