Out of Tune and Off Base

Out of Tune and Off Base

Did you ever wake up feeling out of tune and off base? Did it seem that the fuzzy recollection of some unidentifiable dream opened your eyes but left you with an uneasy feeling? Or, do you always greet the day with enthusiasm and shed those feelings of unease like a duck sheds water? If that’s the case, […]

The Mind of a Murderer

The Mind of a Murderer

He glanced at the house where the two old ladies lived. Silly, foolish women! They were easy fooled, thinking he was just being helpful, believing their pedigree and standing in the town impressed him. Ha! If they only knew what he really thought of them. But, with any luck, they’d never know until he was […]

The Mother Hen Syndrome

The Mother Hen Syndrome

I looked up the word syndrome in the thesaurus and it doesn’t sound like a good thing to have, sort of like the flu. I beg to differ with the definition of malady. Rather, I think the word syndrome means a symptom or a defining characteristic. That description sounds much better to me. However it is defined, […]

Chronicles of a Cozy Mystery

Chronicles of a Cozy Mystery

Thanks to Sharon Mierke for allowing me to guest blog on Cozy Cat Chronicles. It’s an attractive site and Ned McNeil and I are privileged to be featured. Come, take a look. It also spotlights the cover of By the Fright of the Silvery Moon. I love history and I love a good mystery. This […]

The Roaring of the March Lion

The Roaring of the March Lion

Yesterday’s wind was a wild and restless thing, blowing clouds across the sky and roaring through the treetops, sounding like a celestial lion. The day was much too warm for March 6, and such weather makes me uneasy. From time immemorial, people have had to watch the sky for their safety during threatening weather. I […]

The Roar of the Lion

The Roar of the Lion

Evidently, March is coming in like a lion. That is, if we count last night and the wee hours of the morning, when the storms were at their worst. If we think of March coming in today during daylight hours, it should be a lot calmer here in Arkansas at least; maybe not so much farther […]