Category Archives: Dick’s Posts

Unfurling the Umbrella

Posted on March 29, 2022 by dickcass

I’ve been teaching a class about crime fiction for the local Senior College at USM for several years now, and I’m constantly surprised by how many people equate a crime novel with a traditional mystery: a story that begins with … Continue reading →

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Trundle On

Posted on February 28, 2022 by dickcass

Been a busy couple of weeks out here on Trout Brook. We had to chip our way out of three inches of frozen water when we returned from our thrice-delayed flights, coming and going from God’s Waiting Room, Florida. Key … Continue reading →

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Haunted by Waters – Redux

Posted on September 24, 2021 by mainecrimewriters

While Dick Cass is dealing with family issues, we repost here a post of his from the past, along with the question: Are you a river person? Lake person? Ocean person? Or don’t waters play a big role in your … Continue reading →

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Querencia, Revisited

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Richard Cass

For various reasons, including a big number birthday and a major transition for my parents, I’m taking some time off from writing for the blog. I hope to return in the fall sometime. For now, I hope you’ll enjoy a … Continue reading →

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What I Thought, What I Got

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Richard Cass

Back in the dim reaches of 1969, I was preparing to graduate from high school. As often happens at a recognizable turning point, I was perplexed about what came next and found myself in conversation with my employer at the … Continue reading →

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The in Loss

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Richard Cass

Getting a little philosophical this morning, so if it’s early and you just want to drink your coffee in peace, I absolve you of responsibility. It’s been a strange couple of weeks on Trout Brook, and bound to get stranger, … Continue reading →

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Walking in Winter

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Richard Cass

This is the first winter in many years I haven’t spent working out in a gym, for the obvious reasons, and other than not having that reason to warm my car up in the morning, I’ve been surprised to find … Continue reading →

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Progress or Pork?

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Richard Cass

Several months later, I’m still feeling irked about Bill Green, Susan Collins’s smiling pal, who apparently couldn’t give up the spotlight and decided to stump for her. A good deal of what irritates me is his after-the-fact commentary that it … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: January 23-24, 2021

Posted on January 23, 2021 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Maureen Milliken (Monday), Dick Cass (Tuesday), Darcy Scott (Thursday) and Sandra Neily (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly at Maine … Continue reading →