Happy first day of winter and a hearty welcome to a notorious guest. Today is the shortest day of the year, the longest night, the day when the sun begins heading north instead of south, and a spring-like day in NW Arkansas. It’s as if warm weather and autumn are having a final fling, a […]

Out With the Trash and Debris
Trash! It does accumulate, doesn’t it? Before we know it, we have caches of stuff that we don’t use any more, but we hold onto it with a feverish grip born of familiarity. Sometimes, we get so used to it we don’t even see it any more; it’s just part of the scenery. Yesterday, I […]

Buz, the Hill Country Fox, Conclusion
This is the conclusion to Buz, the Hilly Country Fox. I hope you enjoy it and maybe read it to a youngster in your life. Slipping from bush to rock, Buz followed the shepherds. Every once in a while, the shepherds would pause and point to the sky. At last, they stopped in front of […]

The Coffee Pot is On; The Welcome is Warm
Come on inside this morning, out of the cold. The coffee pot is on; the welcome is warm. Let’s travel back in time to last year, December, in fact. Christmas is coming and I’ve written a Christmas cozy mystery. And, I was thinking, and thinking, and… I woke up this morning thinking, Lord, in something […]

There’s Nothing Mysterious About It!
Here is a puzzle that’s easy to solve; in fact, there’s nothing mysterious about it. What event will come around in 45 more days? It arrives every year, same time. Christmas is just around the corner and I haven’t started my shopping! Have you? How about a book as a gift? Would you like to […]


