“A house without books is like a room without windows.” ― Horace Mann On my Home page here on my website is a line that says my favorite room is a room with windows. Maybe that’s because I too think of stories as windows into other worlds whether I’m the one writing that story or the one reading stories others …
Mystery Spots and Pet Photo Day
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly. ~R. Buckminster Fuller Okay, so my first picture wasn’t quite as mysterious as I had hoped. A lot of you got it right off. Yes, the spots on a butterfly wing. I do appreciate those of you who used a little more imagination and saw …
What Would You Name this Puppy ?
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ~William Shakespeare Are you ready for a new contest to maybe win a book or two? I wanted to try something different this time. Don’t worry. We’ll do that Mystery Picture one when my new book, River to Redemption, comes out this summer. …
Snow Fun or No Fun?
Do you like snow? Are you one of those people who wear sweatshirts that say “Let it snow?” Or are you somebody who wouldn’t care if you ever saw another snowflake and wish you were in Florida every time you are bombarbed with those flakes? I sort of like snow as long as it doesn’t overstay its welcome. One nice …
“He’s No Poe”
Meet my new dog, Frankie. He’s very cute, isn’t he? I haven’t been without a dog of my own since I was about eight years old. So, when Oscar died of bone cancer in October, I sort of felt lost. What I had done in previous years was to always find a new dog to add to the family before …
My Very Good Dog Oscar
I told you all last summer that my dog, Oscar, had been diagnosed with bone cancer. The vet said it was an aggressive cancer and Oscar maybe had two months. It turned out he had about twice that much time, but not nearly as much time as I wished for him and for me. He passed over the Rainbow Bridge …
Growing Up on the Farm
The last couple of weeks I’ve invited you readers to ask questions about my books, writing, or whatever. I answered most of the questions about writing last week on Wednesday. Hop back a couple of posts if you missed them. And if you’ve got more questions, I might be able to come up with more answers. Emily threw in …
A Christmas Letter to Santa
I wrote this little story in 1997 for our local electric co-op magazine. I shared it on here a couple of years ago, but here it is again. Hope you enjoy Joey’s letter to Santa. Dear Santa Claus, It’s the day after Christmas and I guess you’re wondering why I’m writing you now seeing as how I didn’t write you …
The Place Has Gone to the Dogs
“There is no psychiatrist to be found anywhere in the world like a puppy licking your face.” (Ben Williams) Are you a dog person? If you’ve visited me here on my blog or if you join the conversation on my Facebook author page, then you know that I definitely like dogs. And this weekend we had a houseful of the …
Chances to Win
Time is running out to enter my Celebration Giveaway for Murder Comes by Mail. Deadline is noon EST Tuesday, May 17, 2016. I got the nesting cats and they are cute but not as tall as I expected and the journaling Bible is beautiful. So if you want to get your name in the drawing, you have to do it …