by Clea | Sep 23, 2019 | Five Questions, Writers on Writing
Greg Herren and I could be twins. Well, okay, except that he identifies as male while I’m female, he’s gay and I’m straight, and his ridiculously fun Scotty Bradley mysteries feature a protagonist who is all of the above, as well as in-depth looks at...
by Clea | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
I am overjoyed. me and Jon! The Massachusetts Book Awards recognize significant works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s/young adult literature published by Commonwealth residents or about Massachusetts subjects. Massachusetts Center for the Book is...
by Clea | Sep 16, 2019 | Five Questions, Uncategorized
Tara Laskowski burst onto the consciousness of many readers with her Agatha Award-winning short story, “The Case of the Vanishing Professor” (from Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine). This fall (Oct. 1!), we’ll get more Tara, as Graydon House...
by Clea | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Boston Globe uses a firewall for readers. If it’s going to continue to pay reporters and editors – as well as freelancers like me! – it needs people to subscribe. That’s why the fall arts preview might ask you to log in (though you can read a few...
by Clea | Sep 9, 2019 | Five Questions, Writers on Writing
The marvelous Thames Street Oyster House was loud. The occasion – the dinner preceding the wedding of dear friends – festive. And considering the bride and groom, the conversation swung from politics and food to arts and writing. No surprise, then, that I found myself...
