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Fall Comes to Paris
By Helen Currie Foster Travel thoughts. It’s fall in Paris. The rows of chestnuts flanking the Seine are turning golden-brown; gingko trees sport their distinctive yellow leaves, preparing to fling down, on one afternoon they keep secret, all their leaves at once. Fall fashion? Long hair for women, slim tan trench coats at mid-calf, midi-length swishy skirts. Anyone can wear jeans and sneakers…
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HIDDEN GEMS OF HISTORY AND THE STORIES THEY INSPIRE
By F. Della Notte Ideas for stories are often triggered by research into family members, alive or deceased, strangers and their stories and the histories of different cities, countries, and states. The information may never appear in a book, but it gives the writer a more profound sense of historical events that color the author’s senses. And of course, the older the city, town, or state, the…
Naming Characters: Steve Dauchy MacCaskill
I’m working on a mystery novel—I’ve been working on it for years, but am now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel—and am faced with dilemmas too numerous to whine about in only one post, so I’ll move along. I will instead write about the one pleasure of the writing life: creating and naming characters. My novel is set in a little town very like my own hometown. I don’t base my plot on real…
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See You...in September!
by Helen Currie Foster It’s September 1. New school year! New shoes, after a hot barefoot summer! New outfit, for the first day of school! And then––new classes! New subjects, new teachers, new tools! New friends! New lockers, new classrooms, new hallways…. New season—new teammates, new coach, new plays. Remember your first day back at school? Back to college, back to university? Do you…
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THE FELINE WITCHING HOUR
by Francine Paino, a.k.a. F. Della Notte According to BondVet.com, cats are among the most intelligent creatures on the planet. Scientists believe that cats are uniquely smart when compared to dogs and other animals, which makes it understandable that, like their human counterparts, cats have witching hours. (PetMed.) During those episodes, which generally take place at dusk or dawn, felines…
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Review of a Very Very Very Very Very Good Book
I’m rereading novelist Nancy Peacock’s memoir, A Broom of One’s Own: Words on Writing, Housecleaning & Life. I liked the book when I read it the first time, sixteen years ago, and I like it even more now. I posted the following review on my personal blog in 2009. The disclaimer preceding it is a reference to a recent FTC rule designed to “provide a robust framework that curbs unscrupulous…
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READING WHILE TRAVELING
by Helen Currie Foster Just before a trip I get anxious: is there enough stored in my Kindle to keep me happy? You constant readers know that feeling. Did you upload enough for the waiting room at the airport? For the plane? For a sleepless first night, jet-lagging? Enough to keep you happy even if weak (or no) wi-fi at the (tent, cabin, hotel, boat, campsite, rental) precludes another download?…
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JEWELS AND LEGENDS IN HISTORY
By Francine Paino, a.k.a. F. Della Notte Research for book four of the Housekeeper Mystery Series brought me to legends and myths connected to jewels and gemstones, many of which have traveled a long way in storytelling traditions. Often, a mystical aura goes beyond the material value of some precious stones and metals, and these stories show us how jewelry is not only beautiful to look at but…
Where Did This Come From?
Today’s post is by our friend and former Austin Mystery Writer Kaye George, author of several successful mystery series. When I asked Kaye to do a guest post, I told her to pick her own topic. She’s chosen to write about her newest project, a departure from the mystery. *** Kathy Waller gave me free rein, so I can write whatever I want here, right? Okay, okay, I’ll stick to writing about…
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A Well. A Story.
By Dixie Evatt I recognize that sometimes I can be excessively literal. That’s why when Julia Cameron reminds us to make time to fill our creative well, I picture an actual old-timely water well. In my mind’s eye, ideas, quotes, games, puzzles, cartoons, pictures, and music pour into the well from every direction – a rainstorm of colors, smells and sounds. I was first introduced to the concept…
The Tincture of Time
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COOKIES, MYSTERIES AND MORE COOKIES – AND NOW PANETTONE
by Francine Paino, a.k.a. F. Della Notte Cookies. Who doesn’t love them? Far and away, the American favorite is the Chocolate Chip cookie, a creation of the Wakefields of Massachusetts. (More on that later). Over 53% of American adults prefer Chocolate Chip to other varieties. But the most popular cookie worldwide, sold in over 100 countries… drum roll, please, is Oreo! The popularity of…
JUST LOOK AROUND!
by HELEN CURRIE FOSTER Not enough rain fell this year to allow the brilliant cerulean fields of Hill Country bluebonnets we usually expect, but the hardy lupines are busy making seedpods. “Maybe next year,” they say. Now instead we have the bright yellow coreopsis lanceolata, nodding their heads with any breeze, the wine-cups with their indescribable color—a member of the mallow family, not…
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CATHOLICISM, THE MUNDANE AND THE PROFOUND.
By Francine Paino, a.k.a. F. Della Notte Monday, April 21, 2025. “Jorge Bergoglio,” the Camerlengo tapped Jorge’s forehead gently with a silver hammer and repeated his birth name three times. The Camerlengo received no response and declared Pope Francis, the 266th successor to Peter, dead. Of course, in today’s world, medical devices inform the state of man’s being, but the Catholic Church…
Review: Ella Minnow Pea
by Kathy Waller The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. Last week I re-posted about the difficulty I experienced trying to compose a blog post when my keyboard malfunctioned: I pressed a key, no letter appeared; I pressed another, no letter appeared. And so 0n. Communication broke down. But on a very minor scale. After an hour of teeth-grinding, I saw the humor. No harm…
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My Keys Won' Work
by Kathy Waller It’s been quite a while since I posted,* and I should wait until my turn rolls around again. But today a fellow Wretch shared something that had happened to her, and that reminded me of something that happened to me, and this is an Open week on ISW, so I decided to share what my friend’s remark reminded me of. Right now. Before I forget. This is a repost of a repost of a post…
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Words, words, words . . .
By Dixie Evatt Words, words, words . . . ~ Shakespeare Before we had powerful computers in our pockets or on our laps, we had reference books. . . shelves and shelves of them. One of my favorite possessions is a vintage Webster’s dictionary, published 1956 – when I was 10 years old. All 11-plus pounds of the five-inch-thick book teeter on a top shelf in my office. I can no longer safely lift…
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