Your Skeleton o' Sherlock Holmes's Birthday! (artwork by @dapper_cap )
Your Skeleton o' Sherlock Holmes's Birthday! (artwork by @dapper_cap )
My pals Jerry and Nicki always send pretty Christmas cards, but this year's had something special inside. Ho ho ho!
As we dive into the holiday weekend, here's your Skeleton o' Thanksgiving!
Your Skeleton o' the Day is getting a little quiet time in the tub. Ahhhhh.....
Sid and I will both be there! This Sunday in Malden, MA.
Happy #bookbirthday to MAKING ENEMIES by Keith Ammann, a fantastic guide for creating original enemies for tabletop RPGs! @themonstersknow.com
"Keithβs incredible enthusiasm for game design and TTRPGs shines through every page of this book."
βInfinite Free Time
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Your Skeleton o' the Day: Sid is visiting Elvira. He is such a fan. (Borrowed from www.unique-vintage.com.)
Disney and ABC, when did Mickey Mouse stop being the leader of a club that's made of you and me? #Disney #ABC #JimmyKimmel
Ahoy! Your Skeleton o' the Day be in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day! Here be my personal pirate flag.
Your Skeleton o' the Day is my souvenir from New Orleans: a Watcher Voodoo doll for Day of the Dead. Isn't he dapper?
Your Skeleton o' Star Trek Day! Sid is hanging with Kirk and McCoy.
Next week I'll be heading to New Orleans for Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention! Laissez les bon temps rouler!
Donna Andrews, Gigi Pandian, Art Taylor, Alan S. Orloff, John Floyd, Michael Thomas Ford, Richie Narvaez. With an introduction by Catriona McPherson.
Our rule-breaking crew: Elaine Viets, Cheryl Head, Barb Goffman, Vaseem Khan, J.C. Bernthal, Edith Maxwell, Elly Griffiths, Greg Herren, Delia Pitts, Erica Ruth Neubauer, Tom Mead, Marcia Talley, Me...
RELEASE DATE! Today's the release date for this anthology of stories breaking S.S. Van Dine's "Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories."
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Sid's getting ready for @Bouchercon2025 in New Orleans. II know it's not Mardi Gras season, but he can't resist handing out beads.
@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social I donβt have a broadsword but I threatened a garbage can intruder with a cutlass, while wearing a nightgown. Okay the intruder was a trio of raccoons but I scared the scat out of them. #gamechangerelection
What's the big idea behind Stephen Kelner's new book? I'm glad you asked...
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Happy Book Birthday to my husband, who has spent decades studying and assessing leaders. Lots of leadership books tell you how to lead their way--Steve's book helps you lead YOUR way.
For folks near Malden MA next week....
That's trouble, right here in Kindle City! The Kindle version of the third in my Laura Fleming series is on sale for FIFTY CENTS. I don't know how long the sale lasts, so if you're interested, move fast! www.amazon.com/Trouble-Look...
Here comes trouble! If you want to sample my Laura Fleming series, it can't get much cheaper than this.--50 cents for the third book in the series. www.amazon.com/Trouble-Look...
RULE BREAKERS!
Super excited to be included in the new Crippen & Landru Publishers anthology DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE. We're breaking every one of S.S. Van Dine's 20 rules for writing mysteries. It's up for preorders: crippen-and-landru.myshopify.com/products/dou...
You're right! It's still considered a classic in my house, but sadly, not everywhere. (I put references to it in a short story but doubt anybody will ever notice.)
Release Day! The audio version of THE SKELETON RIDES A HORSE AND OTHER STORIES is loose!
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Your Skeleton o' the Day is excited for tomorrow, when the Recorded Books edition of THE SKELETON RIDES A HORSE AND OTHER STORIES is going live! Preorder to get it right away!
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Your Skeleton o' the Day is my new welcome mat. Michaels has some great Halloween decorations. Not that I ever wait for Halloween to put them out, mind you.
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Your Skeleton o' the Day is Sid, who is ready to lounge in a pool. Blowing this thing up took him forever! (It works better when you actually breathe.)