I'm trying to get the skinny on pseudonyms. Okay, I get it when a woman

uses her initials instead of her name because of the presumed bias of

book reviews (since I've been a reporter for Sisters in Crime media

review for over three years now, I can say that: the men are winning in

the major newspapers for book review articles and inches people).



But my question really isn't about that. What are the advantages of

writing under a different name? I have… Continue

I spoke to five science classes at Lakeside High School the other

day. It was the day before spring break and held in a library with very

little air circulating. I walk around when I speak and could feel the

rivulets of sweat running down my midriff.



The classes combined equalled about 150 students. My talk that day was

about the forensic science field, our state lab, what the jobs are,

some of the specifics, and the odd little details. I made sure to… Continue