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Sneak Peek of Deadly Divination!
Chapter 1 “So what does it do?” On the landing, I studied the intricately carved dark-wood bowl. A gazelle stared resentfully from a wall...

Kirsten Weiss
Jun 24, 202310 min read


A Sicilian Honeymoon
In March, I flew to Sicily, bought a notebook in the airport, and spent the next nine days exploring and making notes. My goal was to...

Kirsten Weiss
May 6, 20231 min read


Download a Sample of The Mysteries of Tarot!
--Kirsten Weiss As some of you may already know, I've been working on a work of experimental fiction, The Mysteries of Tarot. It's...

Kirsten Weiss
Apr 29, 20232 min read


Not your usual cozy mystery...
--By Kirsten Weiss Every now and then, I get obsessed with an "art" project. (And I put "art" in quotation marks, because I consider...

Kirsten Weiss
Apr 26, 20232 min read


Writing Update: 9 April, 2023
--By Kirsten Weiss Happy Easter, everyone! I'll be spending the day hiking and overeating, and I don't think the former will make up for...

Kirsten Weiss
Apr 9, 20231 min read
The Banshee Detective launches today!
--Kirsten Weiss Kindle | Apple Books | Nook | Google Play | Kobo The Banshee Detective: A Midlife Magic Mystery Riga’s engaged to the man...

Kirsten Weiss
Mar 17, 20231 min read


Writing Update!
--Kirsten Weiss I didn't really understand Einstein's Theory of Relativity until I got older. Not because I became more knowledgeable...

Kirsten Weiss
Mar 3, 20231 min read


Renaissance Love Spells
--By Kirsten Weiss One of the many things I love about writing is the excuse to research arcane topics. So in the spirit of Valentine's...

Kirsten Weiss
Feb 14, 20232 min read


Cover Reveal! The Banshee Detective
I'm aiming to launch this on St. Patrick's Day, but I'm not sure I'll pull it off, so I'm just saying it's coming in March. Here's the...

Kirsten Weiss
Jan 26, 20231 min read


Dreaming Riga Hayworth
A Tarot reader once told me that the Three of Swords represented the grit in the oyster that becomes a pearl, the creation that comes out...

Kirsten Weiss
Jan 21, 20233 min read


Momento Mori: How Remembering Death Inspired a Happier Life
--By Kirsten Weiss One day, when you least expect it, you're going to die. How will you leave the world better than you found it? One of...

Kirsten Weiss
Jan 19, 20233 min read


A New Tea and Tarot Mystery!
Abigail and Hyperion are up to their usual crime solving hijinks in my newest Tea and Tarot mystery, The Sword in the Scone! (Thank you...

Kirsten Weiss
Jan 15, 20232 min read


Project Updates
--Kirsten Weiss It's a new year, and both me and Susan Witsend are excited to be breaking in our new planners. This year I decided to try...

Kirsten Weiss
Jan 7, 20233 min read


How Riga Hayworth Started with a Tarot Deck
When I joined the Peace Corps, I was allowed to bring two bags. I stuffed a Tarot deck in one, figuring learning it might keep me...

Kirsten Weiss
Jan 7, 20232 min read


When the Past Isn't What We Thought
-Kirsten Weiss Talk to five different witnesses to a crime, and you'll likely get five different descriptions of what happened. Our...

Kirsten Weiss
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Your Twisted Career Path
What’s the most darkly memorable job you’ve ever had? It took a long time for me to get my footing as a writer. Before I figured out a...

Kirsten Weiss
Dec 10, 20221 min read
Let's Reclaim Ridiculous
I have a dark track record when it comes to VIPs. One of my sisters is a high-muckety-muck at a think tank. You’d recognize the name of...

Kirsten Weiss
Nov 20, 20222 min read


When in a Funk, Work
Someone disappointed me last week. I saw it coming-. I'd seen this person's traits for a while but had been making excuses. So I expected...

Kirsten Weiss
Nov 6, 20221 min read


Hibernation Season
Whew! Night of the Cupid, book 7 in the Wits' End series, launched on October 31st. It's my last book launch of 2022. The holiday season...

Kirsten Weiss
Nov 5, 20221 min read


Taking Note of my Surroundings
It’s winter in Colorado, though it’s only November. But winter starts earlier in the mountains. Aside from an outbreak of flannel shirts,...

Kirsten Weiss
Nov 1, 20222 min read
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