If I can’t find a word that fits in the place where a word should be, I just make it up. Eclectic describes a group composed of different styles or kinds. That pretty much describes the writing styles and the reading and writing preferences of our critique group. So, I’d say we have eclecticity. A prettier word, though, is […]
Apr 22, 2015
Monsters and Mysteries
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. – Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio And, aren’t you glad? Shakespeare undoubtedly did not mean the Lock Ness Monster nor the ghost lights at Etta nor all the stories we’ve heard while sitting around the fire having a case […]
Apr 21, 2015
+Where in the World?
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Exciting news this morning. The three Darcy and Flora cozies are on the Cozy Mystery Reading List. Take a peek; just click this link: http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blanche-day-manos.html Is there anything worse than not being able to find someone, someone you love who was here just a minute ago? Darcy knew that feeling quite well. She left Flora […]
Apr 17, 2015
Watch out for that moonlight!
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Do you remember all those stories about a full moon and its evil effect on people? Do you believe those stories? Do you like to sit all snug and safe with family and friends and hear those tales that tingle the old backbone? Maybe you should take a look at Moonlight Can Be Murder. Click […]
Apr 16, 2015
It Was a Day Like Today…
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Smack dab in the middle of next month comes Decoration Day. Here is a poster of the first Darcy and Flora cozy mystery series, The Cemetery Club, which begins in a cemetery just before Decoration Day. Two murders take place or at least are involved with this historic resting place. There must be a reason why Goshen Cemetery figures […]
Apr 14, 2015
Hurt Feelings
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“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” John 8:32. And boy, what a freeing statement that is. All my life, I’ve struggled with getting my feelings hurt. And, many of the supposed hurts are just that–supposed. But whether the person who injured my exposed raw nerve ends meant to […]
