Melinda Loomis

Writer, insomniac, seashell enthusiast, future crazy cat lady.

Friday, December 23, 2016

Christmas on!

Posted by Melinda at 8:50 AM

Labels: Faith, Holidays

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Writing

Aerogramme Writers' Studio
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
Bouchercon
California Crime Writers Conference
Club Hen House (Henery Press)
Coffitivity
Creative Screenwriting
Do Some Damage
Don't Break the Chain
Final Draft's Big Break Contest
Flying Wrestler
Good in a Room
Ink Spot Crime Fiction Blog
Janet Reid, Literary Agent
Jungle Red Writers
L.A. Times Festival of Books
LA Screenwriter
Left Coast Crime Conference
Malice Domestic
MasterClass
Mystery Fanfare
Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America - Southern California Chapter
National Novel Writing Month
National Novel Writing Month - Los Angeles Chapter
Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
Page International Screenwriting Awards
Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity
Query Shark
Script Magazine
Script Pipeline
Scriptapalooza
Sisters in Crime
Sisters in Crime - Guppies
Sisters in Crime - Los Angeles Chapter
Slamdance Screenplay Competition
SleuthSlayers
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
The Graveyard Shift (Lee Lofland)
The Office Blog
The Passive Voice
The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog
TV Script Collection
Writer's Digest
Writer's Digest Writing Competitions
Writers Guild Foundation
Writers Police Academy
Writers Store
Writers Who Kill
Writes Block - The Animated Story
Written? Kitten!

Beach Cities

Aquarium of the Pacific
Easy Reader News
Marina del Rey Farmers' Market
Marina del Rey WaterBus
Marineland of the Pacific Historical Society
Our South Bay
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
Playa del Rey.com
Riviera Village
The Argonaut
The Beach Reporter
Venice 311
We Are Marina del Rey

The Rest of L.A.

Alison Martino's Vintage Los Angeles
Angels Flight
Avoiding Regret
Blog-LA-Sphere
Bringing Back Broadway
Bruce Torrence Hollywood Photograph Collection
Curbed L.A.
Dateline>City of Angels
Deranged L.A. Crimes
DowntownLA.com
DTLA Rising
Hollywood Boulevard Cam
Hollywood Lost and Found
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood Walk of Fame
L.A. Observed
LA as Subject
LA Downtowner
LAFD News
Los Angeles Conservancy
Los Angeles Downtown News
Militant Angeleno
Not For Tourists L.A.
On Bunker Hill
Only in Hollywood
Skeletons in the Closet (shop the L.A. Country Coroner's Office)
Time Out Los Angeles
Under the Hollywood Sign
We Like L.A.
You are Listening to Los Angeles
Zilf's Old Los Angeles Postcards

Food & Drink

A Sharp Knife & Salt (Sur La Table Blog)
America's Test Kitchen
BeignetFest
Bob's Red Mill
Cafe Du Monde
Coastal Living Food
Cook's Illustrated
Cookie and Kate
Eataly L.A.
Eater L.A.
Eater New Orleans
Epicurious
Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality
Fine Cooking
Food & Wine Magazine
Food, Inc.
Food52
Forks Over Knives
GMO OMG
Good Food on KCRW
Hearst Ranch
Hungry For Change
In Defense of Food
James Beard Foundation
L.A. Country Restaurant Closures
Louisiana Cookin'
Lydia's Italy
May I Be Frank
New School of Cooking
Nordic Ware
Salted Online Cooking Classes
Saveur
Savor the Flavor
Sunset Magazine Food & Wine
Sur La Table
Surfas Culinary District
Surviving Whole Foods
Taste of the South
Tasting Table
The Gourmandise School Blog
The Gourmandise School of Sweets and Savories
The Non-GMO Project
Topless Baker
Williams-Sonoma

Worthy Causes

Auction Horses Rescue
Be The Match
Big Cat Rescue
Bill Foundation
Breitbard Children's Trust
Building For America's Bravest
Cajun Navy Amazon Wish List
Carson Scholars Fund
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
DomHugs
Fisher House
Fred Jordan Missions
Gary Sinise Foundation
Hope 4 Horses
Hope for Paws
Mike Rowe Works Foundation
Protect Varian Arabians Ranch
St. Jude Children's Hospital
The Battle Buddy Foundation
The Exceller Fund
The Gentle Barn
The Salvation Army
TIER (True Innocents Equine Rescue)
Toys for Tots
Union Rescue Mission
United Pegasus Foundation
USO
Westside German Shepherd Rescue

Fun Stuff

Cake Wrecks
Cats That Look Like Hitler
Dance, Matt, Dance!
Dueling Church Signs
Free Hugs in Hollywood
Missing Missy
Post Secret
Quotes Wave
Tebowing
The People's Cube
Zombo.com

Television

Barry
Best of America by Horseback
Better Call Saul
Book TV (C-SPAN-2)
Bosch
Breaking Bad
Call Saul Now
Dexter
Dexter-inspired posters
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Downton Abbey
Hawaii Life
Honey West
Huell Howser
Kids in the Hall
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
Liquid Television
Moveable Feast With Fine Cooking
Mr. Bean
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Naked City
Poirot
Save Walter White
Shadow & Substance: Exploring the Works of Rod Serling
Sledge Hammer!
Snapped
South Park
Television Without Pity
The Halcyon
The Keepers
The LIttle Paris Kitchen
The Marty Stuart Show
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Outer Limits
The Soup
The Twilight Zone Archives
The Writers' Room
TV Tattle

Film

"The Artist" Guide to Los Angeles
60 Free Film Noir Movies
American Cinematheque
Bette Davis: The Official Website
Close-ups and Long-shots
Film Noir Foundation
Kansas Anymore (A Guide to Classic Film Screenings in L.A.)
Movie Blog Movie Blog
Noir City
Noir of the Week
Once upon a screen...
RiffTrax
Silent-ology
Strong Bad on Independent Films
The Hollywood Revue
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear
Turner Classic Movies

Music

American Bombshells
Cladrite Radio: Music from the 1920's, 30's and 40's
James Torme
Joe Jackson
Johnny Mercer Archives
Jonatha Brooke
Kate Bush
Liz Vice
Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting Fan Page
Marty Stuart
Oingo Boingo
Pistol Annies
Postmodern Jukebox
Puddles Pity Party
The Andrews Sisters
The Army You Have
The Zambonis

Hockey

Ace Bailey's Childrens Foundation
Denna Laing
Jack Jablonski
L.A. Kings Insider
L.A. Kings on Hockey's Future
Let's Go Kings
Los Angeles Kings
Mark Bavis Leadership Foundation
NHL Logos
NHL.com
Ontario Reign
Patriots Hockey
SoCal Sled Hockey
Travis Roy
Travis Roy Foundation
USA Hockey

LAst Resort

Includes my short story "Crime Drama/Do Not Cross"

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Mystery Writers of America

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Skies over the Pacific Ocean, Marina del Rey

4th of July Fireworks, Marina del Rey

Jackson Square, French Quarter, New Orleans

Venice Pier

Sunrise over New Orleans (from Marriott Canal Street)

Triple Lemon Bundt Cake

Crescent City Connection Bridge, New Orleans

Matching clouds and palm trees, Kailua-Kona

Lone tree, Kailua-Kona

French Quarter, New Orleans

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