Catching Change
Originally published September, 2018 The local radio station in Seattle is playing in rotation a song called “Gold Rush”. While the band, Death Cab for
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Counting Birds
Originally published Winter, 2018 and revived because I missed the Christmas Bird Count again. . . .drat. For the past 3 years, I have spent
Did You Really See Monroe in Palm Springs?
Yes I did. Early December of last year. (Happy New Year!). Weather, 60’s—felt warmer in the sun who slid away from us early in
Halloween Post Stolen!
I don’t know how it happened. One never does, in the world beyond the veil. Perhaps underworld dwellers are angry, or bored. They must be
A Look at Inventors
Originally published 2018 First, a word about semantics. And modifiers. My initial title for this blog modified ‘Inventors’ with ‘Female’. Then as I thought more
The Reluctant Traveler: Den Haag
Originally Published October 2017 by Jill Zeller, after viewing a Maurits Cornelis Escher collection. Leaving Escher in Het Paleis, Hannah and I asked for directions
A Bit about Research. A Very Small One.
Originally Published April, 2018 by Jill Zeller I’ve set myself a goal—get out another historical by the end of summer. It’s going well, so far.
Cats. Again
Originally published in 2017 About cats And writers. We have cats. I think most of us do, anyway. Every writer I know personally has one
This Was the Week That Was
Originally published January, 2021 I’ve nabbed the title for today’s blog from an very old satirical TV show that only members of a certain generation
Chocolate as a Weapon
Originally published April, 2021 by Jill Zeller I wanted to find out if chocolate had ever been used to kill someone, outside of adding poison
Exploring Plot Options
Originally published November, 2017 by Jill Zeller My husband and I, with the assistance of an Australian red blend, discussed a story idea. He writes,
It’s All in the Cards
Originally published September, 2017 by Jill Zeller Do you have a tarot deck? I have three, but this in no way compares to friends of
The Reluctant Traveller Visits Hill House
Originally published October, 2017 by Jill Zeller I’m watching my favorite Halloween movie as I write this. Directed by Robert Wise, Claire Bloom’s clothes by