The Calm After the Storm

The Calm After the Storm

Yesterday was the calm after an exceedingly stormy night. In checking with my friends in Oklahoma, I found that a tornado had roared through mighty close to my childhood home and not far from my mother’s home at Etta. It had torn up a boat marina on Tenkiller Lake and destroyed the homes of several […]

It May Be a Dark and Stormy Night

It May Be a Dark and Stormy Night

  The little lost owl is found! It’s an answer to prayer.  I should have realized that this owl, who likes dark places and has wonderful night vision, might be hiding in a place where it felt at ease. That’s where I found it at last–under some sweaters and against the baseboard in a closet. […]

Warm Up a Chilly Fall Day

Warm Up a Chilly Fall Day

  What can warm up a chilly fall day? A free cozy mystery, of course! And, for two days only, Saturday, October 13 (today!) and Sunday, October 14, the second in the Darcy and Flora mystery series, Grave Shift,  is absolutely free as an ebook on Amazon. As you know, Darcy Campbell, a retired investigative […]

After the Ball Is Over

After the Ball Is Over

  There’s an old song, After the Ball Is Over; well, the two free days of Moonlight Can Be Murder ended at midnight last night. It was a huge success! I can hardly wait for my publisher to tell me how many books went out and to what areas. Thank you for downloading. I feel […]

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

It was indeed a dark and stormy night last night. Not once, not twice, but three times, the storms woke me. I should say they woke Nemo who then woke me. He has developed a sensitivity to storms that borders on panic. And, when panic takes over, there’s no reasoning with him.  But, we made […]

Seeking Refuge from the Storms

Seeking Refuge from the Storms

The approaching hurricane is occupying my thoughts. How bad will it be? How soon will it hit? Please, Lord, keep everyone safe. I hadn’t realized I had so many family and friends in Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia. But, I do. I hope they and everyone else remain out of the reach of […]