Rebecca Frost

@rebeccafrostwrites.com

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Knitter, writer, teacher, PhD. Ask me about serial killers, true crime, and Stephen King. https://rebeccafrostwrites.com/links/

Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-Creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations, by Sam Kean. The cover shows an Egyptian death mask, mouth open, as four disembodied hands reach toward it holding a fork, spoon, magnifying class, and hammer.
Cold Comfort by Rebecca Frost. The cover looks like a postcard image lodge at the edge of a lake, surrounded by tall pine trees. The postcard has been ripped and has been put back jaggedly, so the lodge is out of joint.
A white person with short hot pink hair sits in a hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown, and knits while waiting for surgery. There is a yellow rubber duck wearing a pink cancer ribbon pin on their knee.
The book Cold Comfort by Rebecca Frost (the cover shows a postcard-like image of a cabin on a lake, but visibly torn and put together improperly so the right side doesn’t align with the left) sits on a table in front of a background of green trees. The wind blows and birds call.
A bulletin board featuring a map of Michigan and saying “Michigan can be thrilling.“ Books by Rebecca Frost surround the map with red string,m connecting each book to a spot on the map via pushpins. Pending (dark blue building with two lit windows and two silhouetted figures inside) connects to Kalamazoo. Bury the Dead (four candles, two lit, two sniffed out) connects to South Range, which is near Houghton. Cold Comfort (a torn postcard of a lakeside lodge) is up at the tip of the Keweenaw, near Copper Harbor. Where There’s Smoke (a cobalt blue food truck follows a winding road with a foggy background and coals in the foreground) points to Marquette.
A bulletin board featuring a map of Michigan and saying “Michigan can be thrilling.“ Books by Rebecca Frost surround the map with red string,m connecting each book to a spot on the map via pushpins. Pending (dark blue building with two lit windows and two silhouetted figures inside) connects to Kalamazoo. Bury the Dead (four candles, two lit, two sniffed out) connects to South Range, which is near Houghton. Cold Comfort (a torn postcard of a lakeside lodge) is up at the tip of the Keweenaw, near Copper Harbor. Where There’s Smoke (a cobalt blue food truck follows a winding road with a foggy background and coals in the foreground) points to Marquette.
A triangular shawl knit from tip to large end, in rainbow strips separated by thin lines of eyelets in white. Each eyelet row has a large tassel in the color of the preceding stripe. In the photo the shawl is wrapped around a dressmaker’s dummy, posed outside against a background of trees and grass, and the colors totally pop in the sun.
A jar candle labeled Blank Pages (bergamot, camphor, oak moss, cedar, amber, and sandalwood) surrounded by various figurines: a black dragon lying on their belly, chin propped in their hands; a brass triceratops; a semi-translucent black stone spider; and a black raven.
A bulletin board featuring a map of Michigan and saying “Michigan can be thrilling.“ Books by Rebecca Frost surround the map with red string,m connecting each book to a spot on the map via pushpins. Pending (dark blue building with two lit windows and two silhouetted figures inside) connects to Kalamazoo. Bury the Dead (four candles, two lit, two sniffed out) connects to South Range, which is near Houghton. Cold Comfort (a torn postcard of a lakeside lodge) is up at the tip of the Keweenaw, near Copper Harbor.
End of the previous sentence unimportant. Friday, April 25, was the last opportunity to take care of unfinished business before the holiday nude took over the entire city, making it difficult, if not impossible to get anything done before mid-May.
My white hand holding a small rubber chibi-esque figure of a likewise very white persona with brown hair and beard, arms spread, wearing a white robe and a red sash that says “God loves you.” There’s a yellow halo on the figure’s head. I am next to a car in a parking lot. Jesus might be a little dirty.
A bulletin board featuring a map of Michigan and saying “Michigan can be thrilling.“ Books by Rebecca Frost surround the map with red string,m connecting each book to a spot on the map via pushpins. Pending (dark blue building with two lit windows and two silhouetted figures inside) connects to Kalamazoo. Bury the Dead (four candles, two lit, two sniffed out) connects to South Range, which is near Houghton. Cold Comfort (a torn postcard of a lakeside lodge) is up at the tip of the Keweenaw, near Copper Harbor.
Wednesday May 27, 7pm, virtual If It Bleeds: Researching and Writing True Crime A lecture, followed by Q and A with Dr. Rebecca Frost. Drawing on her background in researching and writing multiple true crime projects, Rebecca will discuss the challenges of finding information about lesser-known crimes, narrowing down the wealth of information about famous crimes, and the process of turning facts and real people into a story. Rebecca Frost is an internationally- recognized Jack the Ripper expert, as seen on History's Greatest Mysteries. She wrote her PhD dissertation on American True Crime and has since written multiples books and articles about serial killers like Jack the Ripper and H. H. Holmes. She attended MTU and currently lives and teaches in L'Anse.
A bulletin board featuring a map of Michigan and saying “Michigan can be thrilling.“ Books by Rebecca Frost surround the map with red string,m connecting each book to a spot on the map via pushpins. Pending (dark blue building with two lit windows and two silhouetted figures inside) connects to Kalamazoo. Bury the Dead (four candles, two lit, two sniffed out) connects to South Range, which is near Houghton. Cold Comfort (a torn postcard of a lakeside lodge) is up at the tip of the Keweenaw, near Copper Harbor.
A bulletin board featuring a map of Michigan and saying “Michigan can be thrilling.“ Books by Rebecca Frost surround the map with red string,m connecting each book to a spot on the map via pushpins. Pending (dark blue building with two lit windows) connects to Kalamazoo. Bury the Dead (four candles, two lit, to sniffed out) connects to South Range, which is near Houghton. Cold Comfort (a torn postcard of a lakeside lodge) is up at the tip of the Keweenaw, near Copper Harbor.
A book called The North Country Trail: The Best Walks, Hikes, and Backpacking Trips on America’s Longest National Scenic Trail
The cover for the novel Bury the Dead by Rebecca Frost. The words are yellow and white on a dark background. There are four candles. The two in the back have been snuffed out and are still smoking. The two in the front are shorter and still lit. The candles are not a matched set - all four are slightly different. Cover by Amara J Lynn. 
The cover for the novel Bury the Dead by Rebecca Frost. The words are yellow and white on a dark background. There are four candles. The two in the back have been snuffed out and are still smoking. The two in the front are shorter and still lit. The candles are not a matched set - all four are slightly different. Cover by Amara J Lynn.
A graphic reading “19996 Total Downloads” above a graphic of charts (line and pie) and “visit my dashboard”
A bulletin board labeled "Michigan can be thrilling." The book covers surround a map of Michigan and red string goes between the covers and the proper cities. Pending (a dark blue outside of an apartment building with two lit windows) connects to Kalamazoo. Bury the Dead (four candles, two lit and two just blown out) connects just outside of Houghton to the village of South Range. Cold Comfort (a torn postcard image of a lodge on the edge of a lake) is just outside Copper Harbor.
Stats on a word doc declaring "Page 156 of 156" and "56156 words"
A hot chocolate cheesecake topped with chocolate ganache and mini marshmallows, topped with two lit candles saying 41
A bulletin board labeled "Michigan can be thrilling." The book covers surround a map of Michigan and red string goes between the covers and the proper cities. Pending (a dark blue outside of an apartment building with two lit windows) connects to Kalamazoo. Bury the Dead (four candles, two lit and two just blown out) connects just outside of Houghton to the village of South Range. Cold Comfort (a torn postcard image of a lodge on the edge of a lake) is just outside Copper Harbor.
The cover for the novel Bury the Dead by Rebecca Frost. The words are yellow and white on a dark background. There are four candles. The two in the back have been snuffed out and are still smoking. The two in the front are shorter and still lit. The candles are not a matched set - all four are slightly different. Cover by Amara J Lynn. 
Screenshot of a dish with the message “My mental health isn’t great but my tits are. :)”
The cover for the novel Bury the Dead by Rebecca Frost. The words are yellow and white on a dark background. There are four candles. The two in the back have been snuffed out and are still smoking. The two in the front are shorter and still lit. The candles are not a matched set - all four are slightly different. Cover by Amara J Lynn. 
The cover for the novel Bury the Dead by Rebecca Frost. The words are yellow and white on a dark background. There are four candles. The two in the back have been snuffed out and are still smoking. The two in the front are shorter and still lit. The candles are not a matched set - all four are slightly different. Cover by Amara J Lynn. 
Two deer in the middle of a snow storm. One looks at the camera a long moment and then both start to move offscreen to the left. The staring one turns into the woods behind it and ends up going off to the right.
The cover for the novel Bury the Dead by Rebecca Frost. The words are yellow and white on a dark background. There are four candles. The two in the back have been snuffed out and are still smoking. The two in the front are shorter and still lit. The candles are not a matched set - all four are slightly different. Cover by Amara J Lynn. 
The cover for the novel Bury the Dead by Rebecca Frost. The words are yellow and white on a dark background. There are four candles. The two in the back have been snuffed out and are still smoking. The two in the front are shorter and still lit. The candles are not a matched set - all four are slightly different. Cover by Amara J Lynn.
Tropes and arrows for Pending by Rebecca Frost. The background is a light blue sky with whisky clouds and a slight rainbow. White arrows point to: secret identities; the one that got away; skeleton in the closet; unreliable narrator; found family; and cozy serial killer fiction. These surround the book cover. It shows the front of an apartment building in shades of blue with three rows of windows. All but two windows are dark. The middle top window has a lamp shining yellow on a silhouette as he writes something down. The middle right window is fully lit with a silhouette of a woman looking off toward the edge of the cover. Art by Amara Lynn.
The cover for the novel Pending by Rebecca Frost. It shows the front of an apartment building in shades of blue with three rows of windows. All but two windows are dark. The middle top window has a lamp shining yellow on a silhouette as he writes something down. The middle right window is fully lit with a silhouette of a woman looking off toward the edge of the cover. Art by Amara Lynn.
Secret kitten, a stuffed lioness toy, proudly sits in a little pink Lowe’s bucket that matches her pink bracelet.
Tropes and arrows for Pending by Rebecca Frost. The background is a light blue sky with whisky clouds and a slight rainbow. White arrows point to: secret identities; the one that got away; skeleton in the closet; unreliable narrator; found family; and cozy serial killer fiction. These surround the book cover. It shows the front of an apartment building in shades of blue with three rows of windows. All but two windows are dark. The middle top window has a lamp shining yellow on a silhouette as he writes something down. The middle right window is fully lit with a silhouette of a woman looking off toward the edge of the cover. Art by Amara Lynn.
Tropes and arrows for Pending by Rebecca Frost. The background is a light blue sky with whisky clouds and a slight rainbow. White arrows point to: secret identities; the one that got away; skeleton in the closet; unreliable narrator; found family; and cozy serial killer fiction. These surround the book cover. It shows the front of an apartment building in shades of blue with three rows of windows. All but two windows are dark. The middle top window has a lamp shining yellow on a silhouette as he writes something down. The middle right window is fully lit with a silhouette of a woman looking off toward the edge of the cover. Art by Amara Lynn.
Close-up on a single note, held onto a whiteboard with a clear thumbtack shaped magnet. It just says “red string.jpeg.”
The cover for the novel Pending by Rebecca Frost. It shows the front of an apartment building in shades of blue with three rows of windows. All but two windows are dark. The middle top window has a lamp shining yellow on a silhouette as he writes something down. The middle right window is fully lit with a silhouette of a woman looking off toward the edge of the cover. Art by Amara Lynn.
A “search history” for Pending by Rebecca Frost. From the bottom (oldest) to the current search: C J O’Connell book. Is the loneliest number based on real evens. C J O’Connell real name. Kalamazoo MI. Dead Kalamazoo College students. Roommate murder Kalamazoo. How to find someone in witness protection. And the current search: do murderers get put in witness protection.
The cover for the novel Pending by Rebecca Frost. It shows the front of an apartment building in shades of blue with three rows of windows. All but two windows are dark. The middle top window has a lamp shining yellow on a silhouette as he writes something down. The middle right window is fully lit with a silhouette of a woman looking off toward the edge of the cover. Art by Amara Lynn.
A graphic for the novel Pending by Rebecca Frost. It looks like suggested search terms. The name “C J O’Connell” is typed in and the suggested completions are author, debut author, real name, and the loneliness number. Very faintly in the search bar it suggests “serial killer.”
The cover for the novel Pending by Rebecca Frost. It shows the front of an apartment building in shades of blue with three rows of windows. All but two windows are dark. The middle top window has a lamp shining yellow on a silhouette as he writes something down. The middle right window is fully lit with a silhouette of a woman looking off toward the edge of the cover. Art by Amara Lynn.
Me with hot pink hair in a hospital bed, knitting, with a little yellow rubber duck on my knee. The duck wears a pink ribbon.
The cover for the novel Pending by Rebecca Frost. It shows the front of an apartment building in shades of blue with three rows of windows. All but two windows are dark. The middle top window has a lamp shining yellow on a silhouette as he writes something down. The middle right window is fully lit with a silhouette of a woman looking off toward the edge of the cover. Art by Amara Lynn.
My book cove shawl: dark blue, with a pattern of bricks and windows. The windows are 3x3. The middle right window is entirely lit up. The top middle window has a lamp and a cone of light. I’ve used letterboard letters to write PENDING at the top in gold and REBECCA FROST at the bottom in white. The shawl is still on the needles with yarn trailing back to a knitting bag in the top left corner.
My most liked photo of 2025: a clip from the video of me ringing the bell after finishing cancer treatment.
A two part cartoon. The top shows a crèche in silhouette and says “This Christmas, don’t forget the true message of the season …” The bottom has zoomed in to show a startled Joseph and Mary looking at Rizzo in the manger saying “Light the lamp, not the rat! Light the LAMP, not the RAT!” as he gazed at his tail burning like a firecracker. The cartoon is signed “bogswallop.”
A little yellow rubber duck wearing a breast cancer pin floats in a round Tupperware with some peas underneath a Christmas tree.
A tiny yellow rubber duck sits on a wrapped present underneath a very stylish tree. Presents and decorations are green, gold, and white.
The cover for the novel Pending by Rebecca Frost. It shows the front of an apartment building in shades of blue with three rows of windows. All but two windows are dark. The middle top window has a lamp shining yellow on a silhouette as he writes something down. The middle right window is fully lit with a silhouette of a woman looking off toward the edge of the cover. Art by Amara Lynn.
A round poster board painted to look like the moon with Santa and his sleigh in silhouette riding across it.
A poncho-like hand knit wrap outliner in gray with varied widths of stripes in gray, white, teal, raspberry, and pink. Front view with the rectangular front sections overlapped.
A little yellow rubber duck with a pink breast cancer ribbon pin sits on a snow railing while tons of big fat snowflakes fall with a purpose.
A celebratory notification: Congratulations! Your site, Rebecca Frost, passed 100,000 all-time views.
A cabin in the woods; a library bookshelf; wood fabric; a pair of glasses on a printout; a woman sitting alone at the end of a dock; the bean in Chicago; a university brick building; plaid fabric; two hands barely touching; a pair of hands on a laptop next to a cup of coffee.
A bright pink flower with a yellow center (sorry, spouse is the gardener, not me) in clear focus with soft focus green and yellow trees in the background.
A notification from a sudoku app saying “You’ve solved 450 puzzles at the medium difficulty level!”
A Walmart shopping cart with bags and a giant stuffed rubber duck made up like Frankenstein’s monster.
The gorilla stuffie from Fahlo, who always looks mildly concerned, in profile as he stares into the distance. He’s wrapped in a blanket pulled up over his head like a hood and beautifully backlit with the early morning sun, halfway hopeful and halfway haunted.
Sunrise over a bay seen through a frame of silhouetted trees and branches. The water is reflecting light in a kind of silver, the land is not quite as black as the trees and leaves, and the sky is dark orange at the horizon fading to yellow.