Year: 2020

Zip, Zap or Zen Your Stressor

Zip, Zap or Zen Your Stressor

by Kjell Tore Hovik, Psyd, Phd As a former athlete and in my current psychological practice, beating back stressors and converting negative stress to positive stress has been a preoccupation…. READ MORE

Quilts for Christmas (And More)

Quilts for Christmas (And More)

By Gin Jones Christmas, for me, is all about quilts. I treat myself to guilt-free time spent making them, I give them to friends and family, and I scatter the… READ MORE

Q & A With M. William Phelps

Q & A With M. William Phelps

Q: What drew you to the case of Katie Conley as the subject for your new book? A: Half the town of Utica, New York, stood behind the murderer in… READ MORE

Gingerbread Bar Cookies

Gingerbread Bar Cookies

Maya Corrigan The cover of Gingerdead Man, my 7th Five-Ingredient Mystery, features traditional gingerbread men and one skeletal gingerdead man with white icing tracing his bones. This treat, popular around… READ MORE

Gratitude In 2020

Gratitude In 2020

By Dianne Freeman This has been a rough year with the Covid 19 pandemic ravaging the world. But as we approach Thanksgiving here in the US, I’ve been thinking about… READ MORE

The Booklover’s Life by Alexandra Ivy

The Booklover’s Life by Alexandra Ivy

Usually I stress when it comes time to shop for people. I love to buy gifts, but I’m never sure what will make them happy. Unless…they’re booklovers. There’s nothing more… READ MORE

The Art of the Quill

The Art of the Quill

By Minerva Spencer I have always loved the look of quill pens and have often wondered what it was like to write with one. When you see the beautiful documents… READ MORE

Amish Cookie Recipes!

Amish Cookie Recipes!

The ladies of the Amish Cookie Club love to bake up cookies . . . and romance! In An Amish Cookie Club Courtship their matchmaking has surprising results, but their… READ MORE