If your TBR pile looks more like a cry for help than a hobby, let me gently steer you toward a solution: cozy mysteries. They’re not new, but in 2026? They’re having a moment. Here’s why now is the perfect time to curl up with one. 1. You Get the Mystery Without the Trauma Yes, there’s […]
A Holiday Tradition We Should All Admit to Practicing Let’s be honest: somewhere in your house right now, there’s a candle that smells like a forest and a bakery had a baby, a scarf in a color you can’t pronounce, or a kitchen gadget so specific you need a degree to operate it. And every year, these […]
The holidays are wonderful with their twinkly lights, hot cocoa, festive music, and seventeen different relatives asking if you really need another Christmas tree. (Yes, Brenda, I do. Don’t question my process.) But let’s be honest: the holidays can also be a lot. There’s planning, cooking, cleaning, wrapping, accidentally eating the chocolate Santas you swore was for guests, recovering […]
Tis the season to sparkle… or at least try to without knocking over the Christmas tree. In my defense (and the cat, the dogs, and the hubby) it’s in a high traffic area and hard to NOT hit when walking by or playing fetch with the pups. . Every December I tell myself this is the year […]
The Spectral Wedding at a Country Church in Jasper There’s an old primitive Baptist church called Talking Rock Baptist Church tucked back in the hills not far from Jasper. In Talking Rock, actually. It’s truly a beautiful place with its white clapboard walls, stone foundation, an a very typical Southern small steeple pointing up to the […]
The haunting of Tilley bend cemetery In the quiet hills outside Blue Ridge sits Tilley Bend Cemetery, a small, unassuming place with one of the region’s darkest tales tied to it. At first glance, it looks like any other old mountain graveyard, but its history carries whispers of grief, betrayal, and curses that have never […]
