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Trivia as a Research Sport
I posted this a few years ago, but I’m so busy with a new and dramatically different project (news coming this fall!), I thought it might be okay to share again. My name is Susan and I’m a trivia junkie. … Continue reading
Posted in Susan's posts
Tagged crime writing, maine mysteries, Maine wilderness, Primal Obsession, Susan Vaughan
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Into the Wilderness… Sort of
On our honeymoon, starting 50 years ago this month (yes, 50!), my husband and I camped in our VW van named Lurch across the country for six weeks. Climbing the Rockies, our VW did indeed lurch and complain, but made … Continue reading
FLAG DAY… PLUS
Happy Flag Day to all! I’ve never thought much about Flag Day, but since this post is on the (non)holiday, I wondered why we have such a day to commemorate the red, white, and blue. After all, we already have … Continue reading
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Tagged Flag Day, flag history, flags, holiday, Maine Crime Writers, Susan Vaughan, U.S. flag
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What’s the Point… of View?
I’ve been reading more widely than usual lately—thrillers, a variety of mysteries, literary fiction—as well as romantic suspense novels, which is what I write. One thing I have been paying attention to (a bother with being a writer as well … Continue reading
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Tagged crime writing, Maine Crime Writers, mysteries, Once Burned, Susan Vaughan, writing
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What I Did on My Vacation
I hope this will not seem like the proverbial student September essay. My husband and I recently escaped gray and frozen Maine for two weeks in Florida, aptly nicknamed the Sunshine State. We saw only a few clouds our entire … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach walks, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, Susan Vaughan, Vacation
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ANNA, IDA B., AND MARY
I should be writing about hearts and flowers and Cupid on this Valentine’s Day. The day is special to me because it’s the day my husband asked me to marry him nearly 50 years ago. I had a dreadful cold, … Continue reading
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Tagged Black History Month, Ida B. Wells, Maine Crime Writers, suffragettes, Susan Vaughan, voting rights
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Holiday Traditions
In these difficult times, I think we need a little extra to get into the holiday spirit. Here’s my small effort, about my family’s Christmas traditions. My little family (my husband, dog Sasha, and I), like others, has certain protocols … Continue reading
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Haunted or History
I once lived in a haunted house. No, this isn’t a Halloween post, but a history one. It’s partly my history and that of the farmhouse where I lived for a year as a child. My husband and I recently … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War, Ghosts, history, Maine Crime Writers, Susan Vaughan, West Virginia
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