I saw the last episode of THE FALL this week. The question about the treatment of women is something I’ve touched on before, and no doubt is an issue I’ll talk about again. The finale left me with a different question. I’ve been talking to people about mental health a lot this week. I won’t go into details, because those people’s stories are not mine to tell. Suffice to say I’ve had conversations with people who you could describe as …

Today I mostly want to point you in the direction of a great post from Chuck Wendig, which in turn was a response to this thought provoking piece. I don’t have much to add to the conversation today, and sometimes it’s best not to; anything I add will be repeating what’s been said. A few weeks ago Weddle questioned whether we think about these issues enough in the crime fiction community. I followed it the next day with my own thoughts, which basically boiled down to what Chuck …

    Last weekend Matt Smith announced he was leaving the longest running Sci-Fi show in the world after three seasons and untold heroism. It’s not bad as a career goes. He has big plans for his future and his directorial debut is getting good reviews. Maybe we’ll see him directing OLD GOLD someday, who knows?  I look forward to seeing whatever he does next, but today is more about looking backwards.  ”Do you know what I keep in here? Absolutely everything.” A …