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From Grade School to Tarot de Marseille: Cootie Catchers Get a Mystical Makeover
Discover sophisticated Tea & Tarot themed cootie catchers (yes, the classic paper fortune tellers!) I'm giving away to celebrate DEATH IN RED, WHITE AND ROOIBOS. Learn the fun history of cootie catchers + how these limited-edition Tarot de Marseille versions bring cozy mystery magic to your hands. Enter the giveaway!

Kirsten Weiss
Jun 284 min read


Death in Red, White and Rooibos is here!
--By Kirsten Weiss, cozy mystery author It's launch day! And I'm so excited about this cozy mystery. Not only does Death in Red, White and Rooibos close some big circles for Abigail, but it takes place on the 250th birthday of the USA. This cozy mystery will be on sale through July 4th for $4.99, so grab it now! To help get the word out, I'm giving away 12 Tea and Tarot cootie catchers featuring the classic Tarot de Marseilles on the outside and typical Hyperion Night Tarot-r

Kirsten Weiss
Jun 272 min read


Pennsylvania Powwow
Discover the real Pennsylvania folk magic of powwow and braucherei—potato healing, protective talismans, and witches in the woods. How this living tradition inspired Kirsten Weiss’s metaphysical mystery Legacy of the Witch.

Kirsten Weiss
Jun 263 min read


Chapter 1: Death in Red, White and Rooibos, a new Cozy Mystery by Kirsten Weiss
Death in Red, White and Rooibos, a new cozy mystery by Kirsten Weiss, launches June 27, 2026 Chapter 1 Is there anything more problematic than a tearoom on the Fourth of July? Those bold Bostonians had good reason to dump tea into the harbor back in 1773—and after my latest tax bill, I was starting to sympathize. But a tearoom that hasn’t blasted into July Fourth spirit by mid-June? Downright treasonous. Paper butterflies dangled from the tearoom’s ceiling. Sunny-orange table

Kirsten Weiss
Jun 2011 min read


Paranormal Dispatch from the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum
Maddie Kosloski shares the latest in lake monsters, vampire folklore, Sasquatch sightings, and DMT entities in this week's Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Dispatch. Cozy mystery fans and paranormal enthusiasts will enjoy the roundup and series recommendations from the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum.

Kirsten Weiss
Jun 192 min read


Paranormal Dispatch from the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum
Maddie Kosloski shares the latest from the paranormal world, including the revival of physical mediumship, fresh Champ lake monster footage, debates over demonic UFOs, validating near-death experiences, and a celebrity's crisis apparition, with a nod to ghostly cozy mysteries at the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum.

Kirsten Weiss
Jun 123 min read


Paranormal Dispatch from the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum! 5 June, 2026
Weekly roundup of Bigfoot encounters in Idaho, Loch Ness anomaly footage, Grabovoi numbers trends, scientific fringes, and unexplained anomalies from Maddie Kosloski at the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum, with ties to the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum cozy mystery series.

Kirsten Weiss
Jun 52 min read


Cozy Mysteries and the Backbone of America
Cozy mysteries may have originated in England with Agatha Christie (I know, there’s some debate on that, but bear with me), their spirit is quintessentially American.
Cozy characters claim their agency. They value community forged through choice, not coercion. They turn ordinary streets into realms of wonder and justice.

Kirsten Weiss
May 302 min read


Paranormal Dispatch from the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum! 29 May, 2026
Maddie Kosloski shares the latest in cryptid patches, Basel ghost exhibits, cryptid town festivals, brain science behind paranormal sightings, and Annabelle's new home in Salem. Stories from the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum plus cozy mystery book recommendations.

Kirsten Weiss
May 292 min read


The Case of the Repeating Symbols: Fireworks from the Otherworld
Why motifs matter, even in genre fiction like cozy mysteries. A discussion of Death in Red, White, and Rooibos, an upcoming Tea and Tarot cozy mystery by Kirsten Weiss.

Kirsten Weiss
May 232 min read


\The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Dispatch! 22 May, 2026
San Benedetto Paranormal Museum Dispatch: dreams that bend time, police chasing ghost stories to solve murders, a new Bigfoot report, and gear tips for your own investigations. Cozy mystery fans, grab the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum series at the museum or online shop.

Kirsten Weiss
May 223 min read


Two Herds, One Cliff: The Death of Literary and Genre Fiction
The Granta literary scandal, AI, and a possible path forward for genre and literary fiction authors.

Kirsten Weiss
May 213 min read


When Stories Evolve Without You: Transmedia Storytelling and the Art of Letting Narratives Do Their Inner Work
Transmedia Storytelling and the Art of Letting Narratives Do Their Inner Work. Writers have more opportunities than ever for our stories to grow roots in new soil--even cozy mystery writers.

Kirsten Weiss
May 163 min read


Paranormal Dispatch from The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum! 8 May, 2026
--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Edan Cohen on Unsplash May is fairy time at the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum! Stop by our new, expanded Magic of Fairies exhibit, and be sure to grab your free download on Fairy Offerings HERE. And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news of the week! 1) First up, there's fresh pushback on the old idea that infrasound explains away haunted houses. You know the one—low-frequency rumbles from

Kirsten Weiss
May 82 min read


Big Deal! A New Cozy Mystery!
--By Kirsten Weiss, cozy mystery author BIG DEAL, a new cozy mystery from Kirsten Weiss, launched today! It's Kind of a Big Deal Big Deal launched today! Here's what this book is about: A glamorous poker tournament, buried secrets...and one very dead player. Welcome to the glittering farce of Hot Springs, where the bluffs are epic, the tells are transparent, and murder is just another risky wager. All Alice wants is to resurrect her bodyguarding career and stop running survei

Kirsten Weiss
May 11 min read


Paranormal Dispatch from the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Musem! 1 May, 2026
Photo by Jay on Unsplash It's May 1st at the paranormal museum, and you know what that means! Our fairy exhibit is back, and it's bigger and better than ever thanks to our expanded collection, so be sure to stop on by! To celebrate, the paranormal museum is giving away a free downloadable guide to Fairy Offerings. It's filled with ideas that actually please the fae (plus what NOT to do). Download it free HERE. And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news of the we

Kirsten Weiss
May 12 min read
Small Town Grit: How a Lodi Car Dealer Solved a Real-Life Mystery
--By Kirsten Weiss, mystery author I love cozy mystery settings because they make the strange feel familiar. But sometimes the real world gives you a twist that out-cozies any fictional tea party. This is one of those twists. The unlikely detective Lou Peters ran a Cadillac dealership in Lodi, a wine town that feels friendlier than Napa and far quirkier too. He was an ex-marine, a born salesman, and the kind of man who could smell a con from across the showroom. He also alway
Joe Stott
Apr 304 min read


The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Dispatch! 17 April, 2026
First official Nessie sighting of 2026 by an American tourist, Oklahoma cryptid attack speculation, Norway mound reinterpreted as ritual site after ancient landslide, remote viewing pioneer Ed Dames, and Celtic lore on the hag goddess Cailleach and daughter Bride. Weekly paranormal roundup from Maddie Kosloski at the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum. Cozy mysteries and oddities await.

Kirsten Weiss
Apr 173 min read


The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Dispatch April 9, 2026
--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash Hey folks, Maddie Kosloski here from our little paranormal museum in San Benedetto. Another week, another batch of odd stories floating around the internet that make you pause over your morning coffee and wonder what's really going on out there. I pulled together five that caught my eye, from old-school mediumship to ghosts that won't stay quiet. Let's dive in. 1) First up, is

Kirsten Weiss
Apr 103 min read


Paranormal News from the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum! 3 April, 2025
Happy April, everyone! This month, GD has begun reporting from his midnight patrol on our X feed. But that's the least mysterious of the happenings at the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum! So stop on by!
And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news of the week!

Kirsten Weiss
Apr 32 min read
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