If you haven’t tried writing your own Psalm of praise and thanksgiving, why not give it a try? It’s fun and what better pattern to emulate than the Book of Psalms? Bless the Lord, O my writing. May all my plots and characters praise the One who put the love of writing in my heart. The […]
Sep 30, 2020
So Long, September
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Preparation Shy and busy meadow mouse, Scamper to your tunnel house. Something in the wind says, “scurry”, Seasons change, it’s time to hurry. Days grow short and nights grow cold; Eat as much as you can hold. Tunnel down and burrow deep; Pass the winter wrapped in sleep. […]
May 4, 2020
Shadowy, Significant Clues
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We all like to find them, don’t we? It’s sort of an aha! moment to run across something significant when reading a mystery. But, beware. Sometimes what looks like a clue isn’t a clue. It’s merely a red herring that a sly and devious author has dragged across the path, to turn you in another […]
Feb 20, 2020
A Friendly Face
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A friend who invites you in for a cup of coffee, someone who puts aside her own problems to listen to yours, the warmth of knowing somebody cares. It’s a cozy feeling, a comfortable feeling to have a friend like this. Darcy, Flora, Ned are like that. A reader can visit them any time; she […]
Sep 19, 2019
Imagination
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Imagination is a wonderful thing, a mystery. It can take you anywhere, to any place, at any time. Children know this. Teachers of young children know this. So do moms and grandmas. One of the things I miss most of all, since my son was grown a long time ago, my grandchildren are long past […]
Sep 7, 2019
Simple Wisdom
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“Joys come from simple and natural things; mists over meadows, sunlight on leaves, the path of the moon over water.” […]
