Monthly Archives: July 2020

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Why I Use a Pen Name

Some years ago, I Googled myself and was not pleased with the result. My name was there, but it wasn’t me the name referred to. It seems a bunch of other bozos share my name. The Real Me was waaaaaaay down on the list. I can’t have that. Since I write murder mysteries, my mind wandered to a number of inappropriate options, all of which required more work than I was willing to put in. So I opted for an […]

Sorchia DuBois and the Big C

I’ve always loved scary stories–reading Poe late at night, watching true life murder documentaries and movies about ghosts and demons, living vicariously through the book and the TV, secure in the fact that nothing would ever–could ever– disturb my peaceful and boring life. Fear never really scared me. Until this year. In January, I trotted into my friendly neighborhood doctor’s office for what I thought was going to be a regular checkup. I’m healthy as a horse and always have […]