Exciting news! My second short story, “Do Not Pass Go” has just been published in the new anthology, Crime Wave: Dangerous Games. This is the third anthology published by the Canada West chapter of Sisters in Crime, and is filled with wonderful stories of crime, criminals and the games they play. Or play on others. “Do Not Pass Go” was inspired by the housing crisis in Canada. In it, a reformed criminal gets pushed back…
Another childhood fantasy come true. Something I wrote is going to be in my public library. My story, in the Hook, Line, and Sinker anthology. With my name on it. I am absolutely giddy! Let’s go back and get a little context for the geekiness, shall we? When I was a wee thing, my mother used to walk with me from our house, past a small cemetery to a little dirt side road where the…
You know that moment. The time when you are dragged out of a sound sleep by the pounding of paws on the floor. I swear, somebody slips that cat rocket fuel laced with catnip. One hour before dawn. Every. Single. Day. So that’s when it happens. Paws charging down the hallway, then his weight lands on the bed. He stops, spins to the side. Is that a mouse he sees under the blankets? Claws out,…