Evacuation – the short story that I wrote during our real evacuation.

When they cancelled the New Orleans Bouchercon mystery convention, I decided to make the trip to my favorite city anyway. My new Vintage Cookbook Mystery series is set in the Big Easy, plus our daughter is a senior at Loyola University. And I’m a Tulane alum. So… research. Daughter. Friends. What could go wrong? HURRICANE IDA, THAT’S WHAT. The trip started out so well. I … Continue reading Evacuation – the short story that I wrote during our real evacuation.

Ellen ByronSeptember 13, 2021September 6, 202123 Comments

Chick Chat, Group Post

Chick Chat: Thumbs Up & Thumbs Down Edition

Fall is around the corner, which means number 2 pencils, sweater weather, raking and LOTS of conversation about the merits or evils of pumpkin spice anything.

So in the spirit of loves and hates (or likes and don’t-much-care-fors), let’s share what we’re currently ranking as thumbs-up or thumbs-down. Movies, TV shows, food, drink, types of socks—anything is up for discussion. Let the thumbing begin!

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Chicks on the CaseSeptember 10, 2021April 4, 202520 Comments

Guest Post

Guest Chick: Raquel V. Reyes

Ellen here and I’m so happy to welcome Raquel V. Reyes, whose debut mystery, Mango, Mambo, and Murder is garnering a lot of buzz! What in the world is a food anthropologist? Miriam Quiñones-Smith is the main character in the new Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series. As one might guess by the series’ title, it is a culinary cozy. But despite being the host of … Continue reading Guest Chick: Raquel V. Reyes

Chicks on the CaseSeptember 8, 2021August 18, 202122 Comments

Group Post

It’s Labor Day…

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Chicks on the CaseSeptember 6, 2021October 11, 20212 Comments

Becky Clark

Coloring In New Roads

I grew up in Colorado Springs, at the base of Pikes Peak and when I was a kid—and gas was cheap enough to guzzle—my dad would gather us up on a weekend afternoon and say, “Let’s go color in some new roads.” We knew that meant we were going for a drive on some back roads we’d never explored before. And maybe, just maybe, there’d … Continue reading Coloring In New Roads

BeckySeptember 3, 2021August 30, 202123 Comments

Guest Post

Guest Chick: Kathy Lynn Emerson (a/k/a Kaitlyn Dunnett)

Today we Chicks are delighted to welcome back guest author Kathy Lynn Emerson, a/k/a Kaitlyn Dunnett, who has an exciting new book and venture to share with us. Take it away, Kathy! Continue reading Guest Chick: Kathy Lynn Emerson (a/k/a Kaitlyn Dunnett)

Chicks on the CaseSeptember 1, 2021September 1, 202117 Comments

Leslie Karst

Books Spark My Joy

By now, most of us bibliophiles are well aware of Marie Kondo’s admonition that we ought to declutter our homes by purging them of excessive “stuff,” books included. Her notion is that you should pick up each item in your home, hold it to your breast, and if it doesn’t “spark joy,” then you should toss it. But as my wife Robin (who would be … Continue reading Books Spark My Joy

Leslie KarstAugust 30, 2021August 24, 202156 Comments

Chick Chat, Group Post

Chick Chat: How Do We Procrastinate? (Let us count the ways…)

Today, we ask ourselves, how do we procrastinate when we should be doing those things we really should be doing (i.e., WRITING)? And there are oh, so many creative ways to do so…

Chicks on the CaseAugust 27, 2021April 4, 202531 Comments

Giveaway, Guest Post

Guest Chick: Linda Lovely

Please join us in giving author Linda Lovely a very warm welcome! Linda has kindly offered to give away one copy of With Neighbors Like These–all commenters below today will be entered to win. The HOA Funny Papers With Neighbors Like These, the first book in my new HOA Mystery Series, doesn’t fit in the humorous mystery category. Yet, since homeowner associations provide the homicidal … Continue reading Guest Chick: Linda Lovely

Chicks on the CaseAugust 25, 2021August 28, 202137 Comments

Lisa Q. Mathews

Staying the Course

Early this morning I received an alert from my no-fail personal emergency broadcast system: my black cat, Lucy. Said emergency had nothing to do with the approach of Choose-Your-Category-Take-Your-Best-Guess Storm Henri. Her concern? Breakfast service, STAT. Continue reading Staying the Course

Lisa Q. MathewsAugust 23, 2021August 22, 202134 Comments

Kathleen Valenti

My word

I recently saw an ad for an app that helps YouTube pros hunt down and eliminate filler words from their speech. You know…um, uh, well and…you know. As someone whose own dialogue is replete with Valley Girl-isms a là “Like, it’s like, I mean,” this sounded like the app for me. Except for the fact that I’m not a professional YouTuber. I am a … Continue reading My word

Kathleen ValentiAugust 20, 202149 Comments

Guest Post

Guest Chick: Liz Milliron

The Chicks are so happy to welcome back Liz Milliron, author of the Laurel Highlands Mysteries and the Home Front Mysteries! Editing – It Makes a Difference Thank you Chicks for having me as a guest. It’s great to be back. Harm Not the Earth is the fourth in The Laurel Highlands Mysteries series and it’s been the most…interesting to edit. I am anal about … Continue reading Guest Chick: Liz Milliron

Chicks on the CaseAugust 18, 2021October 11, 202138 Comments