First off, some cute cat memes that a friend sent me. I had my second COVID vaccine yesterday. So far, no significant side effects, although my arm is much sorer than with the first shot, but no flu-like symptoms. Messages about wearing masks, or not, are all over the place now and very contradictory depending […]
THE CHINESE MURDEROF EDWARD WATTS Covey Jencks Mystery, #3 Publish Date: December 8th, 2020 233 pagesMystery / Humor “The Chinese Murder of Edward Watts” is a Covey Jencks mystery. Covey and his partner in life, JayJay Qualls, take on a mysterious request from a client in the oil fields of Odessa. That mystery takes them all
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Those of you who regularly read my blog know that I love to have authors as guests. It’s always so nice to learn a little more about the author, the work, and the interesting things that happen in this wacky world of writing. I’m so thrilled to have James as my Wednesday’s Guest today. Enjoy…
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Now a couple of things I need to comment about. Things that have rankled for quite some time. First off, a note to reporters on NPR, especially those contributing to the morning news program Up First. It only lasts about ten minutes, and I listen almost every day, appreciating the quick update on things that
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Help me welcome Slim Randles as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. The pandemic sure is taking it’s toll on folks, a fact that Janice and Annette can testify to. Sometimes it makes us say the oddest things, and it’s hard to recognize a joke when we can’t see a smile. Before turning the blog over to Slim,
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Before I turn the blog over to Slim Randles, who’s here as today’s Wednesday’s Guest, I want to give a shout out to one of my sisters who’s celebrating a birthday today. She’s two years older than me, so she’s officially older than dirt. Parse that one out a bit. LOL I love that picture
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This meme has nothing to do with the subject of this post, but I couldn’t resist sharing after a friend sent it to me via e-mail. All of us who love to read can relate. I’m always so glad that Slim shares his weekly essays with me, so I always have content, even when I’m
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First up, I want to tell you about another Booksweeps contest I’m sponsoring with some other mystery writers: the Crime Fiction & Thrillers BookBub Follower Giveaway Contest. It started yesterday, March 15 and runs through March 24, which happens to be my sister’s birthday. Just a nice coincidence. Like the contest that ran a couple
First up a word of caution for my friends and relatives in Texas. Just because our governor ended the mandatory mask requirement in public – despite the advice of medical experts – this is not the time to relax our safety precautions, especially for the next couple of months. Texas is still the lowest on
Please help me welcome Terry Korth Fischer as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. I previewed her newest book, Gone Astray, on Sunday, and the book released on February 15. If you live anywhere in the central part of the U.S. from Texas up to North Dakota, you need lots of hot chocolate to stay warm. I’m adding
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