You may not know the name Henry Wise—but you should (and, if there’s any justice, you will.) A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, he later earned his MFA from the University of Mississippi. His poetry has appeared in such forums as Shenandoah, Nixes Mate, Radar Poetry, Clackama while his non-fiction and photography have been…
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, one of the most glamorous and fiercely private women of the twentieth century, spent more than thirty years as a regular visitor to the small village of Middleburg, Virginia because she loved foxhunting and horseback riding—but mostly because no one fussed over her or made a big deal when she was there.…
Carol Miller, author of the Moonshine Mystery series—the latest of which, An Old Fashioned Murder, is available now—takes us into the unofficial turn of cocktail season with 7 summer cocktails to die for! It’s that time again, when political pundits are wringing their hands as to debate strategies and early polling. But, while they’re busy…
An Old Fashioned Murder by Carol Miller is the 3rd Moonshine Mystery (Available May 3, 2016). After losing her husband and her home, small-town girl Daisy McGovern moves in with her invalid mother at an old inn in sleepy southwestern Virginia. When the inn's eccentric proprietor, Aunt Emily, decides to throw a weekend party for…
Yesterday, in History as Mystery Part I, I explored why I love historical mysteries so much and offered 10 of my absolute favorites as sort of a crash course reading list to get you started. Now that you’re clearly convinced of how great these stories can be, it’s your turn to start exploring topics for…
We're thrilled to have “An Unexpected Guest” to share in audio format! This short story is a collision of fan-favorite universes, courtesy of their respective authors, Donna Andrews and John Gilstrap, and in commemoration of Mystery Writers of America's 70th anniversary. If you'd like to read the text version of what happens when one of…
Deadly operative Boxers hunts evil… in Caerphilly?! Blame John Gilstrap and Donna Andrews, but don’t forget Mystery Writers of America, whose 70th anniversary provided the excuse for this dangerously charming mash-up. “Father Dom! What are you still doing here?” Dom D’Angelo looked up from the grant application that had been consuming his day. He…
Going into last night’s episode of The Americans, I had mentally prepared myself for all things grisly. The borderline sadistic tenor of Season 3, combined with the fact that many of television’s “luxury brands” use the penultimate episode of a season to stage their climaxes, meant anything short of a Texas cage match between Agent…
Phew! For the first time in weeks, nobody on The Americans was lit on fire, no one was stuffed into a suitcase, no little old ladies were killed, and no teenage girls lost their innocence. And you know what? I’m fine with that. The audience needed a break after the emotional wringer it’s been put…
The premise of The Americans, which is set in the early 1980s, is that Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, a suburban Virginia couple who seem as American as apple pie and the Fourth of July, are actually a pair of ruthless KGB sleeper agents whose marriage was arranged by spymasters in the Kremlin. The show returns…
