Terry Shames's Blog: 7 Criminal Minds, page 196
January 15, 2018
Lively Dinner
Terry Shames here, with this week’s topic: the dinner party: who I would invite and where it would be held.
The last part is easy. It has to be at my house around my dinner table. I love to cook. I love to present people with good food and wine.
But who would be there? I’m looking for widely-read people with strong opinions and th...
The last part is easy. It has to be at my house around my dinner table. I love to cook. I love to present people with good food and wine.
But who would be there? I’m looking for widely-read people with strong opinions and th...
January 12, 2018
Why Crime Fiction?
Why did you decide to become a writer and in particular a writer of crime fiction?
by Paul D. Marks
To make lots and lots of money and be famous and see my name and picture plastered on billboards and the sides of busses and go visiting on Fallon and Kimmel. That’s why.
But, I’m not getting rich and the only place my picture is plastered is in the post office. So time to
delve into the whys and wherefores and open up that whole Pandora’s Box of psychopathology that makes me, uh, me. And that mad...
by Paul D. Marks
To make lots and lots of money and be famous and see my name and picture plastered on billboards and the sides of busses and go visiting on Fallon and Kimmel. That’s why.
But, I’m not getting rich and the only place my picture is plastered is in the post office. So time to
delve into the whys and wherefores and open up that whole Pandora’s Box of psychopathology that makes me, uh, me. And that mad...
January 11, 2018
"Why did you decide to become a writer and why a crime wr...
"Why did you decide to become a writer and why a crime writer?" by Catriona
I wanted to be a writer my whole life, ever since my big sisters taught me to read and write, playing at schools when we were wee.
But it took me till I was thirty-five to take the plunge. Thing is I didn't know any writers, I'd never even met any writers and it was outside the scope of my dreams. (Does anyone else remember finding out that books didn't just exist, like rocks or rivers, but that someone had made them? I...
I wanted to be a writer my whole life, ever since my big sisters taught me to read and write, playing at schools when we were wee.
But it took me till I was thirty-five to take the plunge. Thing is I didn't know any writers, I'd never even met any writers and it was outside the scope of my dreams. (Does anyone else remember finding out that books didn't just exist, like rocks or rivers, but that someone had made them? I...
December 23, 2017
December 22, 2017
Joy To Everyone Else
We are in the middle of the holiday “season.” What do you like about the holidays, and what drives you crazy?
Of course, my likes and dislikes over holidays mirror the average. Who to buy for. What to get them. Will everyone just make up their minds?? Who is cooking? Who is traveling? To tree, or not to tree? When is everyone leaving? When is the cleaning lady coming??
For me, it goes even deeper, into the bedrock of my identity, where lie deep cracks that, even at this stage of my life, feel u...
Of course, my likes and dislikes over holidays mirror the average. Who to buy for. What to get them. Will everyone just make up their minds?? Who is cooking? Who is traveling? To tree, or not to tree? When is everyone leaving? When is the cleaning lady coming??
For me, it goes even deeper, into the bedrock of my identity, where lie deep cracks that, even at this stage of my life, feel u...
December 21, 2017
’Tis the Season
We are in the middle of the holiday “season.” What do you like about the holidays, and what drives you crazy?
By Jim
Let’s talk holidays.
It should be obvious that the word “holiday” derives from “holy day.” But its meaning and, indeed, significance have changed over the centuries. Holidays traditionally marked sacred dates in the calendar. Some dates were designated as feast days, times of joy and celebration, while others mandated contemplation and fasting. Only the -e- separates a feast from...
By Jim
Let’s talk holidays.
It should be obvious that the word “holiday” derives from “holy day.” But its meaning and, indeed, significance have changed over the centuries. Holidays traditionally marked sacred dates in the calendar. Some dates were designated as feast days, times of joy and celebration, while others mandated contemplation and fasting. Only the -e- separates a feast from...
We are in the middle of the holiday “season.” What do you...
We are in the middle of the holiday “season.” What do you like about the holidays, and what drives you crazy?
By Jim
Let’s talk holidays.
It should be obvious that the word “holiday” derives from “holy day.” But its meaning and, indeed, significance have changed over the centuries. Holidays traditionally marked sacred dates in the calendar. Some dates were designated as feast days, times of joy and celebration, while others mandated contemplation and fasting. Only the -e- separates a feast from...
By Jim
Let’s talk holidays.
It should be obvious that the word “holiday” derives from “holy day.” But its meaning and, indeed, significance have changed over the centuries. Holidays traditionally marked sacred dates in the calendar. Some dates were designated as feast days, times of joy and celebration, while others mandated contemplation and fasting. Only the -e- separates a feast from...
December 20, 2017
Break out the ugly Christmas sweater
We are in the middle of the holiday “season.” What do you like about the holidays, and what drives you crazy?
by Dietrich Kalteis
Stick the antlers on the dog, mix up that Christmas punch, jingle the bells and call your friends and neighbors. Who doesn’t love a good Yuletide party? It’s the time to eat too much, drink too much, and break out the ugly Christmas sweater.
For me, it’s the time of year that brings back some great childhood memories, of trimming the tree, the presents that go under i...
by Dietrich Kalteis
Stick the antlers on the dog, mix up that Christmas punch, jingle the bells and call your friends and neighbors. Who doesn’t love a good Yuletide party? It’s the time to eat too much, drink too much, and break out the ugly Christmas sweater.
For me, it’s the time of year that brings back some great childhood memories, of trimming the tree, the presents that go under i...
December 19, 2017
A Writer's Christmas in Quebec
By R.J. Harlick
We are in the middle of the holiday “season.” What do you like about the holidays, and what drives you crazy?
For me, Christmas is all about family and traditions. I love this time of year and though it can get a bit frenetic, that period is fleeting. For the most part I view it not only as a time to catch up with the lives of family members spread far and wide, but also a time to put my feet up in front of a crackling fire and enjoy the calm before the pull of the new year take...
We are in the middle of the holiday “season.” What do you like about the holidays, and what drives you crazy?
For me, Christmas is all about family and traditions. I love this time of year and though it can get a bit frenetic, that period is fleeting. For the most part I view it not only as a time to catch up with the lives of family members spread far and wide, but also a time to put my feet up in front of a crackling fire and enjoy the calm before the pull of the new year take...
A Very Special Time of Year
By R.J. Harlick
We are in the middle of the holiday “season.” What do you like about the holidays, and what drives you crazy?
For me, Christmas is all about family and traditions. I love this time of year and though it can get a bit frenetic, that period is fleeting. For the most part I view it not only as a time to catch up with the lives of family members spread far and wide, but also a time to put my feet up in front of a crackling fire and enjoy the calm before the pull of the new year take...
We are in the middle of the holiday “season.” What do you like about the holidays, and what drives you crazy?
For me, Christmas is all about family and traditions. I love this time of year and though it can get a bit frenetic, that period is fleeting. For the most part I view it not only as a time to catch up with the lives of family members spread far and wide, but also a time to put my feet up in front of a crackling fire and enjoy the calm before the pull of the new year take...
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