The Not-So-Nice-Mice By Blanche Day Manos (Part II) “What?”the spider shouted. “I’ve never heard of that. “I think you’ve got this backward. You are a mixed-up cat.” “The mice are quick,” Tom whimpered. “I could not catch a one. “And they all tend to laugh at me because I cannot run.” “Hmm,” the spider muttered, […]
Oct 21, 2013
A Scattering of Footprints
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Looking back at what I’ve written through the years, I find a strange paper trail of four main interests: fiction, poetry, songs, articles. Many examples show up within each category and yes, indeed, it is a paper trail because I began writing long before my desk ever boasted of holding a computer. Interesting letters of […]
Oct 20, 2013
Dream That Dream!
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When you look at the picture below this post, do you see a beautiful dragonfly, green gauzy wings iridescent in the sun, able to fly in six different directions, snapping up mosquitoes, gnats, and other annoying pests? You don’t? That is actually what this little creature is–a dragonfly in its early stages of development. In a […]
Oct 18, 2013
Bright Moon, White Moon
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The full moon shines a white path down my street this morning. What is there about moonlight that makes a familiar world appear mysterious? The lunar night-light is certainly the subject of many songs, poems, and stories, and inspired the title of my current mystery, the one I’m working on, called Moonlight Can Be Murder. Each […]
Oct 17, 2013
The Second Earthquake
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After a few excursions into other realms of writing, I’m back this morning with my consuming passion–writing cozy mysteries. Before I quote from Grave Shift, though, I’d like to share a couple of other quotes that I’ve found inspiring. I don’t know who wrote them but whoever it was, I’m glad he or she did. “On my […]
Oct 16, 2013
It Happened One Summer
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It Happened One Summer by Blanche Day Manos All Rights Belong to the Author First off, let me tell you that I do not believe in reincarnation. This is just a silly flight of fancy and I hope I don’t offend anyone. I wrote it strictly tongue-in-cheek, just for fun. I had no one in […]
