A Real Postcard From Dickens Station
A real postcard from a fictional town. How can that be? Click on “Read More” to find out. (Read More …)
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Cast the Character Game – DC
Help me celebrate my 75th blog post by joining our game called “Cast the Character.” Place yourself in the director role and tell me or show me who you would cast to play DC when Dickens Station is made into a blockbuster movie or television series. Please show me your favorite feline, real or fictional, contemporary or historical, to play this destined-to-become-iconic role. (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 …)
Cozy Mystery Book Review: The Raven Thief
Pandian teases the reader with three impossibilities surrounding the murder, hidden staircases, a smuggler’s nook, a secret garden, and a family curse that kept this reader spellbound until the end. (Read More …)
Happy Easter
Mark 16: 6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here.” (Read More …)
A Sugarbush Easter (Repost)
The game is afoot In this repost of a free Dickens Station Mystery Short Story. Dianna Norris, a newcomer to Dickens Station, unravels what’s happening to Charlie Mattson during her adventure to a sugarbush. Dianna explains, “My new life in Dickens Station began the day I murdered the man who, years later, became my husband.” (Read More …)
Flora Skukalek’s Halupki Recipe
Since I didn’t repost this recipe last Easter and have many new subscribers, this week’s edition is a repost of librarian Flora Skukalek’s scrumptious halupki (cabbage rolls) recipe just in time for Easter. Click “Read More” to read the blog post, find out who Flora Skukalek really is, and download the recipe. (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 …)