Apr 27, 2023 | Unsolved Mysteries
I read a lot of true crime. No matter how upsetting the story, I can usually put it aside after I’ve finished reading. Not so with the sad, strange case of Elisa Lam. Lam, a 21-year-old Vancouver woman, went missing during a solo trip to Los Angeles in 2013....
Jan 9, 2018 | Mysterious Places
Fengdu, China, is so creepy that it instantly inspired a horror novel. Fengdu is a ghost city in the true sense of the word. The village was abandoned when the construction of the Three Gorges Dam dramatically raised the water levels. There’s something...
Oct 24, 2017 | Mysterious Places, Tales of the Supernatural
When we were in Maui, my ex asked his best friend what he would like as a souvenir. The friend requested some sand from Haleakala, Maui’s dormant volcano. Unfortunately, this was one item my ex wasn’t willing to give. “Why not?” I asked,...
Oct 17, 2017 | Bloody Book Club
As someone who visits the dark side on a regular basis for work, I don’t scare easily. Sure, I have some phobias, but I couldn’t remember the last novel that scared me or unnerved me…until now. When I was in Maui, I stumbled upon the most...
May 5, 2015 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
The title of this post is a bit of a misnomer, I’ll admit. I can’t tell you how all writers feel. I can just tell you how I do. Today is the day my very first published book will be released. I now have things that I’ve dreamed of having since I was...