To the authors who read my blog: As you write your new book, do you find that you have some chapters you prefer to other chapters? To the readers who read my blog: As you read a cozy mystery, are there chapters that stand out to you? And then, of course, there are favorite parts within each chapter. […]
May 11, 2023
Something on the Stairs
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I had stopped shaking by the time I reached home. In the comfort of my living room, normalcy began to return. Ulysses licked my hand, grinning a hound dog welcome, and Penny looked up from her cushion. I breathed a sigh of relief. I was safe. I was home, and now I could try to […]
May 9, 2023
A Downhill Flight
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Something wet dripped onto my face. Very annoying. Did Mom know her roof leaked? Dad would never have allowed such a thing. My bed must be under a hole in the roof. Strangely, someone somewhere, was groaning. Pain twisted my mid section. Slowly, I raised my heavy hands and felt the seat belt stretched tightly […]
Apr 21, 2023
Murder By Moonlight
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Sitting and waiting for my flashlight batteries to die was not an option. No one knew where I was, but at least I was alive. I had to try to escape on my own and going back the way I came in wouldn’t work. If this was a tunnel instead of a room, there had […]
Apr 19, 2023
The Car Race
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“It’s all your fault,” I muttered. Annabelle just shrugged, a goofy grin on her face. I shifted on the hard, wood chair in the sheriff’s office. It was uncomfortable, but so was the glare of the Diller County Sheriff. Believe it or not, Annabelle and I were here because of the slumping sales of my […]
