A friend called me the other day to ask what I thought of the horrifying and surreal news — those [...]

Once upon a time, I was — in every way — what most people used to call a military brat. [...]

These days I’m busy compiling ghost stories. Most of them are miles away from mansions and graveyards, but that doesn’t [...]

Here’s a little confession that, at this point in my life, won’t do a single soul any harm (and it’s [...]

Talking to my friends recently gave me all the proof I needed that we've entered the time of "covidity," which [...]

It's a bad time for Sarasota Spring. She's the 36-year-old private investigator featured in the novel I've been working on [...]

Some old TV hair color commercial came with the line, "Only your hairdresser knows for sure." I was not much [...]

I always liked Valentine's Day. I liked it even though I knew it was a marketing gimmick cooked up to [...]

My friend Mary is in a funk. She thinks the world is coming to an end because of COVID-19. She [...]