Jodi Rath has a passion for both mysteries and education which has led her to combine the two. She now he splits her time between working as an adjunct for Ohio teachers and creating mischief in her fictional writing. As a high school English teacher, she used fiction and non-fiction to focus on themes and central ideas. When it came time to write a mystery series, Jodi decided … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Blueberry Cobbler Blackmail
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5 tips to deal with check washing scams
Have you heard of check washing scams? These scams are one of the dangers of using checks instead of a credit card. This true story was sent to me by one of my readers. It begins when she mailed a check for twelve dollars to a charity in November. That one kind act set her up for a series of hits that just haven’t stopped.The annual contributionLike many people, Pat … [Read more...] about 5 tips to deal with check washing scams
Friday Fotos – Dunedin Railway Station
Dunedin Railway StationAll aboard! Completed in 1906, this classic example of Baroque Edwardian architecture is stunning. There's no longer as much train usage as there was when this station was built, however it still holds an office for Dunedin Railways. Unfortunately, our own rail tour was canceled due to a hundred-year storm that washed out the road and tracks to our … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Dunedin Railway Station
Behind the story of Murder at the Marlowe Club
Kate Parker grew up reading her mother’s collection of mystery books and her father’s library of history and biography books. Now she can’t write a story that isn’t set in the past with a few decent corpses littered about.Tragedy behind the story One of the issues Kate addresses in Murder at the Marlowe Club is cocaine usage. She noted that, in the story’s time period, … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Murder at the Marlowe Club
Friday Fotos – Larnach Castle entryway
One of the things that's most impressive about New Zealand's Larnach Castle, including this entryway, is how beautifully the wood has been restored. Everywhere you look, the wood gleams, looking as rich as it did when William Larnach built it for his first wife Eliza. It's difficult to imagine people living in a home this ornate, performing their daily tasks like cooking, … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Larnach Castle entryway