Writer of mysteries, most notably the Family Skeleton series. Expect lots of skeleton posts.https://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3mbrskxk3t22dYour Skeleton o' Sherlock Holmes's Birthday! (artwork by @dapper_cap )06 Jan 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrskxk3t22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3maoysr6wdk2chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WW5VviQpyk&list=RD-WW5VviQpyk&start_radio=124 Dec 2025 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3maoysr6wdk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3magzkqgojs2hMy pals Jerry and Nicki always send pretty Christmas cards, but this year's had something special inside. Ho ho ho!20 Dec 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3magzkqgojs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3m6kljf4uhc26As we dive into the holiday weekend, here's your Skeleton o' Thanksgiving!26 Nov 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6kljf4uhc26https://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3m2pekhfn622mYour Skeleton o' the Day is getting a little quiet time in the tub. Ahhhhh.....08 Oct 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pekhfn622mhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3m2mrfchl4c2vSid and I will both be there! This Sunday in Malden, MA.07 Oct 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mrfchl4c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3m2laweylw22kYour Skeleton o' the Day: Sid is visiting Elvira. He is such a fan. (Borrowed from www.unique-vintage.com.)07 Oct 2025 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2laweylw22khttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lzapjzr4nc2xDisney and ABC, when did Mickey Mouse stop being the leader of a club that's made of you and me? #Disney #ABC #JimmyKimmel20 Sep 2025 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzapjzr4nc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lz7d6ngjp227Ahoy! Your Skeleton o' the Day be in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day! Here be my personal pirate flag.19 Sep 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7d6ngjp227https://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lyj4g64zzs2cYour Skeleton o' the Day is my souvenir from New Orleans: a Watcher Voodoo doll for Day of the Dead. Isn't he dapper?10 Sep 2025 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyj4g64zzs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lydkiah6vc2nYour Skeleton o' Star Trek Day! Sid is hanging with Kirk and McCoy.08 Sep 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydkiah6vc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lxbdxeinbk2qNext week I'll be heading to New Orleans for Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention! Laissez les bon temps rouler!26 Aug 2025 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxbdxeinbk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lwr7jyvcbc2mRELEASE DATE! Today's the release date for this anthology of stories breaking S.S. Van Dine's "Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories." https://crippen-and-landru.myshopify.com/products/double-crossing-van-dine19 Aug 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwr7jyvcbc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lwml3vwxpk2dSid's getting ready for @Bouchercon2025 in New Orleans. II know it's not Mardi Gras season, but he can't resist handing out beads.17 Aug 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwml3vwxpk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lw5yzfwadk2r@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social I don’t have a broadsword but I threatened a garbage can intruder with a cutlass, while wearing a nightgown. Okay the intruder was a trio of raccoons but I scared the scat out of them. #gamechangerelection12 Aug 2025 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw5yzfwadk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lvocz3677c2eWhat's the big idea behind Stephen Kelner's new book? I'm glad you asked... https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/05/the-big-idea-stephen-p-kelner/05 Aug 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvocz3677c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lvnwviwds225Happy Book Birthday to my husband, who has spent decades studying and assessing leaders. Lots of leadership books tell you how to lead their way--Steve's book helps you lead YOUR way.05 Aug 2025 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnwviwds225https://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lvbrroau4224For folks near Malden MA next week....31 Jul 2025 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbrroau4224https://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lv4v7ahxzc2uThat's trouble, right here in Kindle City! The Kindle version of the third in my Laura Fleming series is on sale for FIFTY CENTS. I don't know how long the sale lasts, so if you're interested, move fast! https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Looking-Place-Happen-Fleming-ebook/dp/B09GXPJ3TD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BIUZLGTYSM0V&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.espQ3ilEnDoJNQ83UEfuPJNON4to8fLWH4taZoldWxpiuhuR6ruh0F4qEp3n83nfjEAMTHKmLuQJZXQcnEHHHw.U_fjs58D4gl7fWAI8p1tDvh9f_gGMfCQmwWD8r2u0zk&dib_tag=se&keywords=trouble+looking+for+a+place+to+happen&qid=1753817282&sprefix=trouble+looking+for+a+place+to+happen%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-129 Jul 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4v7ahxzc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3luw6mqyins2hHere comes trouble! If you want to sample my Laura Fleming series, it can't get much cheaper than this.--50 cents for the third book in the series. https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Looking-Place-Happen-Fleming-ebook/dp/B09GXPJ3TD/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2BG7W9QI5MJ2B&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.P9DuqOGlToW4JllZPw8LJdVZ8ipXqZGjLzjTfcxdOk7S7dfieTvCkfXQ-Iw1Vu9is-gE-T2ORlrKcl7pdg0QsM5tO2wtJcrw9xAWrNaYZafy5Ol58l_cWIjZVEimm4wzUQm0lZPVP91kGIVCdsAE9Ruta9QYEtBnDjpq061n-6eP45_b4nR4ucfov9-n27AdzsET9JUxBptdviIzXVl_pdesaT_k7_dyUfav9cuDeEg.WEAFBNC0wjvCeW0IuZjtGBw73u6q2upDKtR6fAuJy9g&dib_tag=se&keywords=Toni+Kelner&qid=1753588138&sprefix=toni+kelner%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-627 Jul 2025 03:55 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3luw6mqyins2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lunsztncqc2zRULE BREAKERS! Super excited to be included in the new Crippen & Landru Publishers anthology DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE. We're breaking every one of S.S. Van Dine's 20 rules for writing mysteries. It's up for preorders: https://crippen-and-landru.myshopify.com/products/double-crossing-van-dine23 Jul 2025 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lunsztncqc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lulbpb3ews2pRelease Day! The audio version of THE SKELETON RIDES A HORSE AND OTHER STORIES is loose! https://rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/9798896793960/22 Jul 2025 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lulbpb3ews2phttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3luime3mvq22xYour Skeleton o' the Day is excited for tomorrow, when the Recorded Books edition of THE SKELETON RIDES A HORSE AND OTHER STORIES is going live! Preorder to get it right away! https://rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/9798896793960/21 Jul 2025 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3luime3mvq22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3luc2ex7wm224Your Skeleton o' the Day is my new welcome mat. Michaels has some great Halloween decorations. Not that I ever wait for Halloween to put them out, mind you.19 Jul 2025 03:46 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3luc2ex7wm224https://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3ltz5rsdrqs2m50% OFF Death's Excellent Vacation: All New Tales of Paranormal R & R url:https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/498438/deaths-excellent-vacation-all-new-tales-of-paranormal-r-and-r?refId=20659515 Jul 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltz5rsdrqs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3ltffpqjyr22wYour Skeleton o' the Day is Sid, who is ready to lounge in a pool. Blowing this thing up took him forever! (It works better when you actually breathe.)07 Jul 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltffpqjyr22whttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lrbo6wpqtk2nYour Skeleton o' the Day celebrates WHERE YOU CAN LEAD: THE PENTAD OF GREAT LEADERSHIP by my husband, Stephen Kelner. While I've kept busy solving fictional murders, Steve has been assessing and developing top executives all over the world. Due out in August, but already available for preorders.10 Jun 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbo6wpqtk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lr4kfmnu622jA banner day at my house. Literally! My husband gave me a flagpole for Christmas, and @dappercap.bsky.social designed my pirate flag!08 Jun 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4kfmnu622jhttps://bsky.app/profile/leighperry.bsky.social/post/3lqv4stanrc2pYour Skeleton o' the Day is this lil guy, who I have dubbed Hercule, in honor of his lovely mustache. My friend Miriam sent him to me in April, and I never got around to showing him off. Until now...05 Jun 2025 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:wx2ynipj2kml3ifvt2i2cico/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqv4stanrc2p