Bethany Macmanus's Blog, page 10

Murdered Between Stalagmites gets WriMo-d

Bethany tried to think of something clever to say about Jacob and Sherri this week, like: They were both clunkedon the head with simultaneous falling rocks (not umbrellas, lol) and fell asleep, and will both awaken (simultaneously, of course) the first Friday in December. They forgot they were in a mystery, and lived out their […]

Murdered Between Stalagmites, Scene 6 of 10

Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 “I want to go with you,” said Sherri. “Can I?” She was either afraid, or, I hadn’t messed things up too bad between us, yet.I stared at her for a few moments, my lips curving into a little smile. “Good.” We stopped in at the […]

Murdered Between Stalagmites, Scene 5 of 10

Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Sherri pursed her lips and nodded. “Okay. A scenario sounds good.” “If you think about it, what are the chances of an umbrella falling on a single man at exactly the moment he passes under it?” She nodded again. “Yes, I see what you mean.” She tapped […]

Murdered Between Stalagmites, Scene 4 of 10

Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Sherri stiffened in my arms. “What could that have been?” I pulled back. “I think it came from the kitchen area.” Her brow furrowed. “No, it sounded like it came from the other direction.” She grabbed her fleece off a railing, and we ran toward the water. The others […]

Murdered Between Stalagmites, Scene 3 of 10

Good to see you again! Don’t forget, the map is linked to in the post, wherever I think you’ll find it helpful. Scene 1 Scene 2 German pulled wide the canvas bag’s mouth. “Whoa, ho! Guess we’re all set, now.” He reached in and pulled out two fishing nets and a fish-gutting kit. Craig […]

Murdered Between Stalagmites, Scene 2 of 10

Welcome back! Or, if you’re just joining us, here’s the link to the first scene. In case you didn’t notice last week, I link to a few things in the posts. One is the cave map, and another is the characters’ back stories, as they are introduced. These are tools to help you as you […]

Murdered Between Stalagmites, Scene 1 of 10

I had no idea what possessed me to do it, but there I was, getting out of my rental in western North Carolina, in the middle of utter nowhere. I stared at the rocks rising out of the blue mist in front of me. A cave was in there, somewhere? I heard a squeal off […]

Official Invitation!

You are cordially invited to dust off your detective hat and join amateur sleuth Jacob Mercer, as he uncovers the secrets of Siren Song Caves, and the murder of…Θ≠λÛ♠! WHAT, you actually thought I would tell you who gets knocked off?! Nah…you’ll have to check back this Friday, as we begin our 10-scene adventure.I will […]

Fiction Fridays: Everyman

Coming up next week: Murdered Between Stalagmites! It’s my first Blog Murder Mystery Event, and it stars the characters you’ve been reading about these past six weeks, and today! Just as his dream about scuba diving ended, Mark Summers was ripped out of sleep by the insistent buzzing of his alarm clock. He turned over […]

Fiction Fridays: Hole Punched

Laura Frey turned out the lights and closed her office door at Greenway, Hawkins and Brennan. It was the second night this week Henry Hawkins kept her late working on the Yarborough file, and her eyes hurt. All she wanted to do was snuggle under her down comforter with the boob tube as white noise […]