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Online Holiday Shopping Tips
Jayne Hitchcock here – I was asked to speak at a local library recently about safe online shopping over the holidays and thought I’d share with you what I shared with them. The first question I always get asked is … Continue reading
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Back from Bouchercon
Vicki Doudera here, and I’m back from Long Beach, California and my first Bouchercon. For those of you who are wondering what the heck I’m talking about, Bouchercon is the World Mystery Convention, held annually in the fall for writers … Continue reading
In the Wake of a November Nor’easter
Sunday’s early season snowstorm may have dropped flakes as far away as South Carolina, but here in Maine – particularly along the midcoast, where I live — we felt its real wrath. Vicki Doudera here. Fifty miles-per-hour winds and record-breaking … Continue reading
Wits’ End
The title of this post illustrates one of the things I like most about writing. Predictably for a kid who was taught to write by the nuns, using that soft paper with three lines on it (two solid ones and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Eastport, Home Repair is Homicide, Maine, Sarah Graves
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Stephen King’s Mystery Solved
When Stephen King was just two years old, his father went out for cigarettes and never returned. “When people ask you why he left,” his mother would instruct, “say he’s in the Navy and that he’s at sea.” She’d follow … Continue reading
Back to School Means Back to Cyberbullying…
Jayne Hitchcock here. You know what I loved best about this summer? The lack of stories in the news about kids and teens killing themselves because they were cyberbullied. I have already been booked to speak at two schools this … Continue reading
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It happens in a flash…
One minute, you’re riding your bike down Camden’s pretty Chestnut Street, admiring the row of pristine white homes. Your gaze lingers on your friend Rob’s house, and you think about how he is getting married in two weeks, and then…. … Continue reading
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Online Scams Are Increasing
Jayne Hitchcock here – I got my husband a police scanner the other day and noticed a lot of citizens were calling their police departments about a prevalent scam these days. They were getting phone calls from someone claiming to … Continue reading
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Tagged cyber crime, cybercrime, internet, online, online scam, scams, web
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Intuition
Vicki Doudera here, living the Maine summer reality of working plus trying to enjoy the many visitors who come up to our state for their vacation. Our guests last night for dinner here in Camden were our friends Patty and … Continue reading
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The Tale of the Naturalist’s Log
There are books we love because they move us, maybe even change the way we live our life. Vicki Doudera here. Don’t worry — I’m not going to talk about The Goldfinch again. (But that post’s available here if you … Continue reading
