Author Archives: Alyssa

Alyssa Rides Again with Stabbed & Slabbed

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Alyssa

My new book Stabbed & Slabbed has just been released. Can I torment Jordan and Gray, even without the children and Libby around? Of course. How could you doubt me? And for the reviewers who have worried this is the … Continue reading →

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Eating Goober Peas

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Alyssa

“Peas, peas, peas, peas, eatin’ goober peas, Goodness how delicious, eatin’ goober peas.” [Confederate Civil War Song--Eating Goober Peas] This blog is in honor of our character Grayson “Gray” Trent, whose nickname at Stanford was Goober. Long before George Washington … Continue reading →

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Angels Overhead

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Alyssa

Fighter jets over Lynchburg on May 21, 2011. Is it the end of the world? No, it was a visit from the Blue Angels, the US Navy flight demonstration team. For three days before their Saturday performance, you heard thunder … Continue reading →

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Muffin and BB

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Alyssa

The two characters in the Jordan Davis Mysteries with the fewest lines are Muffin, Jordan’s miniature Schnauzer, and BB, Gray’s Maine Coon cat. Why put animal characters in a story? Lillian Jackson Braun and Rita Mae Brown both use cats … Continue reading →

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Sylvia’s Jewell

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Alyssa

I am pleased to welcome Sylvia Ramsey today to Alyssa Rides into Town. Sylvia was born in Missouri, and raised in a rural area. Teacher, mentor, survivor, and author, she is more than the sum of parts. Her father was … Continue reading →

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Saving a piece of history

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Alyssa

In my other life, I was a Class “A” Contractor and restored historic properties. Not a job for the weak at heart. One of my projects was a two-story, four room, Federal style house built in 1841. Sections of its red … Continue reading →

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The Promotion of Emotions by Kerri Nelson

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Alyssa

I’m honored to have Kerri Nelson blogging with me today. If you haven’t read her books, do. She’s a master at pulling every drop of emotion from a scene. Today, she is talking about just that, emotion. The Promotion of Emotions … Continue reading →

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Lynchburg: College town

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Alyssa

The greater Lynchburg area has a population of about 100,000. I know of some parts of Los Angeles have that many people on a single block (well, maybe not). For a city this small, we have a wide variety of … Continue reading →

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Up from the ruins

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Alyssa

In its heyday, Lynchburg was a major industrial center along the James River, and prior to the Civil War, it was the second richest city in America. Only Newport, Rhode Island was richer. Of all the industries, the most important … Continue reading →

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Murder in Lynchburg, Virginia, Spring of 1973

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Alyssa

Today, I have Bobbye Terry as a guest blogger. She graduated from Randolph Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia. (I’ll talk about this college in another blog.) This murder took place while she was a student there. It’s not perfect … Continue reading →

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