I woke up this morning expecting to see another clear day dawning, as yesterday was. Instead, the sky is pewter gray, snow still covers rooftops and lawns and, actually, the weather looks as if more snow is on the way. If a very red sunrise is any indication, the day will be wintry. Does anyone […]
Feb 18, 2015
Grandma Is a Mystery Writer
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I could have stopped with the title after the word “mystery” and probably my family would agree. What is it about writers of mysteries? Do we look suspicious because we look at people suspiciously? Do we see ulterior motives where there are none? Do we live a restless life of turning over rocks, peering into […]
Feb 14, 2015
That Pesky Moonlight
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OK, I’ve battened down the hatches so to speak. Groceries are laid by, I’m waiting for the frigid north wind to blow in snow and freezing rain! Will it get here? Meanwhile, here is a continuation of Moonlight Can Be Murder. Remember that I posted the beginning of the first chapter a few days ago. Nettie […]
Feb 13, 2015
The Missing Birds Mystery
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As you look at this picture, can you see three birds? The goldfinches and purple finch are not so noticeable without their glorious summer plumage but they are there, nonetheless. A reader of mysteries looks for clues which a writer of mysteries has planted. This is part of the fun of mysteries–searching for those elusive […]
Feb 8, 2015
Moonlight Can Be Murder
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Moonlight Can Be Murder A Ned McNeil Cozy Mystery by Blanche Day Manos My car’s headlights cut a yellow swath through the swirling snow. Forty years ago, Uncle Javin’s driveway had not seemed so long but memories dim with time. Gray clouds […]
Feb 7, 2015
Exciting Interview!
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Some of my fondest memories are sitting at my parents’ kitchen table, drinking coffee and talking with them. Something about being in their presence, of a simple conversation, cheered me like nothing else. They were my re-fueling station. I wish I could remember each word that we said so I could re-play it in my mind, rather […]
