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Spam?

Book Promo, Education, History, Holiday Literature, news, Setting/SceneBy SherrillNovember 17, 2022Leave a comment

Hello, Readers, As we get ready for Thanksgiving in the USA, our thoughts increasingly turn to FOOD as we plan the feast: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, and . . . Spam? This week, I have found myself thinking about Hawaiian food, including Spam, no doubt in light of Saffron Street: Island Danger, recently released and set…

“Hey, Author!”

Book Promo, Character Blog, news, Setting/Scene, Writing ProcessBy SherrillJanuary 20, 2022Leave a comment

Hey, Kids, and All Readers of our Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries, “This is Moki, the funny, foodie detective. We’re on a new case. At least, we were. It seems our creator, the author, has gone missing!” “I’m Lexi, the arm-squeezing detective, and Moki’s right. We haven’t seen her in a couple weeks. Usually, she drops…

Neighborly

History, Inspiration, news, Setting/SceneBy SherrillApril 22, 2021Leave a comment

Dear Kids and All Readers, I hope all of you are as lucky as I am to be surrounded by kind, cheerful neighbors! In my neighborhood, about thirty of us of all ages gather on the First Friday of each month for a potluck dinner and good conversation. One family hosts per month. Usually, it’s…

Bramasole

Holiday Literature, Reading Recommendations, Setting/Scene, Writing ProcessBy SherrillFebruary 4, 2021Leave a comment

Dear Readers, As I write this blog, many of you are probably sinking in snowdrifts and sorry the groundhog has announced six more weeks of winter. How about an escape? –at least as an armchair traveler, for now! But first, I feel compelled to introduce to you the Italian word bramasole. It means “yearning for…

An Origins Tale

Book Promo, History, Inspiration, Setting/Scene, Writing ProcessBy SherrillFebruary 6, 2020Leave a comment

Dear Readers, Today, I want to share with you how I came up with the primary settings in Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets. My story takes place in the Pacific coastal resort town of Las Palmitas (“the little palm trees”). It is a quainter, much less populated version of palm-filled San Diego, California, USA, where I grew…

Why I Created “Super Sleuths”

Book Promo, Inspiration, news, Publishing Process, Setting/Scene, Writing ProcessBy SherrillJanuary 28, 2020Leave a comment

Dear Readers and Loyal Newsletter Subscribers, Drum roll, please! . . . We are on the brink of the release on FEBRUARY 1 of Nutmeg Street: Egyptian Secrets, Book 1 in my Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series! At this time, I would like to share with you what motivated me way back in 2013–and still motivates me–to…

Dollars from Heaven

History, Inspiration, news, Setting/SceneBy SherrillDecember 5, 2019Leave a comment

Dear Readers of All Ages, You’ve probably heard the term or maybe even the song, “Pennies from Heaven.” The pennies represent unexpected good fortune or a windfall. Yesterday, I received dollars from Heaven. Emphasis on “Heaven.” I was at the check-out counter in a grocery store where I seldom shop. I had never signed up for…

Happy Halloween! (Play Mate Children’s Magazine, 1932; flickr.com)

Holiday Literature, Setting/SceneBy SherrillOctober 29, 2019Leave a comment

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Pumpkin Lore Galore!

History, Inspiration, news, Setting/SceneBy SherrillSeptember 26, 2019Leave a comment

Dear Readers and Pumpkin Lovers, Right about this time each year, my mind starts thinking PUMPKINS. They’re everywhere! In large cardboard bins in front of grocery stores. On greeting cards that were on display before August ended. In candy form at CVS and See’s Candies. Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks. You get the idea. My…

Summer Leaves, so . . . Autumn Leaves?

Inspiration, news, Setting/Scene, Writing ProcessBy SherrillSeptember 19, 2019Leave a comment

Dear Readers, Gardeners, and Botanists, The other day, I was staring up at an impending, annual avalanche. Thousands of leaves! The deciduous devil in my neighbors’ yard is a liquid amber tree. Its thickest foliage overhangs my back fence and soars high above my rooftop. As usual, I gave a sigh and had my rake…

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