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The Silent Witness - A Short Story
Do you like mystery short stories? Then check out mine about a mute witness and a murder that happened on the twelfth day of Christmas.
Sarah Ickes
Jan 5, 202411 min read
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Dead and Gondola Book Review
If you are in the mood for a slower pace read, that speaks of snow and hot chocolate, Dead and Gondola is your next read!
Sarah Ickes
Nov 12, 20232 min read
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Fun in Fall - Apple Festival
If you like to learn about history, Little Buffalo State Park is the place to visit.
Sarah Ickes
Oct 23, 20235 min read
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Cozy Mystery Fete 2023
When you want to go to a mystery author event that is done well - Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop is the place to go!
Sarah Ickes
Oct 17, 20234 min read
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Murder As You Like It Mystery Conference 2023
My first time being an author on a panel was at this year's Murder As You Like It mystery conference.
Sarah Ickes
Aug 16, 20233 min read
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So...we all know that email inboxes are one of the things that gets cluttered up with junk and we end up trashing a lot of them anyways...
Sarah Ickes
Jun 12, 20233 min read
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Better Gnomes and Gardens Book Review
Like cozy mysteries, garden gnomes, werewolves and more? Check out my review on Better Gnomes and Gardens to see if its the read for you.
Sarah Ickes
May 26, 20232 min read
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Celebrating Gardening, in Miniature Fashion
We have come here together this month, in order to celebrate the honorable art of gardening, miniature sized. In this blog post, I have a...
Sarah Ickes
Apr 28, 20234 min read
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Looking Back at Malice Domestic 2022
Looking back at last year's Malice Domestic 34 and how much I am excited for this year's! It was a great weekend of meeting authors and...
Sarah Ickes
Apr 5, 20233 min read
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Vinyl Resting Place Book Review
Where to begin? How about we turntable back two generations and find a family owned record shop in the middle of Cedar River, a small...
Sarah Ickes
Jan 8, 20232 min read
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No Strangers Here Book Review
This novel will take you for a ride into the world of horses and vets in Ireland with a colloquial feel that breathes life into the...
Sarah Ickes
Nov 22, 20222 min read
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Rain, Rain and Chocolate Town
October 1st was not just the official beginning to the "Spooky" month, but is was also the day for The Chocolate Town Book Festival held...
Sarah Ickes
Nov 2, 20222 min read
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At the PA Tea Festival 2022
This is the second year I have attended the PA Tea Festival and it was a tea-rrific experience. There were so many different samplings of...
Sarah Ickes
Sep 26, 20224 min read
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Hope, Faith, and a Corpse Book Review
CALLING ALL MOVIE QUOTERS, HUMOROUS READERS, AND COZY MYSTERY LOVERS! This delightful tale, set in the sleepy town of Apple Springs,...
Sarah Ickes
Sep 17, 20222 min read
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The Anonymous Flowers - A Short Story
Have you ever read a short story before? They are stories that range between 5,000 and 10,000 words. But really, it just has to be over...
Sarah Ickes
Jun 9, 20228 min read
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The Lincoln Deception Book Review
There is a small mystery bookshop located across the street from a cornfield. It's name is the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop and I have...
Sarah Ickes
May 20, 20222 min read
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The Silent Predator - A Short Story
Have you ever read a short story before? They are stories that range between 5,000 and 10,000 words. But really, it just has to be over...
Sarah Ickes
May 4, 20228 min read
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Tinderbox Book Review
There is a small mystery bookshop located across the street from a cornfield. It's name is the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop and I have...
Sarah Ickes
Apr 20, 20222 min read
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Bring Me Back Book Review
There is a small mystery bookshop located across the street from a cornfield. It's name is the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop and I have...
Sarah Ickes
Mar 30, 20223 min read
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An Exquisite Corpse Book Review
There is a small mystery bookshop located across the street from a cornfield. It's name is the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop and I have...
Sarah Ickes
Mar 13, 20222 min read
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