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At 11:23pm on June 6, 2007, Patricia Harrington said…
Wow, this is fun, having so many friends come to CrimeSpace that I've met and enjoyed online for years now. Hope our paths cross in person sometime. You never know. I've decided at my stage of life (grandmother, don't you know), that I will look at each day as having some adventure in it. And that usually happens. Not the big overwhelming safari or skydiving kind, perhaps. But nonetheless. I usually meet someone, even casually, who is really interesting, or I learn something new or see a familar scene in a new way--fresh eyes--and all that.

Sure beats being dour--of course, it helps to avoid all forms of current news, which doesn't lend itself to "yahoo" moments.

Best to all,

Pat
At 11:15pm on June 6, 2007, Dawn Dowdle said…
Pat,

Great hearing from you. Your new books sound great! Can't wait 'til their out!

Dawn
www.mysteryloverscorner.com
At 10:25pm on May 26, 2007, Mark Best said…
Pat,

Glad to see you here. That's pretty impressive having your work used as a college text. A very unique honor!

Mark
At 7:08am on April 19, 2007, Robert K. Foster said…
Hello Pat. I just found Crimespace and saw your profile here. Thanks for the recent info re: grants. I hope things are going well.
At 2:55pm on March 29, 2007, Tony Burton said…
Hi Pat!
Here's another place where I can occasionally see your writing, perhaps. I'm hoping to soon see more info about Murder Visits Antigua!
At 2:18pm on March 25, 2007, Patricia Harrington said…
Marilyn,

Thanks for visiting and saying, "Hi!" Part of the problem with setting a book in a different era (1930's), is that I'm trying to be pretty close to the reality of what happened there, and the times. On the other hand, I'm writing a mystery-a whodunit-so I'm trying not to load the story with too much underpinnings of social history, etc. My goal is to get the book into all the resorts on the island, or as many as possible. Yup, I'm having fun with this. Even had the privilege of interviewing a retired deputy police commissioner from the time when Antigua was under the Leeward Islands Royal Police Force.

Cheers in mystery,

Pat
At 1:45pm on March 25, 2007, Marilyn Meredith said…
It's great to see you here. What a great setting for a book--you were smart to do that, makes you just have to go there for research! My Tempe Crabtree books are just set where I live--not too exciting.
At 2:07am on March 25, 2007, Patricia Harrington said…
Well, I obviously hit the wrong key and have corrected the mistake--as you can see from the pix, I am a female, with kids and grandkids, and cats. Which answers Jeff question. Somehow I ended up with four cats. They all had sad stories when they meandered into my yard, and I'm a sucker for a sob story: No one loved me, she didn't understand me, I was thrown out of the house. They're always scruffy, the kind that I think no one would adopt if I took to the Humane Society. But . . . the good news is that each has played a prominent role in a mystery or two. One even helped me win a Derringer Award.

Yours in mystery,

Pat
At 3:33pm on March 24, 2007, Jeff Sherratt said…
Hi Patricia...A beach bar and book club and a Bridget O'Hern mystery novel in my hand, a pleasing symmetry.
At 4:26pm on March 19, 2007, Angie said…
Hi, Pat (Patricia?! What's your pref?). Anyway, welcome to your virtual beach bar and bookstore!
At 12:47pm on March 19, 2007, Brian Thornton said…
Pat- nice to see you here. Why does your profile list you as a male?

Yer pal-

Brian
At 7:24am on March 19, 2007, Patricia Harrington said…
Hey, it's kind of fun to find other Harringtons out there, especially ones that like, read, and/or write crime fiction. Right now I'm working on one for Woman's World. Had an idea early this a.m., decided to give it a whirl and think I can finish it today (The Body in the Suit). Since Woman's World is one of the few well paying mags for essentially flash fiction mystry, it's worth a try. Surprisingly, it's hard to do, even though a bit formulaic.

Best to you,

Pat

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