by Mary I collect unusual words and recently learned a new one: slum-gullian, courtesy of a gent we know in Virginia who also provided a p...

by Eric “April is the cruellest month….” wrote T.S. Elliot in The Wasteland. Which just goes to show he should've got out more. Specif...

by Mary Detective Murray Wigan relates a number of cases solved with the assistance of Charles Quarles, professor of philosophy. A ghastly...

by Eric Thinking of Christmases past I can remember the merry jingle of sleigh bells. Not in the snow but the ones my grandparents hung on ...

by Mary We weathered another Attack of The Household Appliances in mid-November when the oven conked out for the third time so we were wi...

At Kevin Tipple's blog Mary discuses writing, characters, and how history relates to our characters. Check it out at: Minor Characters ...

by Mary Moris Klaw is a colourful fellow who runs a ramshackle curio emporium (some would call it a junk shop) at East London's Wapping...