Mudpies and Magnolias

We have many unbreakables on our tree. This practice is a holdover from having toddlers  and pets climbing our tree. Every year, the fi...

A friend of mine is known for coming over to my house, sticking her head in my refrigerator, and asking in a high-pitched voice, "What ...

By Maggie Toussaint On a recent trip to the North Carolina shore, I enjoyed seeing the snowy whiteness of field upon field of ripe cotton....

Whodunit is often-asked as readers settle into a murder mystery, but the challenge to figuring out whodunit is to first identify why the m...

Tis the catalog season I'd like to say it's the glossy pages or the stylish clothing or the unusual stuff, but the truth is, I do...

ATF agent Rick McMahan and Maggie by Maggie Toussaint When it comes to learning about police lore, the Writer’s Police Academy is a font...

by Maggie Toussaint Since my Cleopatra Jones amateur sleuth series focuses on Cleo's family, I tend to write scenes at her home, her o...