Murder in Mimosa – Part 3

In case you missed the full story, you can read parts 1 and 2 here: Murder in Mimosa (Part 1) Murder in Mimosa – Part 2   Several miles out in the country, Eli Parker climbed out of the white convertible. He put the car in neutral and rolled it into a drainage ditch. He placed a … Continue reading →

Along Cyrrus Creek – Pt. One

The day started out dark with the clouds twisting viciously in the sky. Rain fell and stopped. Fell and stopped. It was a black day, an appropriate day for the donkey to die. It didn’t have to happen, of course, but it did. The donkey was old, but he was in good shape and he … Continue reading →

PowerPoint Ted

In light of all the things there are to dread meet PowerPoint Ted He’s a Power Talker, a real Word Rocker Who likes turning his back on folks And clicking that small remote We watch him like an Army of the Dead Charts, graphs, symbols and the sales stats of Ted To say it mildly, … Continue reading →

The Heat is Gonna Kill Me

The summer heat in Texas is not for the faint of heart The sun climbs high early on and beats relentlessly all day the mercury soars into the stratosphere I walk in the tree shadows on the street trying to escape that blistering sun cowboy ranchers come to town and say “It’s hot as farrr” … Continue reading →

Revisiting The Prince of Tides

I was thinking the other day about books and summer and books to read in summer. I was thinking about books mainly that I have read before, since I never seem to do as much reading anymore, and one particular book came back to me. The Prince of Tides is an amazing piece of fiction … Continue reading →

Impropriety on the 20th Floor (Short Story Excerpt)

Nobody knew how the freezer came to be delivered at the law firm. All that was known was that the receptionist went to make coffee and when she came back to her desk, there it was in the middle of the lobby. A large silver metal freezer with a black handle. No tag, no papers, … Continue reading →

The Lost Colony – Some Solutions….

Around the year, 15 Hundred and a Long Time Ago, a boat full of English folks arrived to settle this fair country, although it had been settled and inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years or so already. The English, under the capable reins of Queen Elizabeth, also known as Cate Blanchett, had to … Continue reading →

A Nomad at the Dentist Office

Recently I have been feeling rather nomadic, so I’m thinking I might like to be a nomad. Why is that you might ask? Well because it just sounds romantic, wandering around the countryside in the United States like a gypsy without any responsibilities. I have reached an age where I would really like the not … Continue reading →

Whispering Falls Excerpt: The Tornado

It came down like a spinning top. The air was heavy, then darkness fell, finally the atmosphere became an envelope sealed with destruction. The people of North Texas are not strangers to those twisting clouds of madness as most have grown up with them or watched them from afar, gyrating along our flat plains like … Continue reading →

Dear Miss Malicious Once Again….

Dear Miss Malicious…. Why are you using that title….didn’t one of the Mob Wives get into trouble with that word? Nope, she got into trouble using “delicious” and she said that her friend’s boyfriend smelled that way and started a big stir….I use malicious because I just like the alliteration. I am actually quite nice … Continue reading →