I am frequently asked about what kinds of mischief Mrs. Crouch has been up to lately, and I know my vague responses aren't very satisfactory. Although I am often aware that she is just out of sight, she seldom does anything substantive enough to...
According to the Arcadia Publishing website, my newest book with them makes its debut on May 2nd, two weeks from this coming Monday. WOOT! WOOT! Look for it beginning that day on the shelves at your local book stores! The book is called The...
If you've read my ghost books or heard me speak about Mrs. Crouch, the unseen spirit of our house, you know that I don't believe in ghosts. Not really. But I am a believer in coincidence and, also, in intuition. So... when for the second time in...
A month or so ago, one of my former editors at History Press sent me a "book trailer" for Historic Haunts of the Long Beach Peninsula and asked me for feedback. I had never seen a book trailer before -- perhaps I lead a sheltered life -- so I...
I do believe I was born to party and that's what my book signing at BOLD felt like yesterday! So many friends came to hear me talk and to buy books! Friends from long ago. Friends from afar. Friends from the neighborhood. Friends from...
It's June 21st at last -- the official publication date of Historic Hauts of the Long Beach Peninsula! The books are on the shelves of your nearest booksellers! On the Peninsula, those outlets include Time Enough Books, the gift shops at the Cape...
One of my favorite summer memories is of sitting around a campfire at the beach listening to ghost stories as the night grew darker and we all got that shivery feeling that didn’t come just from the ocean breezes. Tonight, there won’t be a...
When I asked Cuzzin Ralph to do a little research about Josiah Crouch, I had no idea that I would be presented with the seeds of another book… maybe. It all came about because of an ongoing discussion I’ve been having with singer/songwriter Larry...