When the Long Ago Suddenly Reappears

When the Long Ago Suddenly Reappears

Is the past really the past or does it reappear now and then? I saw one of my old college professors the other day, even though he has been dead a good number of years. Now, before you think I’ve gone completely round the bend, let me explain. Actually, I didn’t see him but I […]

Untangling the Web

Untangling the Web

Why do you pick up a cozy mystery and read? Is it because you like the characters or is it the setting? Do you like to try to untangle that snarled web of a mystery before the protagonist does? Have you noticed that in the cozy mystery genre, there’s a lot of leeway, a lot […]

Acting Out of Character

Acting Out of Character

One of the most fun things about writing cozy mysteries is creating characters and developing those characters into becoming. Becoming what, you may ask. Becoming real in the mind of the writer and reader.  Oh, I enjoy manufacturing a plot with plenty of chills and setting the whole thing down in a place that may […]

My Fascinating Foray into Politics

This is a re-post of a couple of dreams I had, years ago. I thought they were interesting, but haven’t analyzed them and have no desire to. What made me dream such absurd things? Only my subconscious knows. A few years ago, I went through a period of recording a few of my dreams in […]

That Cozy Little Cafe Called Dilly’s

Our Roving Reporter is blessed with an above average amount of curiosity, as are most reporters. She is drawn to Levi, Oklahoma, and its interesting inhabitants. Wanting to become better acquainted with the town’s citizens and the reasons behind so many mysterious happenings, she sets up an interview with a man who probably knows more about what […]

What Lay Beneath the Moonlight?

What Lay Beneath the Moonlight?

What Lay Beneath the Moonlight? An ancient church, deserted now, lay in a silv’ry light, Keeping watch o’er those who slept throughout the silent night. Did shadows move among the stones, was evil lurking near? Or was it just the moonlight and an old, remembered fear? Secrets lay beneath the soil that none alive now […]