Category Archives: Suburban Noir

Amusing Muse

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Cathryn Grant

I had to cut my walk short this morning because a mile and a quarter into it the opening paragraph for my next novel slammed into my skull. I could have retained that scene snippet, I think, but then I … Continue reading →

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Stone Cold

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Cathryn Grant

Most of the people who visit here are curious about Suburban Noir fiction. If Suburban Noir intrigues you, then you might be interested in the latest city-themed Noir short story collection  – Long Island Noir. (You can get your fill … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: Cosmopolitan Chairs

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Cathryn Grant

At one point in time, the wicker chairs had looked charming, but Rick couldn’t quite recall when that had been. Was it the day they were purchased and then it was all down hill from there? Or was it that … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: Stealing Home

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Cathryn Grant

The baseball was smudged with dirt. Signatures in blue pen — names she’d never heard of — covered the surface. Carolyn tried to regain the rhythm of her stride, but she was suddenly preoccupied with the baseball. At six-thirty on … Continue reading →

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Gone Fiction-writing

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Cathryn Grant

          Not much else to say … I’ll be back in a few months … or not.

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Reduction In Force … and a bit of flash

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Cathryn Grant

When I worked for Sun Microsystems, we were plagued with layoffs. Every two years for nearly ten years, there would be a “Reduction In Force” in which several thousand people received “notification”. (Such amazing euphemisms the corporate world comes up … Continue reading →

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Murder Is Poetic

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Cathryn Grant

A few months ago, I blogged about how I love crows, one reason being that a group of them is called a murder of crows. That image is very fitting for a Suburban Noir writer. It turns out, murder of … Continue reading →

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