A mile before reaching Deertrack Hill, those headlights moved even closer. In the mirror, the car reminded me of a dark monster with glowing eyes. Lightning flashed and I got a better look. I gasped and Mom turned toward me. “What is it, Darcy?” My throat felt dry. “That car following us, Mom; I can’t […]
Feb 10, 2017
The Things We Don’t See
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Sometimes the things we don’t see are more real than the things we do see. Let me explain. When someone greets me and says, “Hello. How are you?” I realize they don’t really want to know that I found it hard to sleep last night, I have a leg ache, and several worries just won’t […]
Jan 19, 2017
A Cold, Dampish, Winter Day Warmed by Cozy Critters
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Yesterday was cold and dampish, the sort of day that made you want to come in by the fireside and sit down for coffee and cookies with friends. So, that’s what we did. In this, the first meeting of the critique group since before Christmas, all were present and accounted for. We had a lot of […]
Jan 17, 2017
A Legacy of Reading
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What is your legacy? What did you inherit? What was handed down to you from someone in your past? A hefty bank account? A home? A prized possession? Or, was it something more intangible and even more precious? I like watching The Antiques Roadshow. It’s always heart-warming when an item is brought to the show […]
Jan 6, 2017
Beautiful, Cold, Deep Freeze Sort of Day
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We are in a deep freeze in NW Arkansas. The snow arrived last night; not much of it in this part of the state, but more elsewhere. When I looked, the temperature was eleven degrees, but it may have dropped lower by now. Streets are slick and hazardous and schools are closed. This is the […]
Dec 28, 2016
Ventris County Viewpoint
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I just happened to come across part of a newspaper from Ventris County, the Ventris County Viewpoint, and thought you might like to see what’s going on in Levi, Oklahoma, in between books. The Ventris County Viewpoint News about Town Jasper Harris is out of pocket again, gone for one of his strolls through the […]
