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The Alibi (A John Chance Mystery) – Chapter 44

The Alibi – Chapter 44   Sherlock listened to the communications coming and going out of Boston harbor and recognized elements from previous oceanic transmissions. Its extensive catalog of deep sea sounds, some from the first microphones submerged in ocean waters, its googleian knowledge of sound production systems, origins, indications, its massive computing, cohesing, interpolating, … Continue reading "The Alibi (A John Chance Mystery) – Chapter 44"

A Cute Young Thing

Ah, youth. Mine is gone many years, except in my heart when I gaze upon Susan (wife/partner/Princess). She is my delight and my joy. Together forty-six years, married forty of them, not always easy, not always nice, and wonderful to remember. We knew early on we weren’t suited to have children. Anybody who knows my … Continue reading "A Cute Young Thing"

For a Friend

If you can lift someone's spirits, you can lift mountains out of the earth.

The Alibi (A John Chance Mystery) – Chapter 43

(picking up where we left off…kind of…i reshuffled chapters last month. you’re use to it by now, right?) The Alibi – Chapter 43   Cisily lounged naked on the Lady Eglesia‘s maindeck after piloting it far enough out that Boston appeared only as a bright hump on the western horizon. A meteor burned across the … Continue reading "The Alibi (A John Chance Mystery) – Chapter 43"

He’s a Traveling Dude

Having previously missed my metaphor, we reach again. Behold a traveling dude. He knows his place and hopes we know ours. (we do) He graces us with his elegance, his subtlety of movement, his ability to hear less than a whisper. He moves on silent feet, watching, listening, wondering. Okay, enough romanticizing. The Wild is … Continue reading "He’s a Traveling Dude"

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A rather fitting offering for #WorldReadingAloudDay

But it’s a Lovely Tree

Sometimes I catches ’em and sometimes I don’t. Pretty much a metaphor for life, that. At least some people think and say so. I probably did once, myself. Once meaning “for a long period of time.” No, not so much. One of my teacher/mentors told me “Always look for the good” and that, to me, … Continue reading "But it’s a Lovely Tree"

The Alibi (A John Chance Mystery) – Chapter 42

And more coming together. The Alibi – Chapter 42   Morelli and Vox drove back to the orchard to the murmur of the AC and the twinkle of a clear nightful of stars. Vox remained quiet the entire drive and Morelli, keeping his eyes on the road, grew increasingly uncomfortable with the silence. Gio Fortuna … Continue reading "The Alibi (A John Chance Mystery) – Chapter 42"

Hecate and The First, Second, Third, Fourth, and possibly Fifth Edition

We thank you for your patience. I feel I should precede that with something like “All our customer support personnel are busy helping other callers now…” I’d be much happier if the statement was something like “All our underpaid, overworked, undertrained, foreign-based staff who are concurrently making dinner, changing diapers, or doing something much more … Continue reading "Hecate and The First, Second, Third, Fourth, and possibly Fifth Edition"

The Alibi (A John Chance Mystery) – Chapter 41

Yep, definitely coming together. The Alibi – Chapter 41   Ginni held her keys in her hand as she walked from the elevator to her condo. She kept her buttocks tight to keep a tampon in place. She couldn’t remember Briggs being so…violent? He was always demanding but most of the time he expected her … Continue reading "The Alibi (A John Chance Mystery) – Chapter 41"