Tag Archives: Maine Crime Writers

Henry David Slept Here: Maine’s Wild Economy

  Because my post was published a day or two before the Christmas holiday, I thought I’d offer it again in January when we might have more time to relax, read, and reconsider Henry David. ********************* (In 2006 I wrote … Continue reading

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Fiction and Truth. Together? Not An Oxymoron.

Sandra Neily here: “Since we cannot expect truth from our institutions, we must expect it from our writers.”  Edward Abbey, quoted in my 2018 post, reprinted below. (OK. Here goes. Trump is the only president to have removed more protections … Continue reading

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Looking Down, Not Up

Sandra Neily here: Looking down, not up, I found surprises this week. Most leaves, except for brilliant, coppery beech, have left the trees up here around Moosehead Lake. I was not looking forward to November even though we got the … Continue reading

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Parker-izing. Saying A Lot, With Not Much

Sandra Neily here: I’ve been camping by a  river for a while. No cell or wifi (heaven!) but did some Robert Parker searches for this post before I prepped and packed 10 days of food for my husband and me … Continue reading

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What We’re Reading

Every once in a while the writers at MCW like to share what we’ve been reading. Here’s a sampling of books other writers have written that are currently providing us with distraction from our own work. from Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn … Continue reading

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What Spreads Beyond the Place Where It Started?

Sandy Neily here: Cancer and rampant real estate development. Both are driven by relentless metastasis, a word usually reserved for the spread of cancer.   Here’s the medical definition: metastasis is when the cancer spreads beyond the place where it … Continue reading

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Joyful Even After …. The Facts

  Sandra Neily here: On Earth Day, do we have enough residual hope to celebrate success, even as the future often looks really tough? Today, we hear from my good friend, Sally Stockwell, Maine Audubon’s Director of Conservation. In the … Continue reading

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Actually Useful Writing Books

Kate Flora: Over the years, I accumulated quite a library of reference books related to writing, to crime writing in particular, and to crime investigations of all sorts. I never stop acquiring books that someone I regard as credible has … Continue reading

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“It’s Never Too Late … “

Sandra Neily here Hello Maine Crime Writers community, I posted this in 2018! (Wow, years ago, but I think post-pandemic and then all of us getting older, I’d like to bring it back…. a bit revised.  I found it still … Continue reading

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Fitness: Squats. Scat. Owl Pellets … And Some “Fit” Newsletter Advice

There’s Author News and Updates, too. Winter Fitness Class. (I never made it back to the gym after Covid shut down) AM Class: Squats to put snowshoes on. Snowshoe Raven the dog up through new snow into the woods for … Continue reading

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