Heading to Malice Domestic tomorrow! Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones!

In three weeks, the wonderful Oline Cogdill will be interviewing me at Pompano Beach Branch Library (Sat. May 9, 1:00 pm). We'll discuss THE FAMILY BIZ and HOLLYWOOD KILLS and all things writing-wise! FREE, but please register if you think you might attend. We would love to see you there!

I'm lucky if they match each other.

Spouse: OMG, are you okay?
Me: Yeah. Why?
Spouse: Your clothes match.

Alan is a creature of habit. Alan likes his routine. If people call Alan boring, Alan considers it a compliment!

Writers LIVE! Presents: Courtney Psak Join thriller author Courtney Psak as she discusses her newest book, The Hostess, a gripping new psychological thriller about a mysterious estate hostess with dark secrets. Book available for purchase...

Two weeks from today, I’ll be interviewing author Courtney Psak at the Wellington (FL) Branch Library, 6 – 7 pm as part of the Writers LIVE! interview series! We’ll be talking about her book, THE HOSTESS, in addition to a whole bunch of other writerly things! FREE, but plz click thru to register.

Another baby pineapple! I can now look forward to having a delicious three-bite treat in six or seven months!

It's April 13 and I'm still eating sardines.

I didn't know the Vlasic stork played pickleball!

Friday neighborhood bird pic.

I don’t usually put a timeline in my manuscripts until a second or third draft. This is when I find out that my characters eat three dinners in one day or don’t sleep for two days or talk to someone at a bank on a Sunday.

Hot Shots: Celebrating Thirty Years of the Short Mystery Fiction Society Hot Shots: Celebrating Thirty Years of the Short Mystery Fiction Society - Kindle edition by Pachter, Josh. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Hot Shots: Celebrating Thirty Years of the Short Mystery Fiction Society.

HOT SHOTS: CELEBRATING THIRTY YEARS OF THE SHORT MYSTERY FICTION SOCIETY. Includes 28 Derringer Award-winning stories, from each year of the awards. I'm honored to represent 2019 with my story, "Dying in Dokesville." Edited by short story ace @joshpachter.bsky.social! From Level Best Books.

Thanks for reposting! @suzjay11.bsky.social @curtisippolito.bsky.social @hoganwrites.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social

Thanks for posting!

The Family Biz The Family Biz - Kindle edition by Orloff, Alan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Family Biz.

RELEASE DAY for THE FAMILY BIZ! Conning people is in their genes! Click through for all the details! From Level Best Books.

(Easter) Monday bird vid. A cardinal, of course!

I go to the gym, but I’ll never be “muscular.” Probably won’t attain “wiry.” Will settle for “not decrepit.”

On the Road with Del & Louise: A Novel in Stories On the Road with Del & Louise: A Novel in Stories - Kindle edition by Taylor, Art. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading On the Road with Del & Louise: A Novel in Stories.

It's GREAT that this TERRIFIC book by my GOOD buddy @arttaylorwriter.bsky.social is available again. If you haven't read it, give yourself a WONDERFUL treat and pick it up!! From Level Best Books!

The canvas wrap, on the wall!

A Day in My Life ~ Chance Winston by Alan Orloff An Excerpt - Sneak Peek I came by my dishonesty honestly. My great-grandfather was a horse thief. My grandfather was a tax cheat. My uncle was a real esta

Thanks to Dru Ann Love for hosting A Day in the Life featuring Chance Winston, the protagonist in my upcoming caper novel, THE FAMILY BIZ! From Level Best Books! Click thru to read on!

I think talking in your sleep is both cute and creepy. What are some other things you find both cute and creepy?

Evidently, tomorrow is going to be a big day!

When it comes to wine, I’m completely ignorant. If you blindfolded me, I couldn’t tell the difference between red, white, and pink (which is just red and white mixed, right?).

There was an article in the New York Times decrying Americans’ shrinking attention span/lack of concentration and how it was negatively affecting cognition. At least I think that’s what the article was about; I just skimmed part of it.

My Musing ~ THE FAMILY BIZ by Alan Orloff Dru’s Short Musing: Trying to live on the right side of the law becomes a problem when Chance’s last fare ride seeks his help in doing what he’s been avo

Thanks to Dru Ann for the wonderful review/musing about THE FAMILY BIZ!

What’s the worst piece of “general life” advice you’ve gotten?

Are you like me? Does one box of toothpicks last for five years?

How may I help you today?

Crime Scenes Crime Scenes - Kindle edition by Walker, Joseph S.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Crime Scenes.

Congrats to @Joseph S. Walker, one of the best short crime fiction writers around, on the release of his collection, CRIME SCENES. Absolutely chock full of award-winning stories, this is one NOT TO MISS! Trust me, peeps! From Level Best Books!

I Cooked a Chicken by Slapping It YouTube video by Louis Weisz

Just found out that the guy who created the Chicken Slapper is the son of a friend from B-school. The best video I’ve seen in a long time! The engineer in me loves it! The cook in me loves it! (I’m not alone—this video has 16 million views.) Read the comments—priceless!