Chapter 3 Lathe sat down at the table, nodded to Abigail and Monroe, and cleared his throat. “I might as well tell you straight out that Thurston Cubbins was found dead this morning.” There was a collective gasp at the table. Thurston Cubbins, President of the only bank in town, dead? “Was […]
A Visit from the Sheriff
Chapter Two Memories flashed through Miss Georgia’s mind of a boy who had teased her all the way through her growing up years, a boy who lived on a farm just a short way from her family’s home, a boy who left to join the War when he was much too young and who, […]

The Neighbor
Miss Georgia smiled as she gazed around her sunny living room on that early spring morning. Her decision to move into town had been a good one. Her friend, Abigail, lived in the middle of three houses. She was on one side of Abigail, and, on the other side, a new neighbor recently moved into […]
The Cure for Worrying
Peace and harmony are not always the order of the day and you and I can find many things and people to worry about, without even trying. Those worries just seem to come flocking, with no invitation at all. So, what do we do as an antidote? Constant worry is not a happy state of […]

It’s a Mystery to Me
So many things are a mystery to me. Why did this or that happen? Why do people act or speak the way they do? It’s fun to try to look behind the obvious. Cozy mysteries are fun because they do just that. Darcy and Flora, Ned and her friends–they delve into the reason behind the […]


