From C.L. Shore’s Blog:

Cafe du Monde is undoubtedly one of the world’s most iconic coffee shops. Yes, it’s a coffee and doughnut place – but both the coffee and doughnuts (beignets, really) are out of this world! Well worth a hike in the steamy morning New Orleans humidity. The coffee has a little chicory ground up with the Read the Rest…

Yes, Grand Traverse is a pie company. But, it is also a coffee shop. And a darn good coffee shop. My husband and I stumbled on this cafe on a trip from Indianapolis to points west. It’s near the downtown area of Terre Haute and the ISU campus. The last time we visited (Labor Day) Read the Rest…

“What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and caffeine.” Alex Steffen.* If you are a writer, chances are you spend a good deal of time in coffee shops of one sort or another. I sometimes joke that I’m paying the rent on my office when I charge up Read the Rest…

A few days ago, I provided a guest blog on Debbie Mack’s Crime Cafe. The topic is my romantic suspense novel, Titania’s Suitor. You can see my post here: http://www.debbimack.com/blog/2016/07/27/crime-cafe-guest-post-cl-shore/ I appeared on Debbie Mack’s Crime Cafe podcast August 3rd. You can see the interview here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZHDx4yMOfA. You can also find interviews with many other mystery Read the Rest…

Back from travels to western Guatemala (mission trip) and Ireland (purely for recreation and exploration). I would highly recommend these destinations. Both locales are known for their natural beauty, for one thing. And mysteries from the past were around every corner. In Guatemala, we spent name in an area where the local population was of Read the Rest…