Category: CURRENT EVENTS
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Summertime Tidbits–Lots of Photos

The month slipped by before I realized it. From traveling to getting the final printed proof of Loyalty: Washington Square Secrets 3 approved, it’s been a busy–and hot–July. First up, here’s a peek at one of the stops on my travels. Frank Llyod Wright’s Fallingwater. I waited several decades to see it, and it didn’t…
Carrie Dalby
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Rolling with the Police

If you recall from my previous post (Peacekeeping), I’m currently attending the Mobile Citizens Police Academy. It’s equal parts research to equal parts curiosity as my stories are dealing with the Mobile Police Department a hundred years ago, but I live in the now. This past Sunday night (Memorial Weekend), I rode a twelve-hour patrol…
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Peacekeeping

It’s National Police Week, and yesterday was National Peace Officers Memorial Day. Sadly, I’ve never paid attention to either event until this year. What’s different this time around? Jim Abbott. Yes, he’s a fictional character, but my people (as I call them) are like family in my head. Jim came to me when I first…
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Autism Acceptance Month

I’m old school about most things. I’ve been wearing my puzzle piece ribbon the past few weeks for Autism Awareness Month–now known as Autism Acceptance Month. April is typically the month I talk about my only non-historical, non-Southern Gothic published novel. Yep, Corroded. It tends to get lost in the shuffle because it doesn’t fit…
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Alliance Vibes
Alliance: Washington Square Secrets 2 has been out for three months. Several readers have told me it’s my best book, and many of those also say Josephine is their favorite character. Most agree they can’t wait to see Deborah Farley from Discernment on the page with Josephine in the third book because they love both…