Shivering with horror watching the AI subtitles of my latest lecture. "Cute meat." Really? #teaching #WritingCommunity

Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit.

Honored to be mentioned in @terryshames.bsky.social's blog today.

Thanks for the heads up on this, @gvaljan.bsky.social !

Happy Birthday, Romancing the Stone! There'd be no Cyd Redondo without Joan Wilder. #screwballadventure #travelfictionseries #KathleenTurner #MichaelDouglas

Thank you, Cynthia! xxx

Today would have been my father's 91st birthday. Here he is monitoring me in his audiology clinic, a thing he never did in life. Miss him immeasurably.

A cat would have enough sense to use a silencer.

If you're at #LeftCoastCrime, come listen to these extremely interesting and accomplished authors talk about their work. @robwhart.bsky.social @lesliekarst.bsky.social @swierczy.bsky.social #ClaireBooth #MargotDouaihy #JamesL'Etoile

All four Cyd Redondo mysteries will be available at the Author, Author! stall at Left Coast Crime. #travelfictionseries #screwball #crimefiction #leftcoastcrime

Ha!

Thank you, very excited!

Thanks, Casey!

Ha! And yay.

So thrilled to announce that I'll be the heading up this new feature film initiative for VicScreen, starting at the end of the month. Here's a link for more info: vicscreen.vic.gov.au/funding/deve...

Thrilled to be moderating the Best Novel panel at Left Coast Crime 2025. Please join us and follow these authors on BlueSky to learn more about them @robwhart.bsky.social @lesliekarst.bsky.social @swierczy.bsky.social and find @claire.booth10 @authorjamesletoile and @neonmargot on Instagram.

Sob.

California first responders keep this old-school problem solver by their side California first responders and others rely on Thomas Guides, historic low-tech mapping solutions that have mostly disappeared.

Check out my husband's article on the beloved (and still useful) Thomas Guides.
www.sfgate.com/la/article/t...

Vegas, Baby Wendall -- every other Thursday I got married in Vegas.   Goofing around on my wedding day.   It’s one of the few decisions I’ve made in m...

On Murder is Everywhere today, I talk about my long term relationship with Las Vegas. You can find it here:
murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com/2025/01/vega...

Me, too!

A clutch of geniuses, seriously.

Thanks so much, @cstegman.bsky.social !

2 weeks from today! For anyone in the LA area, I'll be sharing and discussing a series of classic rom/com "cute meets" at the Amelia Earhart Branch of the Noho Library. All the info is here: www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... #romanticcomedy #screwball #lectureslosangeles #lapl #uclaprofessor #valentine

Ha!

Who Knows Where The Time Goes? YouTube video by Fairport Convention - Topic

Album cut of the day. #60smusic #FairportConvention
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkOB...

I Can't Let Go YouTube video by Linda Ronstadt - Topic

Album cut of the day. #80smusic #LindaRonstadt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjRn...

So sorry. My students are so irresponsible about my proprietary material, I've decided not to distribute any in 2025. They can go on line and try to figure it out!

Ha!

CURRY'S PC WORLD: Acting (Entire Campaign) (Jeff Goldblum) (Best Christmas Ads of All Time) YouTube video by Budding

Best Christmas gift so far. Someone has put all the Jeff Goldblum Christmas ads in one video. Ho ho ho. #xmasads #JeffGoldblum
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4kt...

Seriously so proud and honored by this! Thank you so much, @jeffcircle.bsky.social.