It was ninety-seven degrees June 8, 2014, when we gathered at CRUX Winery to send In the Shadow of Lies: An Oliver Wright WWII Mystery out into the world. Thank you for coming. I had a wonderful time!
Launch Party
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Month: January 2017
Launch Party Recipes
Many people who came to the Launch Party asked for recipes for the watermelon water and dips. Heidi's Watermelon Water Ingredients 8 cups cubed, seeded watermelon (about 6 pounds with the rind) 1 cup water 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 4 cups club soda or...
What I Learned About Using Lyrics While Writing “In the Shadow of Lies”
Sometimes, a song enters my mind and becomes the soundtrack for the scene I’m writing, particularly if the scene includes Oliver, who shares my love of music. Early in the book, he sits in the dark listening to Billie Holiday sing “Gloomy Sunday.” If the reader knows...
Remember Pearl Harbor
Seventy-three years ago, Americans sat by the radio horrified by Japan’s sneak attack on the Pacific Fleet in Honolulu. They wanted to know more than the radio could tell them. Were their loved ones safe, what would the Japanese do next, would the United States be...
Xylitol: Sweet and Deadly to Dogs
I’ve been worried recently about the number of people who don’t know that the artificial sweetener xylitol is extremely toxic to dogs and that it is being used in more and more products. This is Andy licking the bowl after I made cookies. (I do sterilize the bowl...
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