What do you do when you want to relax a bit and do something entirely different, something just for fun? Yesterday, I painted a nest egg gourd. Now, it just took a few minutes but as I looked at the sunflower arrangement, it seemed to need something to contrast with the yellow. So, I found one […]

The May Bee
Maybe I’ll find millions of dollars like the couple out in California did last year. Maybe the light will dawn in people’s lives and we’ll all get along with each other. Maybe the news coming from the television will be only good. And then, again…maybe not. You see, this is May 1 and if there […]

Thoughtful Thursday
Thanks to all those who participated in The Cemetery Club give-away. Thanks also for buying Grave Shift and Best Left Buried. Remember, they are all still offered at a very nice price! Nothing mysterious about that, but it is pretty cozy! Yesterday, I read an uplifting devotional about not looking back. I think the writer […]

Last Day of Free Book
All day today until midnight, The Cemetery Club is free as an ebook on Amazon. If you haven’t gotten your copy yet, now’s the time! Last chance! On a dark night, I would be looking for a light, wouldn’t you? If I were lost in a strange country, a map would be at the top […]

Disaster at the Homestead
The house had been built with a big chimney on the side that ran up both levels of the structure and extended about six feet above the roof to allow escaping embers from the upstairs fireplace to cool before falling back onto the roof. But now, instead of the tall chimney, there was only a […]

Eclecticity
If I can’t find a word that fits in the place where a word should be, I just make it up. Eclectic describes a group composed of different styles or kinds. That pretty much describes the writing styles and the reading and writing preferences of our critique group. So, I’d say we have eclecticity. A prettier word, though, is […]

