K.P. Gresham
The Ones That Stick With You
by Helen Currie Foster We read to learn, we read to be entertained. We begged at age three, “Tell me a story.” The stories began, “Once...
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K.P. Gresham
Professional Character Assassin
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K.P., along with her fellow ink-stained wretches, put out a weekly blog. Enjoy!
K.P. Gresham
Apr 7, 20216 min read
Pick Your Poison–An Almost Perfect Crime
“All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison.” Paracelsus, Swiss physician (1493 –1541)...
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K.P. Gresham
Mar 29, 20216 min read
What’s That Smell?
by Helen Currie Foster In the back of the closet I recently unearthed my mother’s old Caswell Massey “Gardenia” bubble bath. The...
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K.P. Gresham
Feb 25, 20213 min read
Revisiting Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
by Renee Kimball “Almustafa, the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn unto his own day, had waited twelve years in the city of...
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K.P. Gresham
Jan 25, 20216 min read
I Am Not a Moral Pauper
by Kathy Waller “Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.” ~ Mark Twain (or...
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K.P. Gresham
Dec 21, 20202 min read
J.D. Robb’s Holiday in Death
by K.P. Gresham My Go-To Seasonal Escape! When the holidays come around, I can’t help it. Sometimes I get so stressed I just wanna kill...
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K.P. Gresham
Nov 30, 20205 min read
A Common Reader Looks at Women Writing Science Fiction
by Renee Kimball Ex Libris, Confessions of a Common Reader, author Anne Fadiman explains the origin of the term, “common reader”—which...
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K.P. Gresham
Nov 23, 20206 min read
Where Are We? Trowels Up!
Try to imagine a mystery without its setting. What? You’re having trouble? Open a mystery and be denied the setting. What? You’re getting...
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K.P. Gresham
Nov 9, 20202 min read
Writing Humor in Mysteries
by K.P. Gresham I recently appeared on a “Writing Humor in Mysteries” panel at the Pflugerville, Texas, Library along with fellow authors...
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K.P. Gresham
Oct 19, 20203 min read
Mary Oliver—Who Heeded the Call
by Renee Kimball “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ~ Mary Oliver “Ten times a day something...
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K.P. Gresham
Oct 12, 20204 min read
PLAIN OR FANCY?
Mystery readers are tetchy. We want an interesting plot with a fair shot at noting each clue—but don’t want to guess whodunnit too soon....
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K.P. Gresham
Aug 31, 20204 min read
Barbeculinary Thoughts
I know, you’re asking yourself what barbecue has to do with mystery writing, my other beloved topic. Barbecuing, like writing (see K.P....
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K.P. Gresham
Aug 17, 20202 min read
Take Control of Your Life! Write!
by K.P. Gresham This pandemic thing is getting really old. (A quote from Captain Obvious, obviously) But we writers have one thing in our...
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K.P. Gresham
Jul 20, 20206 min read
Are You Hungry? Food Idiosyncrasies and Local Flavor
Why, exactly, do we take such interest in what our favorite detectives eat or what a character like Aunt Agatha grabs for first at...
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K.P. Gresham
Jun 16, 20209 min read
Learning from Memoir–Surviving Catastrophe and Loss
Memoir – noun: a narrative composed from personal experience – Merriam Webster Dictionary. Every memoir reminds us of the faraway and...
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K.P. Gresham
Jun 8, 20204 min read
Please Take (a) Note!
Lately I’ve been thinking about remarkable people who never got to see the significance of their work, regardless of its brilliance....
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K.P. Gresham
May 18, 20206 min read
The Uses of Disguise
By Helen Currie Foster So, did you dress up for Halloween? Did you buy a mask in New Orleans, or Venice, perhaps one with feathers? What...
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K.P. Gresham
May 4, 20203 min read
Inspiration for My Short Stories
Sometimes, as an author I am asked where I get ideas for my short stories. I get my inspiration from books and articles I read, places I...
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K.P. Gresham
Mar 23, 20203 min read
Neil Gaiman’s Art Matters: “Make Good Art”
by Renee Kimball Neil Richard Gaiman will turn 60 this year. Gaiman’s stories and characters are now in our hearts and embedded in our...
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K.P. Gresham
Feb 4, 20203 min read
Tell Me a Story! P.D. James, Talking about Detective Fiction, 2009
by Helen Currie Foster “Tell me a story,” begs the child. “Tell me a story about before you met me,” the lover entreats the loved one....
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