by Debbi Mack | Feb 26, 2016 | General
For someone who writes mysteries, I’m not all that into TV crime dramas. Especially shows like CSI, and definitely shows with lots of courtroom scenes. We all know that CSI is not realistic and that the time it takes to get forensic results must be compressed to meet...
by Debbi Mack | Oct 17, 2015 | General
Back by popular demand … It’s the Saturday Matinee! And today’s matinee movie is actually an old radio broadcast of Dragnet! It’s the audio with added visuals, just for fun. For those of you too young to remember this show, well … just click on...
by Debbi Mack | May 25, 2015 | General
Before I post my Towel Day video, allow me to explain how I became such a huge Douglas Adams fan. Many years ago, back when I was working at the EPA (as in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), I came home from work in a soaking rainstorm, all the way from D.C....
by Debbi Mack | Nov 21, 2014 | General
So, on Wednesday, I went to see Alex Buomo of Saturday Night Live speak about cinematography. There was an exhibit room full of cameras, lighting, and other film equipment. As I walked around the room, I noticed people taking photos of cameras, which I thought was...
by Debbi Mack | Oct 6, 2014 | General
For those of you who haven’t heard, Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays is now out and can be purchased in print or ebook format on Amazon. Here’s a short story sample of “Jasmine”, my contribution to: A the book: JASMINE by Debbi Mack “No...