Guest Chick: K.D. Richards

I cannot cook. This malady largely stems from the fact that I do not like to cook and have put only as much effort into learning this skill as is required to keep myself and my two young’uns alive. My cooking style would most aptly be described as ‘how fast can I cook this meal’? (Insert my mom yelling “you can’t cook everything on high.”) “Fast” is a technique that doesn’t work well when cooking but it has worked for me with respect to writing. Continue reading Guest Chick: K.D. Richards

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Mysteries, Vickie Fee

Just remembered that it’s not my birthday

Scrolling around on my phone, I suddenly realized I have a birthday coming up very soon. Since I’m at an age that I don’t celebrate birthdays anymore, it’s not a big deal. The only reason it is a SEMI big deal is that it reminds me that my mom’s birthday is coming up kind of soon. She’s someone that I do still celebrate birthdays for. … Continue reading Just remembered that it’s not my birthday

Vickie FeeApril 27, 2026April 26, 202623 Comments

Guest Post, Mysteries

Guest Chick: Lina Chern #Giveaway!

Let’s give a warm Chicks welcome to Guest Chick Lina Chern, author of tarot card mysteries PLAY THE FOOL and TRICKS OF FORTUNE. Lina is giving away a copy of PLAY THE FOOL to two lucky winners! Read on, and leave a comment before midnight April 25 to enter. May the cards fall in your favor. Take it away, Lina! Do Tarot Cards Work? I … Continue reading Guest Chick: Lina Chern #Giveaway!

Marla CooperApril 22, 2026April 22, 202636 Comments

Mysteries

A link to “Swag from my TV Past”

Hi all, Ellen here! Well, due to last week’s accidental publish of this post, it didn’t go out again today as your regular Monday blast. But I had fun writing it and I want you to read it, so I came up with a workaround – I hope. Click here or click on the photo below to read the post. Thanks for your patience! (And … Continue reading A link to “Swag from my TV Past”

Ellen ByronApril 20, 20261 Comment

Mysteries

A Swag Blast from my TV Past

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone in the mystery community who knows me that the minute I heard about authors making trading cards – authors Raquel V. Reyes, Daphne Silver, and Nicole Asselin to be specific – I was all in the idea. I made and ordered my own cards in about twenty minutes. Thus, I’ll soon add them to a supply of … Continue reading A Swag Blast from my TV Past

Ellen ByronApril 20, 2026April 17, 202637 Comments

Jennifer. J. Chow

Top Ten #TaxFails

Even though I know that taxes (and death) are certain, I feel like I’m always ill-prepared. And this year seemed to be full of mishaps. So, without further ado, here’s my Top Ten List of personal #taxfails this season: 10) Procrastinated. Despite having the date automatically labeled in my calendar, my sense of time got muddled around March. Then, all of a sudden, I discovered … Continue reading Top Ten #TaxFails

Jennifer J. ChowApril 17, 2026April 16, 202635 Comments

Mysteries

Apologies from Ellen

You just got an e-blast that went out accidentally due to a WordPress change in the way we schedule posts. Unfortunately, it was new to me and resulted in my post being released ahead of schedule. Thanks to some tech magic from my Gen Z daughter, the post has been returned to its regularly scheduled date of Monday. I’ll see you then! Continue reading Apologies from Ellen

Ellen ByronApril 15, 20261 Comment

Guest Post

Guest Chick: Ashley-Ruth Bernier

Thanks for having me on Chicks on the Case this week! It’s a blog I’ve always admired, and I’m thrilled to be an invited guest. If you’ve read my bio, you’ve probably learned that I’m an elementary school teacher and a mom of five! Because of this, I’m often asked if the stories I write are for kids. Read on below to learn more… Continue reading Guest Chick: Ashley-Ruth Bernier

Chicks on the CaseApril 15, 2026April 18, 202636 Comments

Cynthia Kuhn, Mysteries

Garden Dreams

We’ve planted gardens in the past—usually perennial flowers that come back year after year. We had this one rock garden that made me so happy every spring, the way that the flowers just magically appeared when it was time. I still miss it. We have also had vegetable gardens that flourished. We didn’t do much besides plant the seeds and install a drip line. (Since … Continue reading Garden Dreams

Cynthia KuhnApril 13, 2026April 13, 202632 Comments

Chick Chat, Group Post

Chick Chat: What hobby brings you joy?

What do we do when we’re not solving murders on paper? Some of us are artsy-craftsy, some of us are active types, and unsurprisingly, a lot of us are readers, too! Read on to hear what things the Chicks love to do just for fun — and tell us yours in the comments! Ellen Byron I love/live to dance and read, so I’ll classify them … Continue reading Chick Chat: What hobby brings you joy?

Chicks on the CaseApril 10, 2026April 9, 202697 Comments

Guest Post

Guest Chick: Molly MacRae

CONGRATS TO LYNN CARLSON, winner of Molly’s Haunted Shell Shop mystery! Today the Chicks welcome the marvelous Molly MacRae, author of the Haunted Shell Shop Mysteries, the Highland Bookshop Mysteries, and the award-winning, national bestselling Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries. Today she talks pets–both in her home and in her books. And there’s a GIVEAWAY of one of her Haunted Shell Shop mysteries to one lucky … Continue reading Guest Chick: Molly MacRae

Chicks on the CaseApril 8, 2026April 9, 202645 Comments

Leslie Karst

Happy Release Day to Leslie!

Happy book birthday to Leslie Karst, whose newest Orchid Isle mystery, MURDER, LOCAL STYLE, releases today–hurrah! About Murder, Local Style: Retired caterer Valerie Corbin investigates a suspicious poisoning in this Orchid Isle cozy culinary mystery, featuring a feisty queer couple who swap surfing lessons for sleuthing sessions in tropical Hilo, Hawai‘i.A dinner to die for! It’s been an eventful transition, but retired caterer Valerie Corbin … Continue reading Happy Release Day to Leslie!

Chicks on the CaseApril 7, 2026February 12, 202619 Comments