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“A Mother Moose Won’t Stop Until She Gets You”
Sandy Interviews Wildlife Biologist Ron Joseph on his upcoming book. (I updated this post with a recent Maine Calling interview and book buying links in June, 2023.) I got to know Ron Joseph when he was the wildlife biologist stationed … Continue reading
My First: Nothing Racy. But It is Crafty.
In 2017, Brenda Buchanan invited me to send in a guest post. I am grateful to her and all our team over the years and, still getting better after some knee surgery, have been reading lots of our past work. … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, craft, Deadly Trespass, Maine Crime Writers, Sandra Neily, tips, writing
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Moosehead. The Kennebec. And An Endless Steps Workout
OH MY! Wildlife delivers $1.4 billion to Maine’s economy; $1.9 billion w multipliers. Begs the question, is the Moosehead Region ready to secure this and other nature-based economic assets against inappropriate development or over-use? Do all of Maine’s ‘gateway’ communities … Continue reading
Fiction Does Truth … Better
“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth.” Doris Lessing “Fiction is the lie that tells the truth.” (From the article, “Truth in Fiction: 3 Lessons from … Continue reading
The Dogs of War. Are Family.
THE DOGS OF WAR …are family. This post is really a photo essay with links you can use to support animal rescue operations and refugee pet owners. Sandra Neily here: Every time, I see … Continue reading
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Tagged Deadly Trespass, deadly turn, dogs, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, mysteries, mystery writing, Sandra Neily, Ukraine
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Brain Fog Is Most Likely A Real Thing
Sandra Neily here: I can’t believe I left my novel’s plot map in the Maine Medical Center. But there it is. Or was. I have a distinct memory of sticking my notes and plot map into my bag. I knew … Continue reading
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Tagged Deadly Trespass, deadly turn, Maine Crime Writers, mystery writing, Sandra Neily
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The Best Gift, Revisited … and Humans Together
Sandy Neily here. It’s December 26th and I am thinking of what might feel joyously human (now that we are headed into some Covid hibernation again) and also a Christmas family moment to revisit, written as an assignment to “go … Continue reading
You Can’t Always Get What You Want, But …”
Sandra Neily here: If I had to pick a time to avoid open heart surgery like the plague (oops; useless expression these days), I would avoid it now when Maine Medical Center is packed with more Covid patients than any … Continue reading
Kamikaze Gardening. Antler Camp. Black Flies.
(Join me at the Thompson Free Library this Thursday 5/27!) At my Moosehead Lake home (camp) I’ve been Kamikaze Gardening. Kamikaze Gardening is my term for intensely swooping down to remorselessly attack every garden job before black flies drive me … Continue reading
Smart Fish. Tiny Home.
Sandra Neily here: First the important stuff. As if there weren’t enough barriers writing a novel in a small camper trailer, this morning I mistakenly took the dog’s Benadryl tablets instead of my meds. The fog descended. I have yet to … Continue reading
