Category: Monthly Wrap-Up

  • October 2025

    I had a pretty decent month! Everything is better in October, frankly. We even had autumnal weather here in the swamp this week. Money I bought a new domain name, a used DVD set, two online writing workshops and a longer course that I’ll take in November, and a very cheap electronic drawing tablet. I… Continue reading

  • Friday Fiction: A Whole Mound of Trouble

    It had been a slow Thursday at Gables, and I was counting the minutes until I could turn off the “open” sign. Sometimes it amazes me how exhausting it can be to sell overpriced accessories all day. We move more scarves and hair clips than fine leather handbags, but like all the boutiques in our… Continue reading

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    Everyone’s a Little Bit Psychic (It’s True)

    Despite my focus on ghosts and hauntings in previous newsletters, my interest in the paranormal is broad. I’ve attended bigfoot conferences (and enjoy cryptid lore of all kinds), and I went through a big UFO phase in the 1990s. (We all did. Um, have you seen “The X-Files”? Mulder and Scully are responsible for more… Continue reading