Category: humor
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Dress Shields and Other Devices of Torment
A Reminiscence Around the age of fourteen I had my one growth-spurt of adolescence and reached my full height of five foot one and three quarters. I also attained the full maturity of my glands, including those I sweat with. Soon thereafter my mother decreed that in order to protect my good clothes, that is,…
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A New Calendar Mystery Story
When Hector Jones needs a detective on the 4th of July weekend in 1898, he hires Daniel Price, in “The Barn Door,” a NEW prequel short story to my calendar mystery series. It’s FREE July 4 through 8th at www.amazon.com/dp/B073G7ZXMP
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The Gardener
Recently, while working on a prequel story for my calendar mystery series called “The Barn Door” that takes place on the 4th of July weekend in 1898, I decided to give one of the characters a vegetable garden. And that led me to think about my dad and his gardens. Here’s my piece on that…
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Dare I Say Bah Humbug?
WiP Report # 18 What I’ve named “my week from H3LL” threatened to turn me all Scroogish as I began the annual trek through the holidays this year. You see, during the first week of every month, I usually have four meetings and a lunch in addition to my usual weekly activities of attending an…
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Perfect for your holiday drive!
Are you hitting the road for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday? If so, take along Cinderella, P. I., as she travels from the castle to the deep dark woods and to several other spots around the world. Along the way you will encounter a Prince Charming (or two), a fairy godmother, some wicked Stepmothers, mean Stepsisters,…
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12 stories only $.99
Little Red Riding Hoodie meets Big Bad Wolf in the woods, in “Cinderella, P. I.,” just one of twelve fairy tale mystery stories for grown-ups only $0.99 (or a penny less than a pound for UK customers) for the whole collection from 10/15 to 10/19/16 (to 10/20/16 for UK customers). You’ll find the Kindle eBook…
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Free Story
When a very special magic wand goes missing, Cinderella takes the case, twenty years, three kids, and a few extra pounds after the ball. For fun and fantasy, get “Cinderella, P. I.,” a fairy tale mystery story for grown-ups, for FREE on Kindle 9/9 through 9/11/2016. Here’s the link to the story: www.amazon.com/dp/B00BAZPXEM PRAISE FOR…