Tag Archives: Boston

With Sufficient Frosting, Even a Shoe Looks Like Cake

Posted on February 3, 2022 by John Clark

The following alert was issued on the morning of February 3rd by the Waterville police: “City police are searching for the sanity of a local resident. The wife of John Clark, age 73 of Waterville, hasn’t seen her husband’s sanity … Continue reading →

Tagged Aroostook County, Boston, Family loyalty, Insanity, John Clark, John R. Clark, Leeches, Lewd and Laschivious, Obscure phrases, Short fiction, Word play | 9 Comments

What Happens When 12,000 Writers Converge

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. Last week I attended AWP, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Boston. Why did I go? It was one of those weird convergences in life where you’ve never heard of something, and then all … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged 2013, Alice Hoffman, All this talk of Love, Andrew Goldstein, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, AWP, Barbara Ross, Best New England crime stories: Blood moon, Boston, Christopher Castellani, Grub Street, Helen Keller in Love, Henriette Power, Hope Edelman, ilan mochari, launch lab, Level Best Books, Malice Domestic, marjan Kamali, New England Crime Bake, Rosie Sultan, Sarah Gerkensmeyer, Steve Almond, The Bookie's Son, the clover house, Together Tea, Tom Perrotta, webct, What you are now enjoying, zinsky the obscure | 4 Comments

Guilty Pleasures

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Barbara Ross

Barb here. Last night I attended the concert tour for So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD for those in the know), the Fox network show that is the poorer cousin/summer replacement for American Idol. It’s the 6th time I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged Barbara Ross, Boston, jen gurrie malkovich, lisa philpott, marilyn sandison, Project Runway, so you think you can dance, sytycd, sytycd tour, Tom and Lorenzo, Top Chef, webct | 2 Comments

Getting to Know Lea Wait

Posted on September 25, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

Jim Hayman: Mystery readers know Lea Wait as (perhaps?) the alter ego of Maggie Summer, the protagonist of Lea’s 5-book Shadows Antique Print Mystery Series, the most recent of which is Shadows of a Down East Summer. Maggie has an … Continue reading →