Taking a Break from the Blog This Week
DC and I are taking a break from the blog this week. We’re resting up for the big launch day coming for Marley’s Curse on July 25th. We hope you’re having a great summer. (Read More …)
Tag: #dickensstation
Dickens Station’s First Independence Day
Click “Read More” to discover what “special items” Merritt Otto Dickens, a transplanted Britisher, ordered for the very first Independence Day celebration in Dickens Station, Vermont, in 1894. (Read More …)
Happy Birthday, Amelia Dickens
This week, we celebrate the birthday of Amelia Dickens, the matriarch of our beloved Dickens Station, Vermont, and the great-great-granddaughter of the town’s founder, Merritt Otto Dickens. (Read More …)
The Case of the Pretty Poison
Another Dickens Station Mini Mystery to test Dianna Mattson’s deductive reasoning skills, and yours. Can you determine what has made little nine-year-old Kayla Dodson sick in time to save her life? Fire up your “little grey cells” and try to solve The Case of the Pretty Poison. (Read More …)
Easter Celebration Calendar
Amelia Dickens announces the Easter Celebration Calendar for 2023. She also mentions the meaning of “maundy” in Maundy Thursday, the tradition behind hot cross buns, and why some Easter eggs are dyed red. Click “Read More” for the backstory on some interesting Easter traditions. (Read More …)
White Chocolate Chip Cranberry Pecan Cookies
Since the Daily Telegraph featured Dianna Mattson last week, I’m adding a Dianna Mattson recipe to the Dickens Station Cookbook this week. Even though Dianna Mattson makes these scrumptious cookies for family and special friends during the holidays, they are great year-round. Click “Read More” for the recipe and to check out the ever-expanding Dickens Station Cookbook at DickensStation.com. (Read More …)
Meet Dianna Mattson
Meet Dianna Mattson, The General Store manager, amateur sleuth, and the lady who said, “My new life in Dickens Station began the night I murdered the man who, years later, became my husband.” (Read More …)
Cheyenne’s Valentine Mystery
Happy Valentine’s Day, readers! My heartfelt gift to you is a new Dickens Station Mystery Short Story titled Cheyenne’s Valentine Mystery. Where did her mother go that day? What happened to her? How did the old man get her bracelet? Click “Read More” to find the answers and to feel the love on Valentine’s Day. (Read More …)
Who Are You Reading and What Are You Writing?
“Oh, really? You’re a writer?” When someone finds out I’m a writer, one of two questions usually follows. “Who are your favorite authors?” or “What kind of stories do you write?” Click “Read More” to read my answers to these two questions. (Read More …)
The Nightingale Before Christmas
What are your favorite Dickens Station characters reading? Click “Read More” to find out why Dickens Station bakery owner Charlotte Flowers gives Donna Andrews’s The Nightingale Before Christmas “two thumbs up and five stars.” (Read More …)