Where you send in the material – photos and blurb about almost anything! – and I laze around. Send to … Read More
Mrs. Plansky Does the Math
She hovered over the eelgrass, waving slightly, like a slow-motion breeze was blowing down there. The eelgrass grew on a … Read More
Mrs. Plansky and an Admirer
A few minutes later they were on the path that led back to Huey’s old pickup, walking side by side, … Read More
Mrs. Plansky Gets Pulled Over
“Have you had anything to drink?” “Today, you mean?” “You getting smart with me?” “No, no, officer. Certainly not! Me? … Read More
Not Beginnings
Sunday – normally for beginnings, where we take a look at the start of a Peter Abrahams novel, including those … Read More
C&B Shorts
Perhaps you don’t know about the Chet and Bernie short stories, available in digital and audio. A cheap way to … Read More
Phriday But No Photos
Instead we’ll have a tedious rumination on writing. There’s how the character sees things unfolding and then there’s how the … Read More
Politics and Us
A recent Amazon reviewer on Tender Is The Bite, the Chet and Bernie mystery that’s about politics and the same … Read More
Science and the Nation Within
Thoughts on this? https://dcjournal.com/drug-to-extend-dogs-lives-may-be-on-the-horizon/
Mrs. Plansky’s Dad
Mrs. Plansky’s 98-year-old-dad, the kind of character who threatens to take over a book: “Morning, Dad.” He didn’t look at … Read More