This is one of my favorite events of the year! The Paseo Verde Library will be hosting its local author’s showcase, and I’ve been invited to take part. It’s a friendly, joyful event packed with local authors, and it’s just so much fun! The event runs from 10:00 am until 2:30 am, and I’ll be sitting at my table from … Read More
Rain in Las Vegas
It’s a beautiful thing. Littlest and I wore our rain boots and splashed our way back from her school. It looks like we were splashing through the starry universe.
The First HWA Las Vegas Chapter Meeting of 2019 was a Success!
It was a lot of fun! This is the first time we’ve met at Copper Cat Books (which is a venue we adore, run by an absolutely stellar couple) and also the first time we had more than five people. Usually we grabbed a table at Count’s Vamp’d, which is a very cool Rock and Roll bar with live music. … Read More
Las Vegas Horror Writers Association Meeting This Thursday!
Come down and join us because we always have a fantastic time! REMINDER: In 2019 there will be four quarterly meetings for the official HWA Las Vegas chapter. Last Thursday of the month in January, April, July & THE NEXT TO LAST THURS IN October. Please join us if you are a writer, reader, or fan of things that go … Read More
The Last Scorpion of 2018 (Hopefully)
This is after I ran over it with 6,000 pounds of vehicle. Merry Christmas, you filthy animal.
Book Signing At Copper Cat Books October 26
Join my HWA Las Vegas co-chair Tim Chizmar and I as we sign at Copper Cat Books! Come by, browse the book store, check out our works, and chat with us. What a fun way to spend the Saturday before Halloween! We’ll be there from 12:00 until 3:00. Stop by and see us at 1570 West Horizon Ridge Pkwy Suite 170 (West … Read More
Come to the Book Festival and Our Panel Tomorrow!
It’s going to be a big day! It will start off when a highly caffeinated Mercedes ‘N’ Friends have a panel discussing the adult Sci-fi and mystery genres. Authors Katie Salidas, Tim Chizmar, Mat Kaufman, and yours truly will be there. Come with any questions you might have. Also, it will be 9 am on a Saturday morning in Las … Read More
Recap of The Diamond Valley Writers Guild
Tim Chizmar and I had a great time doing a one-day road trip and speaking to the Diamond Valley Writers Guild last week! I l left my house at 3:00. I met up with Tim, and we began the 4 1/2 hour drive to Hemet, CA. The Hemet library was gorgeous. The Diamond Valley Writers Guild was made up … Read More
The One Year Anniversary of the Las Vegas Shooting
I’ve been unsettled all week and I couldn’t put my finger on it. Then my Facebook memories showed me a picture of my husband, daughter, and I at the Imagine Dragons concert downtown. My body went cold, then hot. I started to panic. I couldn’t breathe. My heart was beating too hard, too fast, and irregularly. Two days before the … Read More
Happy Scorpion Anniversary!
It’s a year to the day since I was stung by a scorpion while doing dishes. A lot has happened since then. Today Miss Murder seeks her revenge. To celebrate, I made a Youtube video. Happy Scorpionversary!