Natalie R. Collins
Welcome Back Natalie!
From Allison: Please welcome one of the original members of Murder She Writes back into the fold as a guest today! When we originally talked
Everyday Heroes
On Tuesday, I spent the day with several SWAT teams as they went through medic training with the FBI. SWAT–Special Weapons and Tactics- operatives specialize
Paper Cuts
Today at my job, I was given an assignment that no one else wanted to do. Being the newest staff member in my department, I
Of teeth and teenagers
Today, as you are reading this, I am most likely sitting in the waiting room of the oral surgeon, waiting for my older daughter to
My quest to get fit–or I may die before my next birthday
After emerging from a difficult divorce and some other situations that are less than ideal, I am finally getting back to real life. It’s slow
Reality My A$$
Sorry for the rather profane, if censored, heading, but I really don’t much like television. And the whole TV world has given me yet ANOTHER
You Facebook? I Facebook!
Social networking sites are all the buzz, and although you usually here about the BAD things that happen because of them–i.e., predator stalks victims pretending
Technology roars ahead, and we keep stepping backwards….
Recently, there was a buzz (or a roar, depending on who you ask) regarding the Twitter account of author Alice Hoffman. The account is no
Working with Stinky and Stupid
I work for the Federal government, and since they have an interesting way of hiring people, I am often surrounded by people who are, well,
Writing what you love…
My series with Penguin Putnam, The Jenny T. Partridge Dance Mystery Series, was the most fun I have ever had writing a book. My other


















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