Mystery, Murder, and Mayhem

Last night I watched an episode of Murder, She Wrote. It was a re-run. This series aired from 1984 to 1996. Murder, She Wrote was one of those few TV shows that I waited eagerly from week to week to see. Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher carried the show, a protagonist who, without fail, solved a […]

Take a Trip in Time

I found it in the shed of my parents’ home  in Tahlequah. It was a strange-looking object; metal and heavy, sort of resembling an axe without the handle. “What is it?” I asked Mom. She seemed surprised that I didn’t know. “Why, it’s an adze,” she said. “What’s it for?” “Papa used one for splitting […]