Your Skeleton o' Sherlock Holmes's Birthday! (artwork by @dapper_cap )

My pals Jerry and Nicki always send pretty Christmas cards, but this year's had something special inside. Ho ho ho!

As we dive into the holiday weekend, here's your Skeleton o' Thanksgiving!

Your Skeleton o' the Day is getting a little quiet time in the tub. Ahhhhh.....

Sid and I will both be there! This Sunday in Malden, MA.

Happy #bookbirthday to MAKING ENEMIES by Keith Ammann, a fantastic guide for creating original enemies for tabletop RPGs! @themonstersknow.com "Keith’s incredible enthusiasm for game design and TTRPGs shines through every page of this book." —Infinite Free Time awfulagent.com/ebooks/makin...

Your Skeleton o' the Day: Sid is visiting Elvira. He is such a fan. (Borrowed from www.unique-vintage.com.)

Disney and ABC, when did Mickey Mouse stop being the leader of a club that's made of you and me? #Disney #ABC #JimmyKimmel

Ahoy! Your Skeleton o' the Day be in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day! Here be my personal pirate flag.

Your Skeleton o' the Day is my souvenir from New Orleans: a Watcher Voodoo doll for Day of the Dead. Isn't he dapper?

Your Skeleton o' Star Trek Day! Sid is hanging with Kirk and McCoy.

Next week I'll be heading to New Orleans for Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

RELEASE DATE! Today's the release date for this anthology of stories breaking S.S. Van Dine's "Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories." crippen-and-landru.myshopify.com/products/dou...

Sid's getting ready for @Bouchercon2025 in New Orleans. II know it's not Mardi Gras season, but he can't resist handing out beads.

@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social I don’t have a broadsword but I threatened a garbage can intruder with a cutlass, while wearing a nightgown. Okay the intruder was a trio of raccoons but I scared the scat out of them. #gamechangerelection

What's the big idea behind Stephen Kelner's new book? I'm glad you asked... whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/05/t...

Happy Book Birthday to my husband, who has spent decades studying and assessing leaders. Lots of leadership books tell you how to lead their way--Steve's book helps you lead YOUR way.

For folks near Malden MA next week....

That's trouble, right here in Kindle City! The Kindle version of the third in my Laura Fleming series is on sale for FIFTY CENTS. I don't know how long the sale lasts, so if you're interested, move fast! www.amazon.com/Trouble-Look...

Here comes trouble! If you want to sample my Laura Fleming series, it can't get much cheaper than this.--50 cents for the third book in the series. www.amazon.com/Trouble-Look...

RULE BREAKERS! Super excited to be included in the new Crippen & Landru Publishers anthology DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE. We're breaking every one of S.S. Van Dine's 20 rules for writing mysteries. It's up for preorders: crippen-and-landru.myshopify.com/products/dou...

Release Day! The audio version of THE SKELETON RIDES A HORSE AND OTHER STORIES is loose! rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

Your Skeleton o' the Day is excited for tomorrow, when the Recorded Books edition of THE SKELETON RIDES A HORSE AND OTHER STORIES is going live! Preorder to get it right away! rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

Your Skeleton o' the Day is my new welcome mat. Michaels has some great Halloween decorations. Not that I ever wait for Halloween to put them out, mind you.

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Your Skeleton o' the Day is Sid, who is ready to lounge in a pool. Blowing this thing up took him forever! (It works better when you actually breathe.)

Your Skeleton o' the Day celebrates WHERE YOU CAN LEAD: THE PENTAD OF GREAT LEADERSHIP by my husband, Stephen Kelner. While I've kept busy solving fictional murders, Steve has been assessing and developing top executives all over the world. Due out in August, but already available for preorders.

A banner day at my house. Literally! My husband gave me a flagpole for Christmas, and @dappercap.bsky.social designed my pirate flag!

Your Skeleton o' the Day is this lil guy, who I have dubbed Hercule, in honor of his lovely mustache. My friend Miriam sent him to me in April, and I never got around to showing him off. Until now...

My daughter made me a Neopets magnet for Mother's Day. Meet Chickie Blumaroo! (Designed and 3D printed by (www.dappercap.net)

Sherlockian bliss! My niece found my father's Inverness cape, which we hadn't been able to locate since he died. And she's sending it to me. Will it be too long? Certainly. Do I care? Nope! (Itdoesn't look quite like the one my daughter drew my father wearing.)

To all who celebrate, May the Fourth Be With You!

Trying to be cheerful and productive today. Not going too well.

Announcing the recipients of the 2025 Barbara Neely Scholarship: mysterywriters.org/mwa-announce... Congratulations to Aime Austin and Grace Wynter

Your Skeleton o' the Day! In recognition of having all my tax-related paperwork gathered to hand off to my Tax Guy. ((Photo borrowed from www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free...)

Last day of the Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025 Auction! There are so many nifty items up for bids, but move fast! www.32auctions.com/writers4tran....

The auction is live! Such a great cause! I've got 3 lots up : a book and skeleton swag from me, a t-shirt with Sid the Skeleton waving a trans flag (designed by my elder daughter), and chainmail jewelry in trans colors (created by my younger daughter). www.32auctions.com/writers4tran...

Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying. They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks. From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY

Your Skeleton o' the Day is celebrating! @recordedbooks.bsky.social has released audio editions of 2 Family Skeleton books! With a B&N Audiobooks Subscription, both are currently free. with an Audible Membership, they're 99 cents each. #recordedbooks #CozyMystery @awfulagent.bsky.social

Wake up, babe, new logo just dropped ✨ COMING SOON ✨ Auction to benefit ❤️‍🔥The Transgender Law Center❤️‍🔥 Bidding opens MAR 26 Bidding closes APR 1 MAR 31 = #TransDayOfVisibility More details incl. who we are, why now, and how to donate: www.32auctions.com/writers4tran...

Your Skeleton o' Bibliomania Day. To be honest, it's always Bibliomania Day in our house.

Your Skeleton o' the Day is just a skull. Today is the birthdate of Charles Marion Russell, known for his art portraying the American West. This piece is "The Last Laugh" which makes me laugh.

Your Skeleton o' Tea for Two Tuesday: Sid is ready to join you in a cuppa. (Art by @dappercap.bsky.social when she was just a baby artist.)

Audiobook fans: on March 25 @recordedbooks.bsky.social is releasing new audio editions of THE SKELETON PAINTS A PICTURE and THE SKELETON MAKES A FRIEND, read by Katina Kalin.

Your Skeleton o' St. Patrick's Day! May your rainbow lead you to riches and friends. And if you have friends, you're already rich.

I got a sticker at the @craigferguson.bsky.social show this week (#cheekymonkey) and let Geoff take Sid's place for a minute.

#shortstory Malice Domestic 37 @leighperry.bsky.social Barb Goffman, Kerry Hammond, Kristopher Zgorski @chessiecrime.bsky.social #AgathaAwards 2025 @sincnational.bsky.social

Your Trans Pride Skeleton o' the Day. This lovely design is available here: www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Tr...

Your Skeleton o' the Day is inspired by my husband. He texted he was going to fork left, but dictation software said he was going to forklift. Which he admits would be the ultimate Boston driving trick. Stay safe out there! (This t-shrit design is available on Etsy: www.etsy.com/.../forklift...)