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The artwork shown here was designed for me to promote the first book in the Flaugherty Twins Mysteries series: Mystery at the Haunted Castle. Even though it has some inaccuracies, I still found it very impressive. Look for this artwork in my social media where I’ll be linking it to places to purchase my books.

Another proof that our society is in deep trouble is a study I found recently that analyzed conversational trends over a five-year period. They found that during that period, people’s spoken word count dropped 28%, or approximately 330 words per day over the previous year. That’s approximately 120,000 fewer spoken words per year by each individual. And, of course, young people—those under the age of 25—had a much steeper decline. The survey was conducted from 2015 through 2019, and,...

I was recently interviewed by the Catholic Bard, Mark Wilson, for his site on Patheos. Here is a link to that interview: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/catholicbard/2026/07/meet-the-catholic-writer-paul-d-mcdonald/ Enjoy!