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Here's a blog I did for Poisoned Pen Press. I'm hard at work on the next zoo mystery plus travel plus house guests, so this will have to do for now!Day-Tripping with Crime Fighters
View ArticleThe Tragedy in Zanesville, Ohio
I break blog-silence and interrupt work on Threatened & Endangered to mourn the disaster in Ohio--49 of 56 escaped wild animal shot to death. Most of them were carnivores--lions, tigers, bears....
View ArticleA Zoo Keeper Never Forgets
My spousal unit arranged tickets for a Lucinda Williams concert last night and we had a great time. Her encore was especially fine--covers of protest songs. I haven't heard Merle Haggard's "If We Make...
View ArticleA writer's cycles
Hello? Are you there? I'm back! My blog has been dead quiet for weeks due to the natural rhythms of a writer's life. Here's how it works:1. New book is in production. Blogging is fun because there's...
View ArticleReview: Animals Behaving Badly
While waiting for my Honda's 120,000 mile servicing, I read Linda Lombardi's Animals Behaving Badly. It's a quick, fun read--humor more than natural history--by a zoo keeper. It's a catalog of...
View ArticleWild animal pets: Sometimes a good thing?
Often I'm not at all ambivalent about people acquiring an exotic animal for a pet. A tiger cub, a snake that will grow to 150 pounds and enjoy swallowing your toddler, a lonely parrot, high-strung...
View ArticleCandid canine contributes
The pacing is a little slow here. How about adding a squirrel?
View ArticleLet's get our smudgy fingers all over every last thing!
Warning! Intemperate rant ahead--level RedI love Kickstarter, the whole idea of the thing. I love that it's so successful. It warms my heart that folks will just up and invest a little money in a...
View ArticleStep up for Rhinos
It's time again for Bowling for Rhinos and the American Association of Zoo Keepers has come out with a video that is--trust me--adorable. Yes, adorable rhinos. Take a look and haul out your credit...
View ArticleNow it's even easier
This just in: Bowling for Rhinos got itself a "donate now" button through Crowdrise. Easy-peasy!Click HERE to deliver one in the eye to those ruthless poachers you keep reading about. The money goes to...
View ArticleNight Kill for 99 Cents
Just found out today that you can download the e-book version of Night Kill, the first Iris Oakley zoo-dunnit, for a mere 99 cents until the end of the month. Click HERE and go for it.What's Night...
View ArticleSacramento LCC, here I come!
I've packed up my book marks and animal earrings and auction items and I'm ready for Left Coast Crime. Here's a few pictures from last week's trip to Oakland Zoo in lieu of a blog.A happy Aldabra...
View ArticleLeft Coast Crime
Well lookit thet! I'm on video HERE.This is from Left Coast Crime mystery conference, held in Sacramento this March. Lorie Ham of Kings River Life stalked the halls, interviewing mystery authors....
View ArticleAshland, Oregon Mystery Author Series
Here's a size-large THANK YOU to Maureen Flanagan, Ed Battistella, Michael Niemann, and Carl Hilton for a blow-out weekend in Ashland, Oregon.Ashland is a smallish town in a remote corner of a small...
View ArticleJudging the American Cuddle Dog: Clarifications
Dear Readers of This Blog: The following came to my attention recently and should be of interest to many of you. A. Littlewood Dear ACD Judges,The ACD board is hearing way too many complaints about...
View ArticleLittlewood 1: Facebook 0
I went mano a mano with Facebook and won, sort of. Here's the link to my new Author Page HERE.Take a look. Leave a comment letting me know what you think. Click the "Like" button please, so I don't...
View ArticleEndangered Flies Free!
Yes, Endangered is now Officially Released. I am thrilled, exhausted, slightly delirious.I've been neglecting this blog in favor of guest blogs. Here's one that went up today, Jenny Milchman's "Made It...
View ArticleFree is a very good price!
Faithful reader,Here is your chance at a reward. Hie thee to Goodreads (a fine site for sharing information about books you've read) and enter the drawing to win a free copy--hard cover no less, signed...
View Article"Passionate Plotting"
The Book Case, which is the blog for The Book Page (a huge book review site), kindly hosted a guest blog I wrote about incorporating issues important to me in my book plots.Click HERE for the full...
View ArticleSaturation posting
I'm am all over the interwebs! Here's a list of recent guest blogs where you can learn my Innermost Secrets and Deep Thoughts. To the extent I have any of either.Book Pleasures An interview that got...
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