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Walking in the rain in Juarez
Posted Oct 4, 2019 at My Weblog
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I also haven't read Y yet, and probably won't for a while. I'm of two-minds. While I wish Sue could have completed Z and had a "What's next?" time in her life, I suppose I like thinking that Kinsey doesn't have an ending, that we can imagine her living her life and having further adventures, even if we don't know about them.
Commented Oct 3, 2019 on On endings at My Weblog
On endings
by Donna Andrews of the Femmes Fatales. Ivan Held--the president of the Putnam, Dutton, and Berkley imprints of the publisher I still insist was crazy not to celebrate its merger by calling itself Random Penguin--published a moving tribute to Sue Grafton this week. If we hadn't lost her too soo...
Susan, what a really tragic story. That poor woman. The memory her daughter has to live with is also sad.
Commented Sep 15, 2019 on Why do we still have spam? at My Weblog
Why do we still have spam?
by Kris Neri, with the Femmes Fatales Why do we still have spam? I understand why we did when the Internet was new. When we naively thought anything print had to be true. When grammatically and English-challenged grifters first grasped the idea that they could use email to scam a few bucks. Ev...
Mark, what a nuisance! Why should you have to sort through that every day?
Commented Sep 15, 2019 on Why do we still have spam? at My Weblog
Why do we still have spam?
by Kris Neri, with the Femmes Fatales Why do we still have spam? I understand why we did when the Internet was new. When we naively thought anything print had to be true. When grammatically and English-challenged grifters first grasped the idea that they could use email to scam a few bucks. Ev...
Why do we still have spam?
Posted Sep 13, 2019 at My Weblog
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In the SW we suffer from monsoon rainstorms in July and August, and higher humidity than we're used to. The fall here is sunny and dry and cooler than the worst of summer. Perfect weather. It's my favorite season.
Commented Sep 9, 2019 on Summer is too short (and trying to get excited about Fall) at My Weblog
Summer is too short (and trying to get excited about Fall)
by LynDee Walker of the Femmes Fatales. Summer. From long school days of countdown calendars and decreasing homework to blazing afternoons in courthouse hallways that never seemed to be air conditioned waiting for a jury to return a verdict, to endless Richmond sunshine by the pool, it’s always ...
Welcome to the Femmes, Liz. The anthology sounds great.
Commented Sep 6, 2019 on Why Only Women Authors in A Me Too Short Stories Anthology? at My Weblog
Why Only Women Authors in A Me Too Short Stories Anthology?
Today, the Femmes are happy to welcome Elizabeth Zelvin as a guest blogger. Take it away, Liz... When I decided to compile an anthology of short stories on the theme, "Me Too—crimes against women, tales of retribution and healing," I asked only women writers to submit. I wanted women's voices—a...
Why Only Women Authors in A Me Too Short Stories Anthology?
Posted Sep 6, 2019 at My Weblog
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Welcome to the Femmes, Liz. My dogs teach me so much every day. Thanks for putting those lessons together so well for us.
Commented Aug 18, 2019 on Lessons From My Dog - by Liz Milliron at My Weblog
Lessons From My Dog - by Liz Milliron
Catriona writes: It's my absolute pleasure to welcome Liz Milliron to Femmes Fatales today. Not only is she a sparklingly talented new(ish) voice in the crime fiction community (which is great, right? Because you can catch up with the series if you start right now), but she is also kindness pers...
Thanks, I needed a laugh today. He died penniless? Of course, he wasn't going to make a living with that poetry. So glad you rose so far above that earliest influence. Love that your mom kept it.
Commented Aug 13, 2019 on No rhythm runs through it - by Catriona at My Weblog
No rhythm runs through it - by Catriona
I'm back east. Waaaaaaaay back east - in Edinburgh, to be precise. Right now I'm sitting in the house where I was born, somewhere towards the top of this picture, on the southern side of the Forth, in a town called Queensferry (named because the girl who would be Queen Margaret, crossed the r...
Mark, that's more my speed, too. If I spent $85 on a T-shirt, I'd expect it to last for life, and that would sure require some washings.
Commented Aug 2, 2019 on The latest in disposable items at My Weblog
The latest in disposable items
by Kris Neri, with the Femmes Fatals Joe and I are among the small part of the population who don’t make our coffee with a Keurig or similar device, judging by how much of the grocery store aisles have been given over to the K-cup form of coffee making. Nor do we drink all our coffee in coffee ...
Deb, sadly, I'm not shocked about the refrigerator life expectancy quoted to you. How is it possible that something so expensive isn't built to last. I wish I could feel satisfied with one cup of coffee a day. But good for you for giving yourself the coffee you want now that you're retired!
Commented Aug 2, 2019 on The latest in disposable items at My Weblog
The latest in disposable items
by Kris Neri, with the Femmes Fatals Joe and I are among the small part of the population who don’t make our coffee with a Keurig or similar device, judging by how much of the grocery store aisles have been given over to the K-cup form of coffee making. Nor do we drink all our coffee in coffee ...
Susan, I'm glad to know that someone loves coffee even more than I do! How lucky you are to have someone who can fix things for you! I wish either of us could.
Commented Aug 2, 2019 on The latest in disposable items at My Weblog
The latest in disposable items
by Kris Neri, with the Femmes Fatals Joe and I are among the small part of the population who don’t make our coffee with a Keurig or similar device, judging by how much of the grocery store aisles have been given over to the K-cup form of coffee making. Nor do we drink all our coffee in coffee ...
The latest in disposable items
Posted Aug 2, 2019 at My Weblog
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Thanks, Barbara. That's an important addition!
Commented Jul 6, 2019 on Becoming a real New Mexican at My Weblog
Becoming a real New Mexican
by Kris Neri, with the Femmes Fatales Now that I’ve lived in New Mexico for just over a year, I know what it takes to be a real New Mexican. I happily share the following, so you know what I’ve learned: Red or green? When a restaurant server asks, “Red or green?” I no longer have to answer with...
Funny, Deb. Only not really funny when you realize that whoever sent out that message should have known!
Commented Jul 6, 2019 on Becoming a real New Mexican at My Weblog
Becoming a real New Mexican
by Kris Neri, with the Femmes Fatales Now that I’ve lived in New Mexico for just over a year, I know what it takes to be a real New Mexican. I happily share the following, so you know what I’ve learned: Red or green? When a restaurant server asks, “Red or green?” I no longer have to answer with...
Mark, the red sauce is typically hotter, though I've had some fairly hot green, and red that's not as hot as I've hoped. I like calling both Christmas, too.
Commented Jul 5, 2019 on Becoming a real New Mexican at My Weblog
Becoming a real New Mexican
by Kris Neri, with the Femmes Fatales Now that I’ve lived in New Mexico for just over a year, I know what it takes to be a real New Mexican. I happily share the following, so you know what I’ve learned: Red or green? When a restaurant server asks, “Red or green?” I no longer have to answer with...
Becoming a real New Mexican
Posted Jul 5, 2019 at My Weblog
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Thanks, Cath. I'm glad I'm not the only one who needs to do some landscaping. I'm all for letting it slide for a while, too.
Commented Jun 11, 2019 on Looking back at My Weblog
Looking back
by Kris Neri with the Femmes Fatales We’re coming up on the one-year anniversary on our move to Silver City, New Mexico. It’s been quite a year. Psychologists regard moves as one of the highest life stressors we can experience. I’d agree with that, although I’d say moving to a new town, where y...
Toni, I think you're my hero. I couldn't do what you've been doing. In CA, we lived in an RV for a year while our house was being restored after an earthquake, and I still remember how much Joe complained about living that small. Your porch sounds heavenly! Good luck with getting Rick to finish your kitchen.
Commented Jun 8, 2019 on Looking back at My Weblog
Looking back
by Kris Neri with the Femmes Fatales We’re coming up on the one-year anniversary on our move to Silver City, New Mexico. It’s been quite a year. Psychologists regard moves as one of the highest life stressors we can experience. I’d agree with that, although I’d say moving to a new town, where y...
Deb, that sounds heavenly!
Commented Jun 8, 2019 on Looking back at My Weblog
Looking back
by Kris Neri with the Femmes Fatales We’re coming up on the one-year anniversary on our move to Silver City, New Mexico. It’s been quite a year. Psychologists regard moves as one of the highest life stressors we can experience. I’d agree with that, although I’d say moving to a new town, where y...
Mark, I get that. I remain hopeful when it comes to new plants, but I've killed so many, too.
Commented Jun 7, 2019 on Looking back at My Weblog
Looking back
by Kris Neri with the Femmes Fatales We’re coming up on the one-year anniversary on our move to Silver City, New Mexico. It’s been quite a year. Psychologists regard moves as one of the highest life stressors we can experience. I’d agree with that, although I’d say moving to a new town, where y...
Looking back
Posted Jun 7, 2019 at My Weblog
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What a cutie! Congrats on the new baby, and good for you for choosing a rescue.
Commented Jun 4, 2019 on Welcome to the family, Doc at My Weblog
Welcome to the family, Doc
by LynDee Walker of the Femmes Fatales. “You don’t choose pets. They choose you.” My mom was fond of telling me this when I was a kid, and just like a million other things she told me, she was right. And somehow it stuck. From the sheltie I had as a child who had been abused by a man prior to f...
Thankfully, I had kinder and more biologically-sensitive schools and teachers. At least in this regard. Don't get me started on the way they'd cut hems down if they thought our skirts were too short.
Commented May 28, 2019 on Blue Heaven, Bloody Hell. at My Weblog
Blue Heaven, Bloody Hell.
I was reading an article earlier today, celebrating the period emoji, lamenting the still woeful experience of menstruating girls and women around the world and celebrating the improvements that have been made. It's worth a read: here. And it got me thinking. In the forty years I menstruate...
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