Have you ever heard that old saying, “I’m just a day late and a dollar short?” Well, that’s me this morning. I slept right through the red blood moon and I missed last night’s State of the Union address by President Trump. I’m sure many of you saw both and you are to be congratulated! […]

Curiosity, an Unsolved Mystery, Betrayal and Danger
If you haven’t watched the book trailer for Grave Shift, I invite you to do so now. It is a glimpse into one of the scariest of the Darcy and Flora cozy mysteries. As I wrote it, along with the make-believe, I mixed in the real event of Oklahoma earthquakes. That, plus the uncovering of […]

The Long Fingers of Midnight Shadows and a Raven
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.” – Edgar Allan Poe. Poe published this unforgettable poem on this day in 1845. […]

A Brief Glance Back, A Long Look Forward
This post that I wrote two years ago popped up this morning. As I read it over, I saw that I had just finished Grave Heritage and had not yet written By the Fright of the Silvery Moon. I was looking forward to another two hours with the Cozy Critters. The face of the Cozy […]



