In the course of my adventures, I visit a fair amount of older houses in Troy New York  (12180 etc) and surrounding areas. But there is some...

I went to the Chatham Public Library today to hear uber-agent Steve Axlerod   speak about independent (self) publishing and the way it’s ...

Who said cold comfort is a bad thing? Chocolate Sauce (a legitimate cocktail on it’s own) paired with ice cream creates a kind of smoot...

BBC America has a fantastic line up of shows for the mystery and thriller fans, whether you’re looking at historical set police procedu...

Well, I suppose you could say it took long enough, and you'd be right. But timing * IS * everything so lets say I'm being fashionabl...

Here it is, the best *INSERT YOUR CHIP FLAVOR HERE* cookie recipe. (SECRET RECIPE ALERT - I developed this through experimentation with the ...

File this under: Holy Crap, this REALLY works. No Lie. And also stick it in: My Hips Say No but My Stomach says GET IN MY BELLY!!!! Th...

File this under: Only in Troy (NY). Let me preface: Troy, NY, my adopted home town, is nuts. Things happen here that happen no where else ...

 I love fast, easy, tasty cooking, especially if it's paired with bold flavors and even some health beneifts. And I love curry. That...

There is a HEAP BIG TON of stuff now on author platform. So I decided, let me check stuff out on my blog and see what platform it reveals. W...

So many resolutions at the new year center around eating better. Here's a recipe for those who want to eat good. Damn good. Dave's m...

Ghost Hunters have a different approach to connecting with the spirit world than psychics. Evidence is gathered in abundance via technologic...

When life becomes art, or something like that... Immortal Protector had a lot of action scenes, that including more than a few places gett...

This is the first of posts that I've had up over the the Kindle Boards pages, all inside peeks into the books I've written. I'll...

Lately I've been doing mini-trivia kinds of posts over at the Kindleboards, on each of my three books. They're like blogs, so I'...

I really like the show Haven . Last year it was a refreshing breath of strange, as opposed to recycled strange, passing strange, and strange...

It's official: my third book A Haunting Affair is available on Kindle , Nook and Smashwords .  When the cold case from hell heats up...

Contemporary Paranormal Romance, Gothic tone, set in the Adirondack mountains. No Sasquatch, but does have ghosts, psychics, a high body cou...

There are all kinds of witty things I can post on, but I'd rather post on kitties. It's a dreary, rainy Monday, cold for June even i...

It's hot. It's after Memorial Day. That means gardening. And war. Me. The woodchuck. The plants hang in the balance. This year I w...

If you write, and ever get a chance to take the Self Editing Class with Angela James, do it. Better, if you ever get a chance to work with h...

I read this fantastic book recently: Where Good Ideas Come From - The Natural History of Innovation , by Steven Johnson . I found it as a re...

I found this great spot I bet TONS of folks knew about already: Goodreads . I finally have a place I can post book reviews in a quick manner...

By popular demand, here is the homemade rosemary bread recipe. I made this after reading The Search by Nora Roberts. The heroine had a fri...