"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...

"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...

👑🚢👑🚢👑🚢👑🚢👑🚢👑🚢 "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...

"You love but once, you might as well be amusing." Coco Chanel Well, hello July---and a very Happy Mid-Year to you! In keeping with Ms....

"Books are something social - a writer speaking to a reader - so I think making the reading of a book the center of a social event, the...

Multi-award-winning #horror writer, questionable painter, unapologetic nerd, and committed beer enthusiast. Ken Stark One of the absolute...

“I long for the days Of pumpkins and ghosts; When the dead use homes And people as hosts.” ― E. Reyes 🎃👻 Pumpkin spice and everything...

“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.” ― Mary Ellen Chase I know it's still August, but... This week I'm super...

“Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.” ― Edgar Allan Poe With Wicked Mist and A Novel Noel set to launch this fall,...

"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes..." William Shakespeare, Macbeth Ah, the joys of being a writer when one's...

“Watching a coast as it slips by the ship is like thinking about an enigma. There it is before you, smiling, frowning, inviting, grand,...

“You are a woman with a brain and reasonable ability. Stop whining and find something to do.” — Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess #Squee...

“Use that fluff of yours you call a brain.” ― Agatha Christie Whodunnit fun today--this month's mystery topic is Tropes and Themes for...

Well, hello November, what a weekend! The #spooktacular season of scary ended at midnight Sunday and at 12:01am November 1st, the...

When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, 'tis near Halloween... Just five more days until the...

"Keep Calm and Get Your #HoHoHo #Boo On!" Auntie Pippa 💖👻👑 I have to be honest, Christmas-Ween was not a familiar term for me until...

“To me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions, that communes with her environment, that...

This past week we were so excited to attend the Solvang Festival Theatre once again! We've been attending the performances under the...