Since it is the 97 year anniversary of the Peggs tornado, and although I re-published it last year at this time, I do so again today. For a time, I wrote feature stories for The Tahlequah Daily Press. On May 5, 1985, The Press published an article I wrote about the tornado that destroyed Peggs, […]
Apr 22, 2017
A Picture Perfect Day
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Yesterday was a picture perfect day if you like April storms, and the rain continues this morning. It’s chilly too–the temperature registers forty-eight degrees. Another fireplace day. According to a report I read, the Illinois River is supposed to reach well over sixteen feet and flood stage is eleven feet. These pictures give a hint […]
Apr 17, 2017
Out of Tune and Off Base
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Did you ever wake up feeling out of tune and off base? Did it seem that the fuzzy recollection of some unidentifiable dream opened your eyes but left you with an uneasy feeling? Or, do you always greet the day with enthusiasm and shed those feelings of unease like a duck sheds water? If that’s the case, […]
Apr 8, 2017
The Mind of a Murderer
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He glanced at the house where the two old ladies lived. Silly, foolish women! They were easy fooled, thinking he was just being helpful, believing their pedigree and standing in the town impressed him. Ha! If they only knew what he really thought of them. But, with any luck, they’d never know until he was […]
Mar 29, 2017
The Mother Hen Syndrome
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I looked up the word syndrome in the thesaurus and it doesn’t sound like a good thing to have, sort of like the flu. I beg to differ with the definition of malady. Rather, I think the word syndrome means a symptom or a defining characteristic. That description sounds much better to me. However it is defined, […]
Mar 28, 2017
Chronicles of a Cozy Mystery
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Thanks to Sharon Mierke for allowing me to guest blog on Cozy Cat Chronicles. It’s an attractive site and Ned McNeil and I are privileged to be featured. Come, take a look. It also spotlights the cover of By the Fright of the Silvery Moon. I love history and I love a good mystery. This […]
