This morning as the dawn seems slow in coming, my thoughts flutter here and there like the butterflies my grandson’s kindergarten class released last week. Prayers go to those in the Oklahoma City area; Shawnee and surrounding towns. I’m thankful for the safety of family and friends and saddened by knowing that not everyone escaped […]
May 17, 2013
Why Write a Mystery?
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My granddaughter likes to write stories. And she is good at it. Her “Horse Named Friday” that she wrote when she was in the first grade was well thought out with a surprise ending. She reads constantly and her room is stuffed with books. She once asked me why I write mysteries. I think I […]
May 8, 2013
The Cat
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He slips through the darkness of my neighbor’s yard, this nocturnal cat. The only reason I can see him at all is because part of him is white. The rest is black and gives an eerie impression of pale, disembodied blobs floating above the grass. What is his reason for being out? Catching a sleepless […]
May 6, 2013
The Warmth of Blessings
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Ember Glow When winter’s winds blow bleak and bare The silhouettes of frozen trees, Deep within my heart I go And warm myself within the glow Of love’s bright embers burning there, Upon the hearth of memories. […]
May 4, 2013
The Mystery of the Vanishing Spring
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What happened to springtime? When I looked out my back door yesterday morning, I thought I must be dreaming. Fully an inch of snow lay on the picnic table. I listened to see if I could hear Twilight Zone music. But no, the only sound I heard was the cold wind. Sure enough, Old Man […]
Apr 26, 2013
Queen for a Day
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Thanks to the nearly 2,000 people who made the ebook giveaway of Grave Shift a rousing success. I hope each reader enjoys the adventures of Darcy and Flora as they delve into mysteries that only these two plucky women can solve! Do any of you remember that very old TV show, Queen for a […]
