Hey kiddo,

Bouchercon was good. Glad I went. I have three local signings and Sleuthfest at the end of February. Doing research for a sequel in Alaska in July. Life is good, some day I'll make some money. Ha!

Dennis! the man!
how was Bouch?!
I never go here so say hi on Facebook!
how was it? see all these interesting things are in the States!
heck. take care and loads of love and best wishes!

Hi Reece,

Also my first Bouchercon. Been to three Sleuthfests but they occur here in my home state. Will look for you in Indy.

Hi Dennis -- I'm looking forward to reading Road Dogs. Leonard writes the best dialogue in the business. I'm also going to be at Bouchercon (my first). Maybe I'll see you there. Reece

Gotcha Kiddo,

I think I mentioned we built a summer place in the Upper Cumberlands in Tennessee, east of Nashville. So I'll drift up 65 from there, stop outside of Indy Thursday night, then jog on in for morning donuts. We probably bump into each other some place along the way. Are you on any panels? I was so uncertain about the time so I didn't dare commit. Any time Saturday is cool. I'll go into sleuth mode and track you down.

I'm flying in to BCon on the 14th. And I'm staying at the conference hotel. I've got an evening thing with my publisher on Friday night, but would love to see you on Sat sometime. Let me know what works.

Huh? I went to the store. Took me away from my vices. But, I brought home a case a Scotch. So---I'm back to writing.

BTW, I'm clearing the decks for Bouchercon. I thinks me be there.

I got WHOO??? Thanks for sending it. And seeing my blurb and name on your cover was very cool. Hope you find your gin, cheap or not.

Hey Dennis, thanks for your friendship!

I see you're an Elmore Leonard fan. I just started reading The Hot Kid.

Thanks, Dennis. I hope you enjoy it.

Hi Sylvia,

I have been receiving your newsletter even though I only spend a month back in my native Michigan. It's great seeing you on CrimeSpace.

saying hello to my michigan family!

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You're such a sweetie, Denny. MI was a whirlwind and we had too little time in each location. Had you made it, it would have killed me to limit our time together. Hopefully, I will make it back to MI and visit. And again, thanks for all your support of me as a new author.

Too bad about your computer. I hate those kinds of problems. Drat is right. Hang in there, buddy. And thanks for your email.

very good!
thanks, hope some of your peppyness rubs off!
unfortunately, I don't drink--not a moral thing, I just rarely drink--only wine and then I fall asleep usually!
party pooper!
thanks though.
Had a better day today.
You're right about getting away from it--reading etc.
again, thanks.

You drive safe, Denny. And have fun at Sleuthfest. Take good notes at Dr Lyle's Forensics lecture.

>Lansing is my old stomping grounds, so dammit, tell me >when you'll be there.

When we get closer to the date of my tour, I'll send up a flare, see if we can meet. I wish we'd have time for a drinky-poo but probably not. We'll see.

Guess if you had to wait for comments to be approved, you'd never get to post anything.

Huh? A fair weather guy? Me? I went into -29 degree weather to visit Mother. I was tuff. I whimpered & whined the whole gig.

Where's my tumbler? I must of left it in the...

I thought you said your ASS was melting...but you are a fair weather kind of guy these days, aren't you?