Stories and Nonfiction
Stories (written as Mary Ann Corrigan)
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"Chimera"
During a storm on the Chesapeake Bay, Joe makes an irrevocable decision and discovers the truth about himself. 
ISBN: 9781434402349
In Chesapeake Crimes 3, Wildside Press, 2008. Stories set in the Chesapeake Bay area, available from Wildside Press, Indie Bound, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
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"Delicious Death"
When a hostess discovers which guest planned a delicious murder, she arranges just desserts for all. Read the story on this website. 
ISBN: 9781434403995
In Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin', Wildside Press, 2010. Stories about villains who deserve their fates, available from Wildside Press, Indie Bound, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
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"Four Little Words"
Jenny detests shopping with her husband. Can she do it without uttering the four little words every spouse loves to say, but hates to hear? 
ISBN: 9780984438570
In A Shaker of Margaritas: A Bad Hair Day, Mozark Press, 2012. Humorous stories celebrating a woman's resilience on a difficult day, available from Amazon.
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Online Articles
"The Surprising Dark History of Gingerbread"
Long before it became a holiday treat, gingerbread was a precious commodity, a token of fertility, and a tool for witches to exact their vengeance. Read my article about gingerbread through the centuries at CrimeReads.
"When Valentines Were Vicious"
To find out how vicious Valentines arose, led to violence, and then died out, read my article about "Vinegar Valentines" at CrimeReads.
"A Foretaste of Culinary Cozy Mysteries"
Read my CrimeReads article on the cookbooks that whet readers' appetites for today's culinary cozies. Dining with Sherlock Holmes (1976), The Peter Wimsey Cookbook (1981), and The Nero Wolfe Cookbook (1973) explored the eating habits of fictional detectives.
Long before it became a holiday treat, gingerbread was a precious commodity, a token of fertility, and a tool for witches to exact their vengeance. Read my article about gingerbread through the centuries at CrimeReads.
"When Valentines Were Vicious"
To find out how vicious Valentines arose, led to violence, and then died out, read my article about "Vinegar Valentines" at CrimeReads.
"A Foretaste of Culinary Cozy Mysteries"
Read my CrimeReads article on the cookbooks that whet readers' appetites for today's culinary cozies. Dining with Sherlock Holmes (1976), The Peter Wimsey Cookbook (1981), and The Nero Wolfe Cookbook (1973) explored the eating habits of fictional detectives.
Nonfiction in Anthologies (written as Mary Ann Corrigan)
Tennessee Williams: A Tribute, ed. Jac Tharpe, University Press of Mississippi
Essays on Modern American Drama, ed. Dorothy Parker, University of Toronto Press
Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire: Modern Critical Interpretations, ed. Harold Bloom, Chelsea House
Critical Essays on Tennessee Williams, ed. Robert Martin, Simon and Schuster
Essays on Modern American Drama, ed. Dorothy Parker, University of Toronto Press
Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire: Modern Critical Interpretations, ed. Harold Bloom, Chelsea House
Critical Essays on Tennessee Williams, ed. Robert Martin, Simon and Schuster