Sisters in Crime – Page 2

What Really Matters

By Lynn Slaughter | March 6, 2018 |

I’ve yet to meet a writer who says, “Yippee! Another rejection!” While rejection is an inevitable part of putting our work out there, it’s never fun. When I got one of those dreaded “No’s” last week, I went through my usual three bags of Oreos during two days of total dejection. Who in their…

Acts of Love

By Lynn Slaughter | January 26, 2018 |

I once read a story about a writer who so detested his wife that he plotted to kill her. Since she was a devoted partner who delighted in cooking him gourmet meals, this seemed surprising. Until the author revealed late in the story that there was one thing the wife had never done. She’d never…

MOTHERHOOD: THERE’S NO EXPIRATION DATE

By Lynn Slaughter | May 14, 2017 |

As I write this, it’s Mother’s Day. I’ve been thinking a lot about the experience of being a mom. Pre-children, I imagined being a mom was pretty much a temporary gig.