by Kathleen Pellegrino | Nov 10, 2018 | Experiencing life, Mystery, News, Uncategorized
Veterans Day is just two days away. I have family members who have served in different branches of the service. But that’s not what’s important. All who serve our country, my family, your family, need our support, our respect, and yes our love. Our...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Aug 31, 2018 | Experiencing life, Mystery, News, Writing
When i was a kid Labor Day meant the end of summer and the start of school. My father explained to me that it was a very important holiday; that it was a recognition that workers and the work they do were valuable. As all great holidays surfaced, this one has history,...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Aug 30, 2018 | Experiencing life, Mystery, Writing
I just had dinner with some colleagues from my academic past. We sat in the pub and with a drink and some food enjoyed the camaraderie that only long time friends can give. We discussed or shall I say argued politics, culture, religion, experience, and life in...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Aug 24, 2018 | Experiencing life, Mystery, Writing
Well, readers, tomorrow is opening day for MGM gambling Casinos in downtown Springfield, the first major gambling casino to open in Massachusetts. Anticipate traffic as the casino complex takes up four central city blocks and is adjacent to the Hampden County...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Aug 20, 2018 | Mystery, Writing
An excerpt of Sunnyside Road: Paradise Dissembling “She dreamed of her own home someday. She dreamed of a husband and children. That dream was worth all her hard work. Yes, Mariska had prayed. Had her prayers had been answered?” – Craving some more? Click here...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Aug 18, 2018 | Experiencing life, Mystery
I often think about the landscape as a background for murder, serial murder, or other crime. I have a very broad view of the meaning of the word landscape. Murder in an auto park garage is common in the movies. How common is it in life? We understand its use in the...
Kathleen lives with her husband Joe and their dog Othello midst their large family in Springfield, Massachusetts.
"My love affair with plots, murder, mystery, spies and, in general, with crime novels began at an early age. I read and read – probably have read 2,000 crime novels since then. Even at an early age, I developed my own plots if only to cover up my misdeeds to the chagrin of my family and teachers. Some less creative called it fibbing!
Now I write from the love of plot – of people and their ways –of life – of philosophy – about crime –about the sociopath/psychopath."
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