Tag: mystery

  • The Maps Are Full of Shadows

    The Maps Are Full of Shadows

    If we no longer believe in dragons, we’ll conjure them up ourselves.

  • I Sure Could Use a Mashed Potato Mystery

    Are you suffering from news fatigue? Me too.

  • A Gallo-Roman Mystery

    What are they? It’s driving me nuts.

  • The Toynbee Tiles

    Mystery solved.

  • The First Detective Novel

    This book is mysterious on many levels.

  • The Mystery That Is Kaspar Hauser

    People just love an unanswered question.

  • Quagmire Lays an Egg

    Okay everybody, someone is really trying to mess with my head. Not since the movie “Gaslight” has anyone been as manipulated into questioning his or her sanity as I have been lately. To bring you up to speed, 10 months ago I wrote The Great Banana Mystery, in which I described the antics of my…

  • Things Get Fruitier

    If you read my blog regularly, you know that about 4 months ago my dog Quagmire brought two bananas in from the fenced back yard. I wrote about it in The Great Banana Mystery. I still have no idea where those bananas came from. I try not to lose any sleep over it. And then…

  • The Plot Thickens

    I have always adored that phrase. The plot thickens, like a delicious stew, all warm and meaty and ready to eat. The plot thickens, so it will require a lot more complex straining to get to the bottom of it. The plot thickens, which means there must be a lot more ingredients involved than identified…

  • The Great Banana Mystery

    The other day I got home from work and let the dogs out into the back yard to play. My new little dachshund came running back in almost immediately, looking quite pleased with himself and carrying a ripe, unpeeled banana. Just let that sink in for a minute. Now, here are some facts. I do…