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Category Archives: Suburban Noir
The Holiday Dash & the Origin of Suburbia
For some reason, my employer has a frenzy of extra activity in November and December, which makes for a challenging “holiday” season as there is really no “holiday” about it. This makes the whole preparation thing feel like a mad … Continue reading
Posted in Office Life, Psychological Suspense, Suburban Noir, Writing
Tagged historical fiction, Holidays, Indie Author, Madison Keith, Suburbia
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Suburban Noir Interview
Today I have the pleasure of being interviewed by David Sharp at A Wee Adventure. David writes flash fiction with a strong and intelligent voice, great twists, and a regular sprinkling of wry humor. His work has appeared in Shortbread … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction, Ghosts, Suburban Noir
Tagged A Wee Adventure, David Storey, flash fiction, Ghosts, Suburban Noir
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A Pathologically Private Person
Today is my birthday. But because I’m a pathologically private person, I don’t even show my birthday on Facebook. I’m so extreme in my privacy, it took me weeks of agony to decide whether I would mention my birthday on my … Continue reading
The Blue Lady
Apparently, a third of Americans believe in ghosts. (Some polls say more, some say less.) In Britain, 68% believe. To be honest, I’m not quite sure where I fall in this poll, and I don’t know if they included an … Continue reading
A Psychological Thriller – Good Neighbours
The Netflix envelope (yes, I’m still in the pre-streaming dark ages) billed Good Neighbours as a “mystery/thriller”. There’s not much mystery to it, but it’s a fantastic psychological thriller filled with complex, flawed characters who make you feel their angst … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Psychological Suspense, Suburban Noir
Tagged Canadian film, Good Neighbours, Psychological Thriller, Suburban Noir
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Murder of Crows
I hate barking dogs. I love cawing crows. I’ve been thinking over why this is for nearly two weeks now, and I can’t figure it out. Clearly I love the term for crows in groups – a murder of crows … Continue reading
I Suck at Sports
The only activity I remember from my first grade PE class was the requirement to climb a rope that hung from the ceiling. As I recall, it was knotted at intervals, so it shouldn’t have been that difficult, but I … Continue reading
