Roving Reporter Caught Me

At last, she did it! The roving reporter caught up with me. She asked probing questions and I did my best to provide interesting answers. Roving Reporter: Tell me, please, what led up to your becoming a writer of mysteries? I mean, well, no offense, but just looking at you, you are sort of the […]

A Welcoming Place

A Welcoming Place

There’s a picture I found on the internet that really appeals to me. It’s a picture of a log house, a dark, unpainted log house, standing sturdy and tall with snow all around. A chimney rises from one side. I can imagine that this is a welcome refuge for those wanting to come in out […]

As Onward We Go

As Onward We Go

The temperature is shivering around twenty-four degrees and guess what? That’s the high! The low will be somewhere around fourteen tonight. There’s also the possibility of snow. That’s the way it is here in NWArkansas. The weather is an interesting, iffy thing. Never count on it staying one way or the other. It must be […]

The Day Before

The Day Before

I woke up this morning and sprang from my bed, with thoughts of a busy day rife in my head. Now on with the coffee pot, on with my blog; fill the bird feeders and also the dog. Quick, to the kitchen I go in a hurry; from counter to stove top I scoot and […]

When You Read

When you read a book, what are you expecting to find? If, within a few pages, you find misspellings, poor choice of words to describe a scene or person, one grammatical error after the other, do you keep reading?  If the author of the book lets you in on what other characters are thinking, jumping […]

October’s Sun

October’s Sun

Sunlight warms the old railroad ties that hold up my mailbox. One of these days, those strong, square pieces of wood will tumble down, and they look pretty disreputable now, but I like them. They are weathered and rugged, they’ve had an interesting past, and even though their original usefulness is gone, they still have […]