This morning’s May world is dampish and warm. Trees and grass seem to be in a contest to see which can be greener. The water fountain among the flowers is rippling and a slight breeze moves through new leaves. It’s going to be a beautiful spring day but my thoughts turn to Moonlight Can Be Murder […]
May 9, 2014
But, What Happened Before That?
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Everyone has a back story, a reason for being where we are and how we got there. Characters in books have back stories too. Before Barbara and I wrote The Cemetery Club, Flora and Darcy had a life. Darcy was an investigative reporter for a Dallas newspaper. Her husband Jake’s death was the reason Darcy came back home […]
May 2, 2014
Moonlight Can Be Murder
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This is an excerpt from the current cozy mystery in progress, Moonlight Can Be Murder. Nettie is on the front porch of Granger Mansion watching Dink Renfroe repair the front door. “Yep, it’s a shame that somebody damaged this here fine old wood. Know who did it?” I perched on the porch railing the day after Pat and […]
Apr 30, 2014
Imagine That!
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Imagination is a gift. It is sort of like a beautiful thoroughbred racehorse. It can take me to many places, thrilling, wonderful places, many of which I’ve never seen. With my imagination, I lead adventure after adventure, solve mysteries, and meet exciting people. With my imagination, I can answer that age-old question, What if? On […]
Apr 27, 2014
Approaching Danger
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A real life mystery this morning…will we actually have a severe thunderstorm or will we not? The weatherman is saying the atmosphere is going to be so unstable that it could produce tornadoes! And, he mentioned hail as big as…well, I can’t even fathom. I was out in one hailstorm in my car and I […]
Apr 21, 2014
The Mystery Deepens
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Decoration Day will soon be here–just next month, in fact. Attending Decoration Day has been our family’s custom for many years–well, actually, I guess for more than a century. It is a celebration of those we’ve loved who have died before us. We go to the cemetery to place flowers on their graves, not because we think their […]
