Texas Buried Secrets by Virginia Vaughan is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: Flashing blue lights alerted Cecile Richardson that she was in the right place. But first the verse and photo. I took this photo from my backyard on a half-cloudy day as the sun set. I think there must have been dust in the air to give …
Really Dumb Criminals — This Week’s Mystery Question
Really Dumb Criminals is this week’s Mystery Question. I am still shaking my head over some of them. But first the photo and Scripture verse. I had my phone with me earlier this week and captured this photo of a swallowtail butterfly lighting on my lantana. That’s one thing I really like about my phone–I usually have it with me …
No More Lies–Reader Friday
No More Lies by James Scott Bell is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’re the first lines: “The big fat liar was dressed in yellow slacks, yellow golf shirt, and yellow socks. His shoes were black. He looked like a ripe banana with feet. But first the photo and Scripture verse. Cindy Garness Skogman in Milaca, Minnesota took the photo. I love …
Criminals Caught By Stupidity — Mystery Question
Criminals Caught By Stupidity (their own) is this week’s Mystery Question. I had a lot of fun finding these by first starting out by googling “Criminals Hoisted on Their Own Petard” but I didn’t find many examples which surprised me. Someone being hoisted on their own petard is a phrase from a speech in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. The phrase’s meaning is …
The Dark Guest ~ Reader Friday
The Dark Guest by Sarah Hamaker is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: “You have a date tonight?” Rainer Kopecek smiled from his seat by the window, which overlooked the manicured lawn of the Happy Hill Assisted Living Facility. But first the photo and Scripture verse. I love unusual skies, but I’m not sure where I took this …
More Sweet Revenge Stories–Mystery Question
More Sweet Revenge Stories is this week’s Mystery Question. But first the photo and Scripture verse. Priscilla Bettis emailed me this photo her friend Vera Day took, and immediately I knew what verse I wanted for it. It’s a gorgeous photo and so calm. And now for last week’s Mystery Question–Revenge Can Be Sweet. I got the idea for this …
Cold Case Killer Profile–Reader Friday
Cold Case Killer Profile by Jessica R. Patch is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: “Any other woman might recoil at the chilling howl of the cunning and opportunist coyote, but not Brigitte Linsey.” But first the photo and Scripture. I love this photo of the sunrise I took when I was on a cruise. It always reminds …
Revenge Can Be Sweet — Mystery Question
Revenge Can Be Sweet is this week’s Mystery Question. I happened on one of these quite by accident and thought what a great post it would make if I could find two more and then make one up… But first the photo and Scripture verse. There was a super moon this past week, but this isn’t it. I meant to …
DL Wood’s The Vow–Reader Friday
DL Wood’s The Vow is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first paragraph: Kate Palmer stopped on the sidewalk, turned around, and listened. For the second time as she walked up her street, she thought she sensed something. Like…someone watching her. A feeling she knew altogether too well. Now for the photo and Scripture verse. I saw this verse on …
Courtroom Stories–Mystery Question
Courtroom Stories is this week’s Mystery question. I literally spit my coffee over some of these. First the photo and Scripture. The sun hung low in the sky as I chugged up the hill in my neighborhood. I topped the hill and saw this magnificient view, and I whipped out my camera. This goes to show that you don’t have …