Popping In

So gone that when I visit my own page, I have to sign in again. Reveals how long I am away.
I miss blogging.
I am currently enjoying reading Tiger Moon, a youth novel that reveals India through a young woman who is expecting to die each night, but continues to be blessedly left alone to tell her story in legend form. Dreamy language takes you into both stories:hers and her legend.
Wise One saw it on the shelf and plucked it for me. She picks out better books for me than I.
Back on chocolate, swimming almost everyday, tanning despite lavishings of SPF 50 sunblock and freewriting.
I am still enjoying taking pictures and have learned some things, but not too much.
Here’s a fun pic I took because, yay, I carried my camera with me and saw this.
Blessings to you all,
Laurie Cosbey

Murder, Mayhem, Mystery info

Hello,

I want to share the info about this Mystery Month in Central Texas. Free, free, free stuff and loads of character.

Monday, May 4, 5:00-5:30 p.m. Glynn Marsh Alam on ‘Murder She Writes’ – an internet radio show featuring women mystery authors  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/MurderSheWrites   Sylvia Dickey Smith, Host   sds@suddenlink.net

Thursday, May 7, 7:00 p.m, ‘Writing Dynamic Dialog’  L. C. Hayden.  Georgetown Library, 402 W. 8th St   Georgetown, TX 78626   Richard Groves  512-931-7620 .
San Gabriel Writers League, Joy Nord  rnord@austin.rr.com .

Friday, May 8, 6:00 p.m.  Signing  “Why Casey Had to Die”  L. C. Hayden   lchauthor@yahoo.com   Barnes & Noble Westlake #P860 701 South Capital of Texas Highway Austin 78746   1-512-328-3155   crm2757@bn.com  

Friday, May 8 (6:30-9:00 p.m.) and Saturday, May 9 (9:30-11:30 a.m.)  ‘How to Write a Mystery’  L. C. Hayden  
Thursday, May 14, 7:00 p.m.  ‘On Writing Mysteries’   George Wilhite, Michael McCracken   Barnes & Noble Waco 

Monday, May 11, 5:00-5:30 p.m.  Pat Brown on ‘Murder She Writes’ – an internet radio show featuring women mystery authors  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/MurderSheWrites Syvlia Dickey Smith, Host   sds@suddenlink.net

Friday, May 15, 5:30 p.m.   ‘Setting the Mood for Mystery’  Rosemary Poole-Carter, Betty Gordon, L.B. Cobb, Laura Elvebak, Diana Driver, Gordon Payne   Katy Budget Books  2450 Fry Road Houston TX 77084   Stacy Morris   281-578-7770   <marketing@katybooks.com>

Saturday, May 16, 1:00 p.m.   ‘Meet a Mystery Author’   George Wilhite  
  
Saturday, May 16, 3:00-4:30 p.m.  ‘Using Local Resources in Mystery Writing’  Sylvia Dickey Smith, Moderator, Joan Upton Hall, Micqui Miller, Dave Ciambrone  Hill Country Book Store 719 S Main St, Georgetown, TX 78626 1-512-869-4959  Margarite Holt
hcbookstore@suddenlinkmail.com

Sunday, May 17, 2:00-5:00 p.m.  ‘Barbara Burnett Smith Aspiring Writers Event’
Co-sponsored by the Barbara Burnett Smith Mentoring Authors Foundation, the Barbara Burnett Smith Aspiring Writers Event will feature the presentation of the 2009 Sage Award to Texas Mystery Author Micqui Miller.  The Sage Award honors a member of the mystery writing community who is an inspirational and encouraging mentor to aspiring mystery writers.  The Event includes a signing by Ms. Miller, ‘A Mystery in Four Parts’, and presentation of the 2009 Mentor Authors and Aspiring Writers.  Barnes & Noble Westlake #P860 701 South Capital of Texas Highway Austin 78746   1-512-328-3155   crm2757@bn.com   Sisters in Crime Heart of Texas Chapter   hotxsinc@yahoo.com

Monday, May 18, 5:00-5:30 p.m. Jane Finne on ‘Murder She Writes’ – an internet radio show featuring women mystery authors  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/MurderSheWrites Syvlia Dickey Smith, Host sds@suddenlink.net

Tuesday, May 19, 7:00 p.m.  ‘Mystery Writing Panel’   Sylvia Dickey Smith, Moderator,Diane Fanning, Karen MacInerney, David Ciambrone, Susan Rogers Cooper, Val Taylor, George Wilhite  Book People  603 North Lamar Blvd  Austin, Texas 78703  Alison Kothe Nihlean   512.472.4288 x207   events@bookpeople.com

Saturday, May 23, 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. ‘Texas Mystery Author Panels’   Betty Gordon, Sylvia Dickey Smith, Nancy Glass West, Susan Rogers Cooper, Laura Griffin, Rosemary Poole-Carter, LB Cobb, Vallie Taylor   Murder by the Book  2342 Bissonnet St., Houston, TX  77005   David Thompson  1-713- 524-8597 / 1-888-424-2842 / Fax: 1-713-522-7945   <david@murderbooks.com>

Monday, May 25, 5:00-5:30 p.m. Betty Webb on ‘Murder She Writes’ – an internet radio show featuring women mystery authors  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/MurderSheWrites Syvlia Dickey Smith, Host  sds@suddenlink.net

Visit www.hotxsinc.org for more information, or e-mail hotxsinc@yahoo.com