Best Books of 2022, 2021, and 2001

In what was another year I can only describe as weird, I am immensely grateful for the books that sustained and entertained me, made me think and laugh and lose sleep. This is the year I discovered that contrary to what I’ve always thought, I do like horror...
Tips for Working from Home

Tips for Working from Home

I’ve been working from home since the early 2000s. When I first made the leap from being in an office every day to having a commute across the living room, there were some things I had to get used to and quite a few I didn’t expect.  With so many people now being...

On Stephen King and Twitter and Diversity

First, a disclaimer: I’m going to talk about two famous writer people: Stephen King and Don Winslow. I don’t know either of them personally but have had the opportunity to interact with them directly, and find them both to be lovely, genuine people. And I like their...

Shamus Awards and Controversy

I’ve updated this post to add Mr. Collins’ response from Facebook. Last weekend, the Shamus Awards were presented. There were comments made at that event that have since been the subject of some discussion. They’re described below.  For context, I don’t...

March 8

More hospitals on the horizon