Pets in mysteries By Maggie Toussaint Dog lovers and cat lovers vie for supremacy. Each group thinks their pets are cuter, smarter, and more entertaining. I’ve been owned by both dogs and cats, and I must confess I’m more of a dog person. For that reason, I have dogs in just about every book I write. […]
Birthday Presents in Reverse By Terry Odell It was my birthday last week – one of those milestone “ends in a zero” years. However, as is the case with every birthday, I’m only one day older than the day before, so I don’t pay a whole lot of attention to the number. As far as […]
Winter Vacations by James M Jackson There are (at least) three schools of thought regarding winter vacations. One, especially attractive to those in higher latitudes, is a vacation to someplace warm. The opposite is preferred by those who enjoy winters sports, specifically seeking out a cold location, usually with plentiful snow. The third is a […]
Creating Romance Nancy J. Cohen Valentine’s Day has always been special to me. It’s the day my husband and I got engaged. We’re still married forty years later. In my younger days, I enjoyed the card exchanges in elementary school. Red happens to be my favorite color second only to turquoise. I like the candy […]
What is “Old?” by Karla Brandenburg My mother always said old is a state of mind. You’re only as old as you feel. I gotta tell ya, some days I feel pretty darn old! Last year I was at a birthday party with my daughter and one of her friends came up to her and […]
Groundhogs and winter by Tina Whittle At some time this morning, Punxsutawney Phil–perhaps the most famous rodent in America (not counting a certain mouse in Orlando)–will come out of his burrow and perhaps see his shadow. If so, there will be six more weeks of winter. If not, then an early spring is on the […]
The Beat Goes On By Maggie Toussaint If you’re “of an age” you may remember “The Beat Goes On,” a hit song by Sonny and Cher. The song tells of life events that keep coming at you, and I can totally identify… La de da da dee, la de da da dah (you can thank […]
Starting Anew by Terry Odell Wishing everyone a very safe, prosperous, and happy 2017. January is half over and the holidays are behind us. Time to get back to whatever “normal” means for each of us. For me, it’s back in the writing groove. I published three Triple-D Ranch novels in 2016, as well as […]
What’s Your Hobby? by James M Jackson When asked that question in the presence of my better half, she’ll roll her eyes and say something like, “He has serial passions.” What she means is that I get interested (okay, really interested) in something, will stick with it for some time, and then gradually that interest […]
A New Year Begins by Nancy J. Cohen January 2017 January means we have to put these items atop our priority lists: (1) It’s time to gather information for tax returns. (2) We can clean out files and receipts from eight years ago. (3) We should review our calendar for the coming year and copy […]
