by Clea | Dec 16, 2008 | Probable Claws
I know in some ways this is the crazy season, but really, isn’t it also the deep breath before the plunge?I’ve pretty much finished a rough draft of my “pet noir,” I expect to have some good news to announce in the new year, and I’ve got...
by Clea | Dec 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
Sex kitten, bondage queen, and one-time pin-up star Bettie Page has died.
by Clea | Dec 10, 2008 | Cats
Hey, I understand holiday stress! I’m trying to get all my work done – more on this, soon – and still manage to have a little fun, see some friends, etc., this holiday season. So I know what this kitty was going through. That said, did he have to bite Santa?...
by Clea | Dec 8, 2008 | Boston Globe
David Liss has returned to historical mysteries with The Whiskey Rebels, a thoroughly enjoyable book. As I wrote in today’s Boston Globe:”Blame the speculators! Banks are unstable, and the nation itself appears on the verge of collapse. Americans have...
by Clea | Dec 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
from Dumb Beasts, from Deadfall: Crime Stories by New England AuthorsI really didn’t want to go over when Mrs. M. called. Sheila, as I think of her. With most people I’m on a first-name basis immediately. They’ve invited me into their homes, into some of their most...