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About Barbara Ross
Barbara Ross is the author of twelve Maine Clambake Mystery novels and six novellas. Her books have been nominated for multiple Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel and have won the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. She lives in Portland, Maine. Readers can visit her website at www.maineclambakemysteries.comFlatlanders Buy Christmas Tree: Film at Eleven
by Barb, at home in Portland, Maine where it’s beginning to look at lot like… We spent last Christmas at our son’s house in Virginia, so we didn’t put up a tree at home. This year I was surprised to … Continue reading →
Books, Books, Books, Books, Books
by Barb, in frigid Portland, Maine What’s new with me, you ask? Been a bit busy as a matter of fact. Yule Log Murder, the collection of three novellas my story, “Logged On,” is in, along with stories by Leslie … Continue reading →
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Writing a Novella
by Barb, in Boston with my new granddaughter Yule Log Murder was released on October 30, 2018. It contains three novellas, one each by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis and me. All three take place in Maine, and all three feature … Continue reading →
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The Big Clean Out
By Barb, writing happily away in her study in Portland, Maine A slightly different version of this post appeared on topretirements.com along with a list of things to consider if you are hiring a company to clean out a house. … Continue reading →
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It’s Too Soon to Tell
by Barb, writing away in Portland, Maine I love writing to prompts. There are many kinds of prompts: a word or phrase, a physical object, a photo or other image, or even a piece of music. Typically, when you write … Continue reading →
Salvador Dali and Me, a Body and a Mystery
by Barb, on a deadline again, (actually two) Portland, Maine A couple of weeks ago, I was in St. Petersburg, Florida for Bouchercon, the worldwide mystery conference. It was an excellent conference at an historic hotel, and of course, it’s … Continue reading →
Cruisin’
by Barb, back from Bouchercon and working away in her study Back when our condo in Portland, Maine was built, it had views of the harbor. That’s why, improbably, our living-dining-kitchen space is on the third floor. Now we have … Continue reading →
The Post Where I Tell You We’re Selling Our House in Boothbay Harbor
by Barb, happily typing away in her study in Portland, Maine Yes, it’s true. After a long, difficult decision process, Bill and I have put our house in Boothbay Harbor on the market. Our ties to to the house are … Continue reading →
My Friend, Lea Wait
by Barb, listening to the gulls outside her window and feeling wistful In normal circumstances, eulogies come after a person is gone, which has always seemed like a terrible waste to me. And because my friend Lea Wait has been … Continue reading →
A Day on Monhegan, redux
Sorry, folks. I have an August 1, deadline, so I am giving you a rerun. (Remember before streaming TV when summer was all about reruns?) This one a memory of a beautiful trip two years ago. by Barb, writing on … Continue reading →
