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Tonight the 13th annual LA Film Noir festival kicks off with High Wall and Strangers in the Night. I’ll be there tonight and every night, reporting from ringside, so tune in to this blog for your daily Film Noir fix.

That’s right, kids, it’s that time of year again. Time for the 13th Annual Film Noir Festival. Once again, your intrepid girl reporter will be on the scene, giving you the nightly play by play. The line up looks amazing,… Read More

According to this blogger, the novelization for the new movie Red Riding Hood leaves out the ending and asks readers to visit a website after the film’s release to download the final pages. I can’t help but wonder if this… Read More

Never mind what’s written on those awful, inedible candy hearts. Any Film Noir fan knows that love doesn’t last forever. It lasts only as long as it takes to get the money, to get into her panties or to get… Read More

I’ve been thinking a lot about ePublishing / self-publishing and the impact it’s having on me both as a writer and a reader. I was suddenly gobsmacked by something that had never occurred to me until just now and I… Read More

This is the kind of thing that warms my cold, cold heart. I’m in, and you should be, too. Deets here. So stop by on Valentine’s Day to check out my love letter to forgotten Film Noir.

Social networking isn’t optional for writers these days. No point bitching about that. But I’ve been noticing something odd lately on both Twitter and Facebook and I wonder if it’s a more recent development or if it’s been there all… Read More

I’m really gonna try to make it down for this: After 57 years Pearl (Cissy) and Raymond Chandler are going to be reunited. Place: Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, Imperial Avenue gate & Hope Ave (between South 39th & 38th… Read More

I get a lot of fan mail. People who contact me because they like my books, or my looks, or my feet. I don’t have time to answer all of them, but it’s a nice little pick-me-up when I’m having… Read More

Everyone is posting lists of things they’re thankful for. So, just to be contrary, I thought I’d take a moment on this special holiday to bitch about some of the things I don’t have. 1. A big girl house. I’m… Read More