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Weird Gardening: Ticks, Slugs, Cats, and Beetles
Sandy Neily here, trying to keep slugs off my petunias. A few years ago, writing for a regional paper, I went looking for unusual garden tips, first interviewing Joanne Suley, a spunky Skillins Greenhouses instructor. “People are just going to … Continue reading
Maine’s Coast for the Proletariat: The Rest of Us
Over 97% of Maine’ s coast is privately owned and much of that is behind lots of signs telling us we can’t go there. How on earth are the rest of us to get to salt water? Enter the Maine … Continue reading
More Magic, More Empthy, More Urgency
What if nature-based fiction works better than most any science course we ever took? What if it delivers more magic, more empathy, more urgency, and more wisdom than a cross-section or diagram ever could? When authors use the natural world … Continue reading
HE WAS RIGHT. HE WAS RIGHT …
Sandra Neily writing here. My husband tells that I’m trying to do too much. And someone at a library presentation recently asked me how I had time to write. Good question. I thought I might journal my week, just to … Continue reading
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Is the Cassandra Curse Still Operative? You Decide…
Sandra Neily here. Thinking about curses, modern and ancient. It turned out to be a motivating week to return to the Cassandra Curse as I worked on my next novel, returning to the narrator who lives that curse. Named Cassandra … Continue reading
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Tagged author Sandra Neily, Cassandra, Cassandra Curse, crime writing, Deadly Trespass, Kavanaugh hearing, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, Maine Crime Writers news, maine mysteries, mystery writers, mystery writing, Sandra Neily. Deadly Trespass, U. S Senate
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Words, Words, Words or … Great Advice
Sandra Neily here: In the dog-days of summer (why do they call it that? … best time to hang with wet, shedding, picnic-eating friends….) I needed some inspiration. Diving deeply into my “love-this-quote” file, I found gems to share. Agatha Christie: “Crime … Continue reading
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What Do You Recommend? Groan. (Must Be Summer in Maine)
It’s July! When everyone in the world I know suddenly decides it’s time to visit me in Maine. I am often sure the “Maine” part looms large over the “me” part. But it’s time to arm yourself with a great … Continue reading
