Posts by Peter Colt
Spring in New England
It’s been spring for a little over a week now. Spring is a magical time in Southern New England. For example, we’ve had a lot of rain, which is standard for early spring. We’ve had a few cold days and nights. A few sunny days that were almost t-shirt weather worthy. Even just today, it…
Read MoreLeft Coast Crime
I was in Denver for a convention last week. Not just any convention but Left Coast Crime, a crime fiction convention. In 2002 I had flown into Denver on my way to Fort Carson Colorado. I was on my way there not as a soldier but as a technical writer. I spent a few months…
Read MoreI’m a foodie
If you haven’t figured it out by now I am a bit of a foodie. I like to cook and I like to eat good food. I grew eating food that was always a little bit different from what my friends were eating. My mother and grandparents were from Ukraine and the Slavic diet was…
Read MoreIt’s been busy
It’s been a busy week. I’ve got a book coming out in a few weeks. We’ve updated the website to reflect that. There’s a whole bunch of promotional stuff that goes along with it. I just finished the copy edits on the new first book in the new series and then there’s all the life…
Read MoreAnticipation
It’s funny the things we look forward to. Tomorrow is Superbowl Sunday, I have a book coming out, and we are supposed to get a wikkid big snow storm for the first time in a few years. Most of America will be thinking about and looking forward to Superbowl and the Superbowl parties. I can’t…
Read MoreBender
In my house he was either referred to as uncle Steve or simply by his last name Bender. Though there are numerous Benders, Steve’s five children, his wife, and other relatives, we only meant him. Uncle Steve was the guy who the time to cook us gourmet meals or talk about literature or wine, subjects…
Read MoreColder than…
I am a husky, Slavic gentleman of a certain age. Not surprisingly I am not a fan of the summer months. The heat and humidity conspire against me, leaving me feeling like Superman when under the rays of the red sun or too close to Kryptonite. In fact the only good thing that I can…
Read MoreHoliday not holiday
Ask anyone close to you and they will tell you that I am a bit of curmudgeon. I hate that Christmas music starts playing on November 1st, instead of after Thanksgiving. While it is a person’s right to put up Christmas decorations well before Christmas, it’s not for me. I have been known to put…
Read MoreJanuary
I like winter. I know that many people don’t. They can’t stand the cold and the darkness. It isn’t just the long nights/short days, but even the days themselves seem darker. It can be depressing here in New England in winter. Today was the first really cold day after a week of relatively warm weather.…
Read MoreChristmas came and went
Last week was Christmas. We stayed home Christmas day and enjoyed a quiet day as a family. There was a fire in the hearth and rather than make a fancy dinner, my Long Suffering Wife and I opted for something easier. Fancy cheese from the cheese shop in Providence and fancier bottle of champagne. It…
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