Nancy and me and a mystery makes three. As a youngster, I learned many things from Nancy Drew besides what was on the pages of her books; I learned that Nancy was the kind of girl I would like to be. Nancy was a magnet who attracted mysteries. To anyone else, clocks were clocks and […]
Jul 10, 2025
Poe and Me
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Something weird is in the air. It’s in my nose and ears and hair. Last night, I read a lot of Poe, and now, I can’t talk right no mo’. The things I say come out in rhyme; not just once, but all the time. The sun is shining, bright as can be; the whole […]
Jul 9, 2025
Who Is That Fellow?
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This morning, as I opened the blinds and sat down at my computer, I glimpsed a movement through the window. Looking up, I saw a furry face staring at me. Pax, the neighborhood cat, sat on the outside window ledge, his unblinking gaze telling me that he was starving and I’d best remedy the situation. […]
Jul 8, 2025
Summer Cat
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A cat knows how to make the most of any season and, in particular, summer.
Jul 6, 2025
Whistling
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Whistling! I never hear anyone whistling a tune any more. Do you? I used to whistle a lot. But, as the years increased, my ability to whistle decreased. My grandpa used to whistle as he went to the barn to milk his cows each morning. In the darkness of early morning, with a hard day’s […]
Jul 5, 2025
With Heavy Heart
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My heart is heavy this morning with the news of so many deaths in Texas caused by a tremendous flash flood on the Guadalupe River. The search goes on for missing people, for the little girls from the Christian camp who haven’t been located yet. Pictures of the flood show an angry, brown river, rushing […]
