The next day, I sat behind my counter and packaged a first edition Edward Gorey. Customers ambled through the bookstore, flipped pages,...

I rushed to open the bookstore’s front door. Connor strode inside. He pulled me into his corded arms, and for a moment, it was only us....

I don’t know why the sheriff let me go. And I never got to see that book. But I guess I couldn’t blame the sheriff for that. New Year’s...

Sheriff McCourt planted her hands on the metal table and glared, an overgrown Shirley Temple with wide blue eyes and curly blond hair. I...

How do you know you’re broken? When does suspicion become truth, or worse, self-pity? My boots sank into the powder, ice welding me to...

In Sight, Lenore begins the story on a Year Walk. The Year Walk (or Årsgång) is a Swedish tradition that probably dates back to medieval...

Original, short fiction from The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum! Unforgiving, black and white photos of executed murderers stared...

Thank you to Maddie and the Paranormal Museum for letting me share on one of my favorite topics today! While the idea of Tarot has taken...

We all know the song. Once you've heard it, you can't unhear it. It's an ear worm, golden rings and all. But when I started researching...

I've become obsessed with the concept of writing more episodically, where each chapter or scene is a complete story arc in and of itself....

Michael "Mad Mike" McMurphy June 23, 1902. DOYLE, CALIFORNIA. Last night, the acrid scent of smoke wafted down Main Street. Residents...

Doyle Historical Society FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DOYLE, CA. May 5, 2016. The Doyle Historical Society is proud to announce the original...

I'll be at this year's Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Reno, Nevada with my sister, romance writer Allyson Charles. And we're...

Fanny Winston April 28, 1926. DOYLE, CALIFORNIA. With pistols drawn, three deputies arrested Samuel Winston for the murder of his wife,...

A you've probably noticed, my Witch's Brew has moved to Sunday, for now at least. We've been given permission to print local newspaper...

There's something magical about month ends. They're liminal, in-between times, when one period is ending and another beginning. The...

Hi, Everyone! I hope you enjoyed my sister's discussion of bullet journaling for witches last week. But today I'm back with our usual...

The gargoyle Brigitte, from my Riga Hayworth mysteries, is back in a series of short stories - but only in my newsletter. If you signed...

Welcome to another week of the top five in paranormal news! It's a totally subjective ranking, but the supernatural is sort of subjective...

As some of you may know, my friend Elizabeth Barton and I put together a six-week class called Everyday Magic, based around the magical...