Final report

         My final account of this weekend’s writing conference is a bit delayed.

Sisters in Crime

My second day at the Sisters in Crime writers conference began early, if not bright. Friday night, in a burst of efficiency - or neurosis - I set not only the alarm on my phone, but also on the hotel clock.

Day Two with the Sisters in Crime

 I present the evidence from last night at my writer's conference.

Junior high angst

“Do one thing every day that frightens you.”

                             Eleanor Roosevelt

Housekeeping 101

     I wasn’t exactly raised by wolves, but I have no warm memories of cozily working by the side of my mother as she handed down kitchen secrets.

Small Town Networks

     Well, I guess I’m on the verge of becoming a regular at the Y’s water aerobic classes.

Midas Land

   We live in what is practically a secret section of Massachusetts: not the Boston area, and not in the Berkshires, which are on the other end of the state. Yes, there is actually something in between.