Tag: friends
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Make new friends, but…
Whether it’s the universe trying to tell me something, or my reticular-activating system kicking in (yay, ʼ90s Pacific Institute seminar!), I’m seeing more and more articles about the vagaries of adult friendships – all while I struggle with my own dearth of same (the IRL kind, not the numerous social media “friends” I’ve never seen…
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Supporting casts matter – on the page, on screen, and in life
This week’s cast of characters started as “extras” on the page – several of them unexpected – but they each played an important role in making my stories more than a standard whodunitandhow. They give the murders a context, and a humanity, that is oft times lacking in the genre. Ah, the ex who won’t…