"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." John F....

"A pretty sight, a lady with a book." Shirley Jackson Happy Trick or Treat Eve! It's been a busy 10th month of the year--trips to an...

"The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible." OSCAR WILDE September, what a lovely month of mystery and mayhem it...

"I don't think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don't take the toys out of their...

"The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history." George Orwell The end is...

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"He laughs best who laughs at the end." Agatha Christie ✍️🪷📚✍️🪷📚✍️🪷📚✍️🪷📚 Be still my heart (not too still), I am so filled with...

"I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world." Mary Anne Radmacher Buongiorno! What a fine and...

"Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent." Arthur Conan Doyle March, what a mad month it has been!...

"Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn...

“Lots of people go mad in January. Not as many as in May, of course. Nor June. But January is your third most common month for madness.”...

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Henry Miller Well, hello December! It's that most wonderful time of...

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life." Melody Beattie 🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁 Happy day before...

“Goodbye spooky October, Hello November! We are hurtling toward the end of the year. The holidays are arriving, and there are many things...

"Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble!" William Shakespeare BONE APPETIT! 💀🌹 The Halloween countdown is...

“Actually, I do have doubts, all the time. Any thinking person does. There are so many sides to every question.” Edgar Allan Poe For this...

"There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand." Mary Shelley Happy Fall! I thought Ms. Shelley's quote was quite...

"He laughs best who laughs at the end." Agatha Christie I found the panels I attended at the Bouchercon mystery conference in San Diego a...

👑🚢👑🚢👑🚢👑🚢👑🚢👑🚢 "Today we come to the happy task of sending on her way the stateliest ship now in being. It has been the...

“Because when you’re in love, you think you’re invincible. It blinds you. And you don’t seem to care.” Agatha Christie What happens when...