Our adorable cat Safa sometimes serves as a muse for my writing. Juliet KincaidA teacher of writing at the college level for 35 years, Juliet now works as an indie author. To date, she has published four novels and a collection of short pieces in her Calendar Mystery Series that tell the story of business […]
Celebrating Halloween in my Neighborhood Tis the season in my neighborhood for jolly ghosts and stacks of pumpkins. What’s your favorite creepy book or story? Juliet KincaidA teacher of writing at the college level for 35 years, Juliet now works as an indie author. To date, she has published four novels and a collection of
Recently, my daughter and I saw this beautiful tree, one of the first to turn, on an afternoon walk around our neighborhood. Juliet KincaidA teacher of writing at the college level for 35 years, Juliet now works as an indie author. To date, she has published four novels and a collection of short pieces in
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My favorite reads include Lindsay Davis’s historical mystery series featuring Flavia Alba, the daughter of the tough Roman private eye Marcus Didius Falco. Davis’s research is impeccable and her stories engaging. Juliet KincaidA teacher of writing at the college level for 35 years, Juliet now works as an indie author. To date, she has published
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At our house, we usually have soup on hand. With cheese and crackers and cold cuts or leftovers or even frozen pizza baked with extra toppings, it makes a quick and yummy lunch. Juliet KincaidA teacher of writing at the college level for 35 years, Juliet now works as an indie author. To date, she
Not long ago, there I was changing shoes at 12:35 before the twenty-five minute drive to a one o’clock appointment with my hair stylist. And so I didn’t notice until she pointed it out after she’d trimmed my hair that I’d accidentally put on mismatched shoes. I suspect I’m not the first person to do
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Cat Chores Like my daughter and I, our black Bombay cat named Safa has his chores around the house. (We first named him Satyavan from the Hindu story about a couple similar to the Greek Orpheus and Eurydice, only in the Hindu version the wife Savitri rescues her hubby from the Underworld. According to a
Even though our black Bombay cat Safa is elderly, he still plays hide and seek under the covers of my bed, for instance, under a chair or in the big box that the cat condo came in. (He mostly ignores the latter.) Juliet KincaidA teacher of writing at the college level for 35 years, Juliet
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Fast fajitas: Slice an onion, some mini peppers, and a pound of chicken breasts. Sauté the onion till soft and place on heated platter. Ditto the peppers. Sauté the chicken strips with allspice, chili powder, cinnamon, and cumin to taste. Serve with tortillas. Other additions include salsa, sliced jalapenos, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, and
The almost 11’ by not quite 12’ room where I write contains three desks, three chairs, two carts, and about 50 linear of shelving holding some knickknacks plus copies of my published books, reference books, and many three-ring binders. To the rubble of old projects and the clutter of new, a blooming African violet brings