Meet corgi detectives Toby and Austin in Hugh W. Roberts’ “Murder in Evershot,” a cozy village murder mystery packed with red herrings.

End-of-September WOTY update: Deb embraces silliness, pauses social media, and swaps doom-scrolling for real-life joy, kindness, laughter and play.

Armenian Room — Happy Birthday Cathy #CL100 #cathedral100 #cathedraloflearning

Share the love of your home town in photos or another place you love!

NPS Portage — Visit the National Park Service’s historic site at Portage, Pennsylvania. A location central to the story in The Museum Murders – my latest novel.

Welcome to my best curated September Writer’s Tips. In this edition, Kathy Steinemann shares some alternative browsers to escape the A.I. bots, Writer Beware updates us on the latest author s…

Wrangling antlers, horns, hooves, and BOOKS, this week for the Sunday Stills Animal of the Month!

Spam comments and bogus followers don’t just clutter your blog; they can damage your blog's rankings and put your readers at risk. Learn how to recognise suspicious comments and Gravatars, spot ‘like’ button abuse, and use the improved Jetpack Subscribers page to block and remove spammers for good.

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A couple of months ago I went into Scratch studio in Liverpool to have an old song of mine remastered. The song, called The Last Fool on Earth, was recorded in about 1983. See, when I said old, I m…

Images for a building featured in a novel that includes historical fiction, suspense and mystery

He couldn’t take his eyes off her. The most beautiful woman in the world moved through the crowds as if she didn’t belong to them—and perhaps she didn’t. What begins as admiration slowly shifts int…

We’re exploring the Floral ABCs again, looking at S,T,U and V!

The Day Has Arrived — 1LinerWeds

I remember in a record shop in Liverpool buying a Dolly Parton single called The Seeker, sometime in the mid 1980’s. Dolly released the song in 1975. I wasn’t aware of the song when it …

Let’s explore the colors of orange and apricot this week for this month’s Sunday Stills color challenge.

He couldn’t take his eyes off her. The most beautiful woman in the world moved through the crowds as if she didn’t belong to them—and perhaps she didn’t. What begins as admiration slowly shifts int…

What do you do when struggling to write a blog post or piece of fiction? I turn to writing prompts or photos, but a vivid memory from the 1980s of a stylish young woman in a London department store has also recently helped me. That decades-old image has now become a haunting new tale featured on Marsha Ingrao’s Story Chat Digest. Have you seen the most beautiful woman in the world recently?

Dive into a joyful Sunday Stills photography post celebrating orange—sunsets, travel moments and everyday happiness in vivid, uplifting images.

I remember in a record shop in Liverpool buying a Dolly Parton single called The Seeker, sometime in the mid 1980’s. Dolly released the song in 1975. I wasn’t aware of the song when it …

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BBQ Dam & Lock Tour - on the Empress in the Gateway Clipper fleet. These boats are mentioned in every one of my books.

Sunflower Season! Enjoy.

Your About page might be one of the most visited parts of your blog—so why is it often the last thing we update? In this post, I share how I overcame fear of “breaking” my ‘Meet Hugh’ page by letting WordPress’s AI assistant suggest and implement layout changes, saving me hours of frustration.

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Running Around in Pittsburgh

We are still learning the ABCs represented by flowers and plants. Check out what works for letters PQR!

What memories do you have of television? Perhaps you share the same memories of these classic television shows as me?

Celebrate National Beach Day August 30th! Where is Your Favorite Beach?

A conversational roundup from Hugh’s Views and News, using thought‑provoking questions on blogging, engagement, myths, likes, QR codes, ghosts, and loneliness to spark debate, encourage comments, and nurture a stronger blogging community. Which question will you answer?

On the Road to Pittsburgh

Welcome to my August picks for useful Writer’s Tips I’ve curated along my reading way. In this edition, Deborah Jay is at the Story Empire with some helpful tips for authors to add A Co…

A magpie, a missing five-pound note, and a shelter deep in the forest lead two brothers somewhere they never expected to go. But the animals have been watching—and they haven’t forgotten.

What is your relationship with insects? This week we explore another Animal of the Month.