POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS

Elizabeth Zelvin Kittens’ whiskers? I don’t think so. Brown paper packages? No, though I must say I prefer brightly colored presents pile...

by Sandra Parshall Non-writers seem endlessly fascinated by “the writing life” and by each author’s “process” – the minutiae of a writer’s ...

Sharon Wildwind I’m spending a few days with another writer. Her house has always been one of my favorite places because ...

This photo was taken on New Year's Day. We wanted to do something significant to mark the new year, and the new chances we had before...

By Sandra Parshall In a recent New Yorker blog , Adelle Waldman raised provocative questions about “the problem of female beauty” and the p...

by Sheila Connolly Last week I wrote about the obsolescence of things learned in the past. Now I want to look at learning new things. ...

Elizabeth Zelvin What’s the difference between a humorous mystery and one that’s funny? I know that many writers and, more important, ag...

by Sandra Parshall “She’s generous to a fault.” “He’s the bravest person I’ve ever known. He’s fearless!” “He could sell ice to Eskimos.” “...

Sharon Wildwind If you want to do something well, imagine yourself doing that thing well. If you want to be successful, visualize your...

an interview with Julia Buckley Since the now-notorious "Clark Rockefeller," aka Christian Gerhartsreiter, has begun to serve ...