Posts Tagged: k.b. owen
Welcome to Watercooler Wednesday …where the posts are loosely based around a theme, something to spark the imagination and get that community “water-cooler” feeling going. We all need help getting over hump-day, after all. Today’s theme: I Want It! Ever wonder, when you see something on tv, the internet, or in the store, and…
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to the mystery genre. You are invited to challenge yourself with a short detective quiz, and see the answers to the previous week’s quiz. Today we resume our “religious” detective series (a stark…
For today’s post, I’m going off the map a bit. Usually, I blog about things that are mystery-related or somehow deal with day-to-day life in a historical time period, especially the 19th century. And I love those topics. However, Summer has burst forth, in all her growth, fertility, and beauty. She’s just begging for attention…
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to the mystery genre. You are invited to challenge yourself with a short detective quiz, and see the answers to the previous week’s quiz. In honor of today being Fourth of July (and thanks…
Welcome to Fashion Friday, where an item or aspect of fashion in history is featured. It’s typically a shorter post than the rest of the week. After all, we all have to get ready for the weekend, don’t we? Especially this three-day weekend, when we celebrate the beginnings of America’s independence. So in the Fourth…
Today’s Wise Word Wednesday arrives just before that all-important summer holiday weekend, a time of red-white-and-blue kid bicycle parades, incendiary devices, and drunken men, some of whom are now referred to as “Lefty.” Of course, I’m talking about: The Fourth of July So in the spirit of celebrating “ennials,” I’ve culled through…
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to the mystery genre. You are invited to challenge yourself with a short detective quiz, and see the answers to the previous week’s quiz. Today’s post celebrates actor Peter Falk, who passed away last…
I used to picture the author’s life as a very solitary angst-ridden one. You know, the cursed-ivory-tower with gin bottles and cigarette butts strewn on the floor. (Ok, stop laughing, I was raised on mixture of Tennyson and Beat Poetry). Imagine my delight in discovering that friendship is the key component to the writing…
