on January 8, 2020
From the pages of the Miami (Florida) Daily News… “The restaurant ensemble which caused such a furor when first shown in Paris promises to continue in favor throughout the winter months. Velvet is the favored fabric for these costumes, and while many of them are entirely of that material, in so far as gown and… Read More
on January 1, 2020
From the pages of the Oakland (California) Tribune…women are wearing “splendid plain tailored suits” a la Titanic or My Fair Lady. Underneath them they’re wearing silk petticoats. Men are wearing “suits with two and three button fronts with box, regular and form fitting backs, with the new shoulders and new lapels”.
on December 22, 2019
Makes about 55 Ping Pong ball-sized crullers. Ingredients 4 cups all purpose flour, sifted 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg 1 ½ teaspoon salt 2 eggs plus 1 extra yoke 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract ¼ cup melted butter 1 cup milk Vegetable oil for the fryer (about 2 quarts) Bowl… Read More
on December 18, 2019
I just got my “Ana’s Year in Books” email from Goodreads and I only read 4,413 pages across 14 books. 14 books over 12 months! What a slouch! I know I read more than 14 books this year; I just didn’t report them on Goodreads. I like this Goodreads feature–especially since we’re going to be… Read More
on November 28, 2019
Since it’s Thanksgiving week, right now I’m thinking about FOOD—smoked turkey, oyster stuffing, and gravy; sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce; and, one of my very favorites, fluffy ambrosia. My food thoughts made me wonder what Fanny Newcomb and her friends (and even her enemies, since Fanny is hunting down the Irish Channel Ripper in 1889… Read More
on November 21, 2019
Have you been dying to read–and review–my short story “Miss Evelyn Nesbit Presents”? Good News! I have a few COMPLIMENTARY REVIEW COPIES of ME TOO SHORT STORIES: AN ANTHOLOGY, which I’ll be glad to snailmail to the first five people who send me a message through my contact form on this website. You’ll have to… Read More
on November 8, 2019
Yep, “Book Birthdays” are a real thing. FANNY NEWCOMB & THE IRISH CHANNEL RIPPER came out on November 1st, 2017 and in Fanny’s honor, my publisher is hosting a $.99 sale on Kindle. ALL. MONTH. LONG. If you haven’t read FANNY NEWCOMB, or if you’ve worn out your Kindle copy already, or if you’d like… Read More
on October 29, 2019
Despite the sad, sad, look of this 1920’s newsletter writer, my November newsletter has only happy, happy news. You can sign up for my November newsletter on this very page.
on September 26, 2019
Curious about how an idea for a short story becomes a short story? I hope you read my guest post on today’s SleuthSayers blog, Miss Evelyn Nesbit Testifies “Me Too”. BONUS: I also talk about how an idea for a short story doesn’t become a short story. ::sigh:: Thanks to fellow ME TOO short story… Read More
on September 15, 2019
Yes, ME TOO SHORT STORIES: An Anthology–which includes my historic short story “Miss Evelyn Nesbit Presents”–is OUT and ABOUT! And next week, in NYC, Mysterious Bookshop will be hosting a fabulous P-A-R-T-Y in the book’s honor.