Oh, Cindy Lou
The Grinch met his end. /
Cindy Lou Who, was it you?/
Heartless mystery.
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Mystery
Three books, new season. /
Mysteries in print on screen. /
More than flowers bloom.
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Filed under 2019, haiku, photo by David E. Booker, Poetry by David E. Booker
The once was a writer of mystery /
Who had a sordid and checkered history. /
They say in another town /
She let her husband drown /
Because his reviews of her writing were blistery.
There once was a writer from Tennessee
Who wrote several good mysteries.
Her writing wasn’t horsing around
Except when horses were around
Then her private eye was riding high for his fee.
First writer: “Did you hear about the mystery writer whose husband kept asking Alexa for jokes?”
Second writer: “No, what happened?”
First writer: “He was found dead in his bathtub this morning. The police think he was ‘Alexa-cuted.'”
Second writer: “Self-inflicted or murder?”
First writer: “They don’t know, but the police are pretty sure she’ll make book on it.”
Filed under 2018, joke by author, Monday morning writing joke
Two writers are working in a room.
The would-be mystery writer keeps scratching her head and staring at her screen as she decides what should happen next.
The struggling science fiction writer repeatedly strikes his computer keyboard with his thumb.
Finally, she looks up and asks: “What are you doing?”
“I keep hitting the space bar,” the guy says, “but I’m still here on Earth.”
Filed under 2017, joke by author, Monday morning writing joke
There once was a writer ignorant of history, /
For whom dates and names were a mystery. /
Did it happen there? /
Did anyone really care? /
It let him tell the story so simplistically.
Filed under 2017, Monday morning writing joke, poetry by author
https://killernashville.com/killer-nashville-scholarships/
Have you wanted to attend Killer Nashville, but like a down-on-his-luck gumshoe finding it hard to crack the case that will save your, client, your reputation, and save you from the bill collectors?
Well, here’s a clue, maybe two that could crack the case wide open. You might just qualify for either the Jimmy Loftin Memorial Scholarship or the Lisa Jackson Scholarship. Both scholarships are aimed at helping those who have a desire to attend, but don’t have the lucre to lay down. Both scholarships are based on financial need.
The Jimmy Loftin Memorial Scholarship is in honor of Jimmy Loftin, who “was murdered in the prime of his youth,” according to the Killer Nashville web site. Jimmy family has several writers and an uncle who has been a long-time supporter of the Killer Nashville. Killer Nashville also accepts donations to this scholarship.
Before she was an internationally known, bestselling author, Lisa Jackson was a single mother struggling to make ends meet. The author of 85 novels, Lisa was also the 2014 Guest of Honor at Killer Nashville. She has been a big supporter of the conference and wanted to help those who are struggling with the bills while struggling with the writing.
Guidelines for the scholarships is as follows:
–write an essay that illustrates your financial need and why you want to attend the Killer Nashville Writer’s Conference.
–Entries should be 500 words long, double spaced, and in 12-point Times New Roman or Courier with at least 1-inch margins.
–Attach entries to the online form found at https://killernashville.com/killer-nashville-scholarships/
–The deadline is July 1, 2017.
The Killer Nashville Conference is August 24 – 27, 2017 in Franklin Tennessee. Details at https://killernashville.com/.
Filed under 2017, conference
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