As I said on one of my posts, this writer was born suspicious. Actually, I must have been born with suspicion mixed with gullibility, stirred together with a tendency to believe the best of people. That seems a contradiction, doesn’t it? But a mystery writer needs to have an inquiring mind. There! I believe inquiring is a […]
Sep 9, 2013
A Writer’s Inspiration
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A few days ago, one of the questions on a writers’ Facebook page was, What do you do to get unstuck from a writer’s block? My answer was I simply wrote. Darcy and Flora took over, I recorded their conversation and activities and voila! I was unstuck. There’s something else that gets me in the […]
Sep 8, 2013
Sunshine and Shadow
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My house sits on a curvy street. This is very difficult for a directionally-challenged person because I can’t quite get it straight in my head whether I’m facing north or south or somewhere in between. I just know that in the summer, I have more sunshine in the back part of the house. In the […]
Sep 7, 2013
Saying Good-bye to Friends
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On my Facebook page yesterday, I mentioned that I had completed my third Darcy/Flora, mother/daughter/sleuth book. Will I write a fourth? I don’t know. I’ve been mulling over another series, but we’ll see. Anyway, what a feeling of sadness descended upon me as I finished re-reading and editing that last page! I tied up the […]
Sep 5, 2013
When Friends Get Together
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Yesterday, I attended Fran’s monthly luncheon. I should say right here that Fran is a lovely person whose luncheons are her means of reaching out to women and bringing us together to share good food, conversation, and most of all, friendship. She is blessed with the gift of hospitality. As I munched on salads and […]
Sep 4, 2013
Sometimes I Wonder…
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Yesterday, quite by accident, I met a former student and her mother coming out of a store here in town. I thought the mom looked familiar and when I saw the Oklahoma car tag, I asked if they were from Tahlequah. “Yes,” she answered. I told her my name and asked if she had a […]
