Lagniappe Sunday

Love this story. (h/t my feed, mirabile dictu–something good showed up there for a change!) Man, it just goes on forever, with miraculously no deaths. (And the writer in me cannot resist a shoutout to John D. MacDonald’s Cry Hard, Cry Fast) What really happened at Davos. Quote: “First, the Europeans were finally pushed to…

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Random Saturday

What’s wrong with this picture? A question I asked my editor, but only after I had made a thermal mug on Zazzle with it. Sigh…However, FYI, I will be giving that away to some lucky fan at the Poisoned Pen on February 28, 2026. It is definitely and will forever be unique. The promotional “asset”…

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Proof of Mailing

From Zoe, Marketing Manager at Head of Zeus– “Attaching some exciting photos of a proof of mailing we did in the office today!” [First of all: “Proof of mailing.” Heh.] That’s the ARC (advanced reading copy) going out to a select few book reviewers and bloggers (“few” because ARCs are even more expensive to print…

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#thiswritinglife

The Castañeda Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico, another still-standing Harvey House hotel and restaurant, almost fully restored thanks to the efforts of Allan Affeldt. Two interior shots of the Castañeda. There were even Harvey Girl dolls. The one at left is dressed in the uniform of one of the Harvey Girl Couriers, who guided…

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Lagniappe Sunday

An example:“16. Before the October 19, 2025 heist in which the French crown jewels were stolen, the Louvre’s video security password was LOUVRE.”With links. More fun and interesting stuff here. (h/t Kottke, maybe?) Quote: “We need to knock off the paramilitary crap when it comes to law enforcement—not only for aesthetic reasons but for political…

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