Friday, January 16, 2026

BOOK: FREE Today! January Black Ice, A Cat Collier Mystery by Carol Ann Kauffman

  



January Black Ice, a Mystery Romance

A strong-willed, sharp-minded woman, Mary Catherine Collier, is a journalist and obituary writer for a local newspaper. 

When the city’s rich and most influential lawyer, Detrick Bittmor, summons her to his penthouse apartment, she can’t say no. 

Cat, as she’s better known, has a soft spot for the old lawyer with a nasty reputation. There’s something about this man she finds charming. 

Detrick entrusts her with a puzzling personal matter, he wants to find out who the mysterious young man is who sits on a park bench every day at noon and stares up at his apartment windows. 

The man resembles a young version of himself, and Detrick suspects that he could be his son from an affair he had many years ago.

He wants to find out the truth because this man could be his only heir.

Somewhat reluctantly, Cat takes on the challenge. She befriends the young man, but will it be love at first sight or will she stumble upon a secret that could put both their lives in danger?


Amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AH8EOVA




Oh, this was a fun one to write! A small-town girl with a degree in early childhood education is writing obituaries in the basement of the local newspaper office while she waits for a position in a local school system to open up.

But what she really  wants to do is open her own online investigation service.


Come along with Mary Catherine, "Cat" Collier as she moves from small hometown newspaper obituary writer to big city detective and beyond in this monthly episodic series.



January Black Ice

February White Lies

March Blues

April Yellow Moon

Lavender Mist of May

June Green Leaves of Deceit

July Fireworks Sky

August Red Dawn

September Solitude 

October Masquerade

November Chill

December Wish



All are available in Kindle, paperback, and audiobook formats on Amazon.












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Thursday, January 15, 2026

TV TIME: Wayward ( Netflix)


 
“Scary good.”

Toni Collette carried the movie with her portrayal of a brain-washing cult leader.


“I loved it until I didn’t.”

“It was so insanely good until it wasn’t anymore.”















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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

INTERVIEW: Fantasy Author Deborah Jarvis

 

Deborah Jarvis
New Hampshire
USA


Good morning, Deborah, and welcome to Vision and Verse. Can you tell us what you’ve written? 
The Crystal Pawn and The Ivory Queen


What is your favorite genre to write? 

Fantasy

                                                                                                            

Tea or coffee? 

Coffee

 

Pizza or ice cream?

Pizza

 

Wine or beer or soda or what? 

Depends on the day. Riesling or Gunner’s Daughter Milk Stout.

 

Where would you like to visit? 

Four Corners area and Mesa Verde

 

Favorite musical artist.  

Elbow/Peter Gabriel

 

Do you listen to music when you write?  

Yes 

What? 

Elbow, Keene, Snow Patrol, Peter Gabriel, Grey Eye Glances.


What makes you laugh? 

Ridiculous stories, dry humor.

 

Favorite work of art or sculpture. 

Starry Night

 

How old were you when you started writing?

Fourteen

 



Do you plan out your book with outlines and notecards? Or just write? A little of both. Depends on how complex the storyline is.

 




Describe your perfect evening. 

Coffee on the patio with friends.

 


Where do you get your inspiration? 

Dreams and other writers

 

What do you do when you get a writer's block? 

Work on something else.

                                                             


Who is your favorite author? 

Peter S. Beagle

 

Best book you ever read. 

The Green Mile

 

Last book you read. 

Master of the Hunt – Lisa Blackwood

 

What would you do for a living if you weren’t a writer?

 I teach college and high school literature, so I’m already doing it ;)

 

Who is the one person who has influenced your personal life the most and why? 

Fran McCormick. She was an art teacher of mine in high school, and she taught me to never give up no matter what life throws at you.


 

If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why? 

Joseph Campbell. I love mythology and would want to talk to him about his ideas.

 



What advice would you give someone who aspired to be a writer? Keep at it. Don’t let anyone keep you from doing it.

 

Do you have some links for us to follow you?

linktr.ee/the_rael_coyote











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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

BOOK REVIEW: 3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years by John Scalzi


New York Times Bestselling Author John Scalzi has a new book out and this one is something different.  This is a time travel story. But the time traveler in this tale is not the main character, or even the narrator.

In the future, time travel will be part of the regular tourism industry. You can pick a day, a time, an event for your visit and you can stay 3 days, 9 months, or 26 years. And there is always the option to stay there.

The narrator/main character in this story is the clerk/technician who works at the time travel office. He tells about three particular time travel customers who walk in the door. He does not judge. He is merely the technician.

Oh, by the way, the third customer is this particular technician.
 





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Monday, January 12, 2026

ART: Polish Painter Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski













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Sunday, January 11, 2026

SCHEDULE: January 12-16, 2026


 
Monday, January 12 - ART:
Polish Painter
Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski
Tuesday, January 13 - BOOK REVIEW:
3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years
by John Scalzi
Wednesday, January 14 - INTERVIEW:
Fantasy Author
Deborah Jarvis
Thursday, January 15 - TV TIME:
Wayward
(Netflix)
Friday, January 16 - FREE BOOK TODAY!:
January Black Ice
A Cat Collier Mystery
by Carol Ann Kauffman









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