Other Work
Life would be pretty boring if we read and write the same sorts of things all the time; and there are so many other ways to experience stories. I sometimes write nonfiction, or essays, or standalone novels, or short stories… and here they are.
Murder Most Academic
First in the Trinity Pierce Mysteries. Blackmail and murder aren't exactly history professor Trinity Pierce's areas of expertise, but when her former occupation-that of call girl-resurfaces in the person of Kate Kazanjian, Trinity's former madam, that's exactly what she has to investigate. George Kirkland, one of Trinity's colleagues-also Kate's client-is being blackmailed, and Kate needs Trinity to figure out who's doing it. But when the blackmailer is murdered with George in the next room, he becomes the immediate suspect, and now Trinity and Kate need to determine who is the real killer ... before it's Trinity herself who ends up dead.
Open Your Heart with Reading
There are how-to books, and then there are why-to books. Why do we love to read? What is it about books that has drawn people in for centuries? What is it about literature that is so imbedded in our nature, and how can we get the most out of this passion? Books enable us to be anyone, anytime, anywhere. Interspersed throughout the book are interviews with other authors, readers, and celebrities about why they love to read. This broad, encompassing book is a wonderful way to rediscover your passion for reading.
Open Your Heart with Geocaching
An overall view of the geocaching hobby that gives insight into how to enjoy the game and suggests ways of thinking about the activity and the active geocaching community. It's especially easy for a person new to geocaching to immediately get immersed in the numbers, and this book offers an untapped source of enjoyment for beginning and experienced cachers alike. (Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity where participants use a GPS device to hide and seek containers, called geocaches or caches, at specific locations around the world.)
“We Are the Hurricane,” essay in Postcards from a Pandemic
The Cape Pandemic Postcards Project began in 2020 as a community engagement activity that culminated in the publication of this anthology. Through stories, essays, poems and images, both novice and professional writers and artists captured the social, emotional, and spiritual impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Their work serves as a testament to this unprecedented moment in time for future generations. You can read the essay here.
“A Death in New Hampshire,” short story in Deadly Nightshade: Best New England Crime Stories
This anthology is a diverse collection of mysteries and crime stories, all centering in New England. Many of the entries show wit and irony as well as suspense. These shorts span genres, from gritty noir to cozy to historical to supernatural to experimental, so there's something for everyone.
Assignment: Nepal
Assignment: Nepal was the first (and only) book in the Irene Adler mystery series that was co-authored with a friend. Irene Adler was an anthropologist who found herself in Nepal researching an obscure goddess, the Chwwaassaa Dyo… but when the bodies start piling up, she suspects that there’s more than a goddess involved.