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Valerie J. Brooks

Valerie J. Brooks

What Happened to This Writer in January 2023

I’m sitting in a cafe drinking matcha and thinking about you, readers. I’m going full disclosure here — I’ve experienced full-blown…

Jun 4, 2023

What Happened to This Writer in January 2023

Jun 4, 2023

Valerie J. Brooks

I Once Turned in a Hitman — Why I Write Thrillers & Noir

When I was sixteen, I worked as a switchboard operator for New England Tel & Tel. Back then this was a prime job for someone my age, but it…

Dec 8, 2022

I Once Turned in a Hitman — Why I Write Thrillers & Noir

Dec 8, 2022

Valerie J. Brooks

How Paris Became a Noir Setting

In December 2015, I stepped out of the Metro and into the working-class 15th arrondissement of Paris. The clear blue sky cast an eerie…

Nov 18, 2022

How Paris Became a Noir Setting

Nov 18, 2022

Valerie J. Brooks

A Surprising Way to Improve Mental and Physical Health

A few years ago, I told my husband that I needed to improve my health with more time at the gym, walking, and taking more dance classes…

Apr 11, 2020

writing in purple ink with a purple pen across the page

Apr 11, 2020

Valerie J. Brooks

THOUGHTS ON LOSING MY MOM

How the divine feminine offered a different way to grieve

Aug 6, 2019

THOUGHTS ON LOSING MY MOM

Aug 6, 2019

Valerie J. Brooks

The Tips of His Sneakers

It was nine-forty-five in the morning when I pulled into a parking space across from Vero Espresso House, my place to write on Mondays and…

Apr 23, 2019

The Tips of His Sneakers

Apr 23, 2019

Valerie J. Brooks

Revenge & Sex: is that enough?

A few days before my femmes-noir thriller Revenge in 3 Parts was published, my dance instructor announced its launch at the end of class…F

Feb 10, 2019

Revenge & Sex: is that enough?

Feb 10, 2019

Valerie J. Brooks

Being Cheryl Strayed: a Confession

My confession —

Oct 11, 2018

Being Cheryl Strayed: a Confession

Oct 11, 2018

Valerie J. Brooks

Spring, the Cruelest Season: Suicide Doesn’t Happen the Way You Think It Does

Simon and Garfunkle’s “April Come She Will” has been playing in my head since April 11th, the anniversary of when we lost our pooch, Tia…

Jun 10, 2018

Spring, the Cruelest Season: Suicide Doesn’t Happen the Way You Think It Does

Jun 10, 2018

Valerie J. Brooks

Valerie J. Brooks

Author of femmes-noir psychological thrillers. Loves family, travel, art, MM, people, dance. Lives a truthful, full, amazing life. www.valeriejbrooks.com

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