Where I Work by Debra H. Goldstein When I wrote my first author bio, I noted my ideas and my writings are diverse. Consequently, I named my personal blog (www.DebraHGoldstein.com/blog) “It’s Not Always a Mystery.” That blog title still captures my personality and authored works perfectly, but recently, I noticed there is another area in […]
I’ve always been good at multi-tasking, enhanced by good organizational skills, the ability to prioritize, and being a fast reader. Mixing those skills and luck, my to-do-list usually ends up checked off. Recently though, my life has been a perfect example of John Lennon’s famous comment: “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other […]
Clicking Our Heels – If We Could Have Any Animal as a Pet, What We Each Would Pick Sparkle Abbey: That’s a difficult question for us because we both have households with pets. We’ve mostly had cats and dogs through the years…or the occasional fish. It’s easier to say what we would never want as […]
Retreating by Cathy Perkins What is it about a writing retreat that makes us so productive? Is it the creative energy in the house? Knowing other people are writing away (and you should be too)? Or is it because you left behind ____ (fill in your own blank) and you better make use of the […]
The Merits of Spider Solitaire and Writing by Debra H. Goldstein When my writing isn’t going well or I’m simply bored, I play Spider Solitaire. In the old days, before I bought my latest computers, my game of choice was Solitaire. Occasionally, even now, I’ll play a hand of Solitaire, but usually I devote my […]
We’ve Come a Long Way, or Have We? by Debra H. Goldstein When you checked out the Happy Thanksgiving listing of the Stiletto Gang’s books (https://www.thestilettogang.com/2016/11/happy-thanksgiving.html), did you notice the one thing they all have in common? The books and poems are written by strong women and whether dramatic or comedic, they feature women capable […]
Playing the Glad Game by Debra H. Goldstein I was thinking about having a pity party. After months of constant travel promoting Should Have Played Poker: a Carrie Martin and the Mah Jongg Players Mystery (Five Star, a div. of Cengage – 2016), it seemed ironic that when my schedule allowed for two-three months of […]
Debra has Gone Fishin’ in her “To Be Read” pile. She’ll be back on November 11 with a report of what she read during her break. Tune in then!
Clicking Our Heels – Food We Most Hate During this holiday season, many worry about gaining weight because of the snacks, sweets, and delicious holiday only food we will be eating. Rather than have that be an issue for The Stiletto Gang, we thought we’d let you, our potential hosts and hostesses, know the “Foods […]
What Happened to the Dining Room? by Debra H. Goldstein When I was a kid, our dining room table always looked pristine. It had a beautifully ironed tablecloth on it and a lovely centerpiece that sat exactly below the chandelier. The chairs were meticulously pushed in, but never touched the table. Of course, we never […]