Tuesday Treats & Titles: Fish & Chips with a Twist

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Silver James

Don’t you just love it when you’re in the middle of cooking and someone rushes in and shoves a book (in whatever format) in front of your nose and says, “You HAVE to read this!!!.” Technically speaking, I’m not doing that. That said, you might just love both the recipe AND the book`.

Total Time: 25 Min.
Prep Time: 10 Min.
Cook Time: 15 Min.
4 servings

Turn seafood into see-them-love-it food with our Fish and Chips with a Twist. This fish and chips recipe combines the fish and the chips in one dish!

What You Need
1-1/2 cups crushed salt & vinegar kettle-cooked potato chips
1/4 cup MIRACLE WHIP Dressing
4 cod fillet s (1 lb.)

Let’s Make It
1 – Heat oven to 400ºF.
2 – Spray baking sheet with cooking spray. Place crushed chips in shallow dish.
3 – Brush dressing onto both sides of 1 fish fillet, then dip in crushed chips, turning to evenly coat both sides of fillet with chips. Place on prepared baking sheet.
4 – Repeat with remaining fish fillets.
5 – Bake 12 to 15 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork.

Kitchen Tips
Tip 1 – Serving Suggestion: Serve with a mixed green salad tossed with your favorite KRAFT Dressing.

Tip 2 – Substitute: Prepare using your favorite variety of potato chips.

My Food & Family has awesome recipes and you can click over for all the nutritional info on this one. Since Sade spent some time in the British Isles during her last exploits and since this recipe is even easy and quick enough that she could maybe handle it… “I heard that, Silver! I can throw raw fish into crumbled up chips and then put it in the oven so there!” … 🤫 Yeah, don’t anybody hold their breath. … “I HEARD that! Jeez, I get nooo effing respect around here.” … Anyway, this recipe is a tasty and easy twist on “fish and chips” no matter where you eat them. I bet these fillets would be tasty with a little malt vinegar sprinkled on them while eating. Yum! Okay, if you are curious about Sade’s adventures and her Scooby Gang of intrepid Magicks, including the sexy vampire Sinjen, you can grab her latest book, GHOSTS & THE ANCIENT STONES by clicking on the title or either photo depicting the cover. She’s all over the place chasing down the wicked wizard who painted a target on our favorite FBI agent’s back.

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The Monday I Hate the Most

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Silver James

Welcome to DST. NOT!!!!! I hate this whole “fall back” thing. I have enough trouble getting my body to cooperate when it comes to sleep and now the infernaleral government insists on perpetuation this myth. I heard one pundit praise it because it gives farmers more daylight. In the winter. When most of their crops are fallow. And guess what! Most famers have farm equipment with lights now. No more mules an or draft horses pulling plows. Oh, and the farm animals? This whole hour back and forth thing doesn’t mean a blessed thing. Sunrise is sunrise and sundown is sundown. They can’t read a clock! SOMEBODY in Washington (and Europe too because they’re debating this whole time debacle) do something that actually makes sense. KTHXBYE.

In other news, the real OSU moved up in the polls after another win this weekend–up 1 spot from 11th to 10th.. My Pokes are on a roll but they have 3 tough games in the weeks ahead, including in-state Bedlam rival OU, which didn’t move because they had a bye week. Baseball’s done except for hirings and firings and winter trades until mid-February when pitchers and catchers report and then the rest of the players report around my birthday. I already miss baseball. Also, since I’m basically politically incorrect (and have a significant degree of Indian blood and am married to an Indian), congratulations to the Atlanta Braves! They took the World Serious in 6. Keep that chant and chop goin’.

After watching the numbers last month and this, though we’re only a week into November, I’ve decided to take my remaining books out of Kindle Unlimited on Amazon. Most days, I can sell one book and make the same (or more) royalty as what I’m getting on KU. With the little authors make per page read ($.004), people would have to read 518 pages to equal the royalty received on one book sold at a $2.99 price point. The ROI (Return On Investmen) no longer makes sense. I’ll be taking each book wide through Draft2Digital as they come off KU, so they won’t go live in any sort of order. Today is not the time for a full lesson on the inner workings of KU. I made some money there–to begin with–but I believe my better course forward is with wide distribution.

Speaking of reading, who has–or knows what HOOPLA is? 🙋🏼‍♀️ Hoopla Digital is a streaming service for ebooks, autdio books, music, and movies. It’s accessed through your local library, if your library subscribes. I’m really lucky that my library system has a great digital library I can tape into but I can often find books on Hoopla that are NOT in my library’s local system. There are also times when there’s a waiting list for a new release at the library when I can grab a copy off Hoopla without having to wait. You might want to check into. I’m slowly getting my independent books accepted there. All of the Penumbra Papers are available, along with MOONSTRUCK: LIES. Hopefully, all my books will make it sooner or later. And yes, I do get paid per checkout there.

On the personal reading/listening front, I finished the re-listens and the new release in Lauren Dane’s Diablo Lake series. Wolf shifters and witches with a touch of southern sweet tea and lavender. They aren’t as sexy as her usual fare and the relationship angst is low. They’re sweet romances with sexy bits, some intrigue and very likeable characters. I’m now embarking on a relisten of Jayne Castle’s Gosthunter/Harmony series. There’s a new book in that series dropping on the 16th so yay!

LG is so good to me. He put new “rubber” on Drover, ie. he replaced front and rear windshield wiper blades on my Highlander, and then he topped off my tank. He is soooo totally a keeper! Which is probably a good thing considering how long I’ve kept him… 😉

I probably should save this for a Friday Free-For-All post but whatever. Does anyone else get down to the bottom of both the dip carton AND the potato chip bag and decide to dump the chips into the carton, grab a spoon, stir it up, and eat away? I totally do that. When no one is around to see, of course.

Not much else is going on my world. I’m working on NaNoWriMo words in MOONSTRUCK MAFIA: BOSTON as well as finishing up the revisions on MONTANA MOON. I hope to have it live at least in a few places by the end of the week. Saturday was siren test, Mexican restaurant lunch with the Kids and a loooong nap. I guess I was getting ready for the time change. Ugh. That’s it for me today. What about y’all? Anything new, noteworthy, boring or worth ranting about? Any weird “culinary” habits you want to share?

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Friday Free-For-All

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Silver James

Another week closer to the end of 2021. Not sure how I feel about that. I do know that I closely resemble the cat over there. 😉 Since it’s Friday, I thought I’d share some totally random thoughts, links, and stuffs. To get us started, here’s a feel-good story/video for the day. Mozel Tov! It’s about a woman who adopts a very special…dog. I would have brought Mozel Tov home in a heartbeat!

Speaking of animals…
But what about the dog/cat/horse/insert critter type here? … I read a news story sometime back. A person on vacation took her Golden Retriever for a walk. Her husband reported her missing later that day. State police recovered her body sometime later from a nearby river. There was no mention of the dog. What happened to the dog?!? Did s/he return home and that’s how the husband knew there was trouble? Did the dog run away? Did it jump in the river and drown too? There’s an adage that is frequently passed along to new writers: Don’t kill the dog! It just pisses off the reader. I’m sorry for the lady and her family, but…I really want to know what happened to the dog! Okay, part of that is caused by my writer’s brain but mostly, it’s due to my fondness for critters.

Speaking of critters, this CHEEZBURGER post offers up 22 Animal Squads That Look Like They’re About To Drop A Bangin’ Mixtape

Heard a line in a book about coffee that made me laugh: Only two kinds of people drink coffee black–criminals and cops.

Harlequin posted an interesting question on Twitter the other day: Would you rather love a book everyone hates or hate a book everyone loves? I’m not sure either position is a comfortable one. I think it’s probably easier to “defend” loving a book than it is hating a book in the face of all the rabid fans. That said, I often find myself either DNFing or not rating a book that so many people have raved about. *koff50shadeskofftwilightkoff* I’m also the first to admit that I have eclectic tastes in reading material and those preferences, like my humor is all subjective.

Speaking of “Twilight”…this Twitter thread that was reproduced on Cheesburger made me laugh, because Twilight characters as dogs? Yeah…I’m totally there!

And finally, a PSA! You’d think as situationally aware as I am, and with my background, I’d have known about this or figured it out. If you are ever lost while hiking, get stranded with a broken down car, etc and you notice your cell phone is either low on juice or has no signal, here is a tip that very well may save your life. Change the voicemail on your phone to a message that gives your approximate location, the time, the date, your situation (lost, out of gas, car broken down, injured, etc.) and any special instructions such as you are staying with the car, you are walking toward a town, etc…. The best part of this is that even if your cell phone dies or stops working, voicemail still works, so anyone calling your phone looking for you will hear the message and know where to find you or where to send help. In other words, DON’T BE THIS GUY! (the story’s about a lost Colorado hiker who didn’t answer his phone–rescuers were called–because he didn’t recognize the numbers.

On that note, go out and enjoy your weekend. Even if that means staying in, snuggled up on the couch with a good book, movie or sports event on the tube.

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Time

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Silver James

Guess what happens at 2 a.m. Sunday morning? I’ll give you three guesses and the first two don’t count. I’ll wait…

…

Why, yes! It is the arrival of Daylight Savings Time. Or the return to Standard Time. Or whatever!?!?!?! Why is the government still torturing us with this nonsense? Y’all, I don’t care which gets used, just stop the madness of switching back and forth. Seriously! On that note, I had to laugh when this popped up in my inbox. Fitting, no?

If you take your time, Silver, you’ll have more of it.

Wei-i-i-r-d,
The Universe
©www.tut.com

And if you love each day, Silver… actually, it doesn’t matter what the consequences are, huh? They won’t be any sweeter than you in love with each day.

So, we fall back, right? Does this mean I’ll be awake at 4 a.m. now? If so, I’m totally not going to be in love with each day. That noted, there is something to think about what the big U has to say on the topic. What about y’all? Are you a fan of DST?

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Wednesday Words: Telescopic Vision

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Silver James

Well, that was fun! And it got me 652 new words! Another 1K and I’ll hit my NaNoWriMo goal for the day. (Caveat, I’m typing this yesterday–Tuesday. I’ll need another 1667 words today. 😆 ) So…the #1lineWed THEME for today is **TELESCOPE**. Since I’m writing mob Wolves instead of astronomers or pirates. So with that in mind, I set down to do a little free writing and voila! New words. Not sure where this scene fits into the whole, but I’ll find a place. FYI, Fiona was rescued by the Boru Wolves (named for their mob boss, Brian “Boru” O’Hara), and Maura is the Assistant District Attorney gunning for Ronan O’Connor. 😉
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Fiona was lost. And a little afraid. There were so many people pressing around her, all talking loudly and jostling. She tried to understand the huge map handing above her head. Buses. Trains. Which was which and where did they go. She stepped back and stumbled as she knocked into a warm body.

“Oh, mercy,” she cried, whipping around. “My apologies, surely!”

The woman she’d rammed straightened and seeing the tears in her eyes offered a smile. “No harm done.” She gazed about the area. “You’re not from around here, are you.”

“I’m not, no. An’ t’tell the truth, I’m a wee bit lost.” Fiona offered a shy smile. “Truth be told, I’m a lot lost.”

“No worries. Where are you trying to go?”

And wasn’t that the question. She’d been angry at Bowie and had slammed out of the apartment. She’d walked all the way to the bay and then foolishly caught a bus. She couldn’t remember the name of the street where Bowie’s flat was located. She racked her brain.

“I think I’m lookin’ for Telescope Hill.” The lady curled her lips between her teeth. “Ya ken go ahead an’ laugh. I’m stayin’ with…friends an’ I’m an absolute dolt for not knowin’ the address nor how t’get back there. They were talkin’ about a place called Telescope Hill an’ I know it’s close. If I could get there, I can find my way to their flat.”

“Could it possibly be Telegraph Hill? Over in Dorchester Heights?”

Fiona considered. “Maybe? There’s a park and a white tower.”

The woman nodded. “That sounds like Thomas Park.”

“There’s a pub nearby.” Fiona suddenly brightened. “Tis painted green.”

The woman laughed. “I’m sorry. That could describe half the bars in Boston.”

“I’ve only walked past it. My friend…he hangs there with his mates. I think it’s called Clancy’s?”

The woman narrowed her eyes and gave Fiona a penetrating look. “Your friend hangs out at Clancy’s?”

The change in the woman’s demeanor scared her a bit and she eased back a step. Her instincts screamed for her to run but the woman grabbed her arm. For someone who looked all beautiful and gentrified in her business suit and briefcase, she was certainly strong.

“Let me go,” she whispered, eyes wide with fear..

Maura inhaled to regain some control the moment she realized she’d scared this girl. “It’s okay,” she assured. “I won’t hurt you. My name is Maura Brannigan. What’s yours?”

“Fee. Everyone calls me Fee.”

“I bet that’s short for Fiona, yes?” At the girl’s nod, Maura discovered she was more curious than concerned. The girl looked healthy, just lost and scared. The fact she was probably fresh off the boat, so to speak, could mean any number of things. “Come with me. I’ll buy you a coffee and we can talk. Then I’ll make sure that you get home safe and sound.”

They stepped into a nearby coffee shop. Maura ordered for them both then settled at a table in the far corner, with plenty of empty tables around it.

“Are you safe?” she asked as the girl took a sip of her vanilla latte. She got big eyes in response.

“Dear Mary but that’s good,” Fiona breathed. She ducked her head and looked up from under a curtain of wavy red hair. “Yah,” she whispered. “For the first time in forever, I’m safe.” She sighed. “I got mad and took off, like a bloomin’ igit.” She chewed her bottom lip. “Bowie’s gonna be so worried.”

Maura pulled out her cell phone. “Do you know his number?”

Tears sprang once more in Fiona’s eyes. She shook her head. “Total igit.”

Knowing she had no choice, Maura punched in a number she should not know by heart, and she ignored the way that heart lurched when a gruff male voice answered, “O’Connor.”

“Are any of your boys missing a sweet little redhead?”
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And there you have it. Writers, any of your characters in need of a telescope? Readers, do you ever stargaze?

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Tueday Treats and Titles: Loaded Baked Potato Cheese Crisps

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Silver James

There’s still at least one more World Series game, and there’s lots of football and that other sport that happens this time of year (yeah, not a basketball fan but whatever…) and these quick and easy snacks are perfect for munching.

Total Time: 20 Min.
Prep Time: 15 Min.
Cook Time: 5-8 Min.
11 servings, 4 crisps each

Try these Loaded Baked Potato Cheese Crisps for a savory appetizer. Top crispy potato chips with cheddar cheese and bacon in this flavorful Loaded Baked Potato Cheese Crisps recipe.

What You Need
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
4 slices cooked OSCAR MAYER Bacon, crumbled
1 cup finely crushed sour cream & onion potato chips

Let’s Make It
1 – Heat oven to 375°F.
2 – Combine ingredients.
3 – Drop into 44 mounds, 1 inch apart, onto parchment-covered baking sheets, using about 1 Tbsp. cheese mixture for each mound. Flatten slightly with back of spoon.
4 – Bake 5 to 8 min. or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheet 2 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Kitchen Tips
Tip 1 – Serving Suggestion: Serve on a cheese platter along with grapes and your favorite PLANTERS Nuts.

Tip 2 – How to Crush the Potato Chips: Use pulsing action of food processor to process the chips until finely crushed. Or, place chips in resealable plastic bag. Squeeze excess air from bag, then seal bag. Crush chips into crumbs by rolling a rolling pin over bag until chips are finely crushed.

My Tips: 4 doesn’t seem like enough for a serving. Several reviewers have doubled the recipe. One used Pringles turkey bacon to cut down on sodium and fat. Another added more chips because she wanted more potato flavor. I get the feeling this is an easy recipe to play with.

My Food and Family came to the rescue with this one so click over to get all the details. And I want y’all to know, Hannah Jackson McIntire was turning cartwheels in her yard when I showed this recipe to her. “F*cking A! Something I can fix!!!”** So yeah, if Hannah can make this, anyone can. If you like quite a bit of Hannah’s story, along with her mate Mac’s, check out MOONSTRUCK: SECRETS. It’s a “compendium” novel with two short novels (BLOOD MOON and BAD MOON) and chapters that weren’t included in either of those books. You can click over to BOOKS2READ to find your favorite on-line store. Or, you can click on the cover or the pic with the yummies! What about y’all? Are you always looking for easy-peasy yummies?

**Caveat: Mac and Liam took the blender away from her because she forgot to put the top on it before turning it on. She did much better with the rolling pin method. Also, less clean-up, so that’s a win!

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All Saints Monday

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Silver James

Welcome to November. And yes, I’m late. A little. I normally set up the blog a day in advance, ie. Monday’s blog is written and formatted on Sunday. Yeah…about that. I took a nap. Like four hours worth. And we all know what our brain looks like after we wake up.

So. It’s Monday. And All Saints Day. Which means we’re starting the month of November. Which means National Novel Writing Month. Yes. I’m participating. No, I’m not doing the Christmas novella. One, it’s way shorter than 50K words and two, there’s been a change in schedules so it will now release next year. Long story, but it’s part of an anthology so… Frankly, I’m muched relieved given the current state of my writing brain. So now, I’ll concentrate on what I’m calling MOONSTRUCK MAFIA: BOSTON. If anyone has suggestions for a better title, I’m open to ideas! I did mock up a cool cover (to me anyway) cover. So that checks writing off my update list. What else?

Sports. I was torn last night. It would have been cool for the Braves to win it all at home, but then the season would have been over. Yes, I always hope for a 7-game World Serious. So now Braves are ahead 3-2 and they go back to Houston for games 6 and 7, starting tomorrow. In college football, the REAL OSU won decisively and moved up from 15 to 11 in the polls. OU won and stayed at #4. Three of the four new teams coming to the Big 12 after OU and Texas exit for the SEC are also ranked so I’d say the Big 12 is getting the better part of that deal.

Reading. Or listening. Stupid eyes. I finished off Dannika Dark’s 2 series–Seven and the spin-off Black Arrow. Then I moved on to Lauren Dane’s Diablo Lake series about wolf shifters and witches, set in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. The first two are fun and the 3rd just dropped as a new release.

The semi-frost is on the pumpkin these days. I gave up and turned on the heater. Waking up to a 63-degree house and huddling in a hookie and fleece snuggly does not appeal. High is forecast for 54 and rain in the futher. Brrrr. And I have to make a Wallyworld run.

We celebrated Only’s b-day with the James Gang at local pizza place. I had a grilled chicken Caesar salad and like a full order of deep-fried mushrooms. Those suckers are addicting! It was fun to gather with us all because such gatherings have been few and far due to stuff.

Okay…I don’t think there’s anything else of note to share. Life is mostly boring. Anything exciting in your world?

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Friday Sinema: Weighing In

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Silver James

I saw this video yesterday. Most of y’all know my background. I back the Blue. And the Red. And all First Responders. Grab a hanky, courtesy of George Strait. Have a good weekend.

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Tuesday Treats & Titles (on a Thursday): Witches’ Hats

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Silver James

So…uhm…This is sort of a Throwback Thursday post, rather than Thursday Thoughts because…uhm…due to circumstances and on account of because, I didn’t post on Tuesday. So I’m throwing today’s blog back two whole days! So you’re getting treats and titles today. Otherwise, I have to wait an entire year so…yeah. Anyway, to help celebrate the season and all the witches out there, enjoy this quite and easy treat.

PREP TIME: 30 minutes
COOL TIME: 30 minutes

Cover homemade or stove-bought cookies in melted HERSHEY’S Chocolate Chips and top them with HERSHEY’S KISSES Milk Chocolates to make decorative witch hats. They’re the spooky snack that kids will love this Halloween.

INGREDIENTS
24 HERSHEY’S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
24 fudge bottomed striped cookies
1 cup HERSHEY’S Milk Chocolate Chips
Decorating icing or gel in tube (optional)
Chocolate sprinkles (optional)

EQUIPMENT NEEDED 
Wax Paper
Tray or Cookie Sheet
Microwave-Safe Bowl
Microwave
Measuring Cup

DIRECTIONS
1 – Remove wrappers from chocolates. Place cookies with chocolate-coated bottom facing up on wax paper covered tray or cookie sheet.

2 – Place milk chocolate chips in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at medium (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at medium an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and smooth when stirred. Dip bottom of chocolate kiss into melted chocolate and place in center of cookie. Repeat for all the cookies. Allow chocolate to firm before continuing.

3 – Pipe icing or gel around base of Hersey’s Kiss. Use chocolate sprinkles to make square buckle for hat, if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Tip
1 – Bottoms of homemade or store-bought cookies can be coated in melted chocolate if fudge bottomed cookies aren’t available.

I’m diverging from my usual source today because this recipe comes straight from the chocolate folks themselves! Head over to HERSHEY’S to get all the details on this fun Halloween goodie. As soon as I saw the pic, I knew I had to grab the recipe to help celebrate SEASON OF THE WITCH’s 8th birthday. Eight years ago yesterday, this book went live and Sade and Sinjen’s love affair began. Of course, Sade made her debut in THAT OL’ BLACK MAGIC, but she didn’t connect with her favorite vampire until this book. SEASON OF THE WITCH answers that age-old question: Can a dedicated FBI agent find true love with her undead suspect in a series of brutal murders? Just click on the pics or the title to grab your copy of either book from Books2Read, which hooks you up with your favorite on-line bookseller. Happy reading and Happy Halloween!

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Wednesday Words: Ghost

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Silver James

Late this morning, but at least I’m checking in. Again, things are okay, just stuff still going on. The good news is, I have new words on the Christmas project that I’m going to try REALLY hard to get published before…you know…Christmas! It’s a short novella so if my brain and body will cooperate, it’ll happen. Anyway, the #1lineWed THEME today is **GHOST**. Appropriate for the season, yeah? I checked prevous new stuff but the only “ghost” was in a snippet I’d recently posted. After the storms rolled through last night, I slept fitfully but a scene occurred to me so when I finally got up and around, I got it wrriten down. FYI, the title of the Christmas novella is MISTLETOE AND MOONSHINE. Jack, Justice, and Brooke (from FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE) are spending part of Christmas break in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Brooke has a close encounter with a wolf caught in a trap. This scene takes place some time after that. Hope you enjoy…
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Brooke sat perfectly still. Snowflakes that seemed the size of cotton balls gently accumulated on her shoulders and she had to blink them off her eyelashes. The snow collected on the fallen log where she perched. Transfixed, she watched the wisp of gray smoke float through the trees. Wolf, her brain said. Boy, her heart answered. Like a wraith, the animal drifted into the clearing.

She winced when she realized he still limped on his back foot. It was tricky treating Wolves. They could heal some by shifting and they healed faster than humans but they still bled and felt pain and bones took time to knit together. They were visitors in these parts so there was no doctor to call. The boy remained in his wolf form while Aunt Jussie treated him but he fretted. He wanted free and Brooke wondered about the little girl she’d seen.

Mystery surrounded this boy and she was determined to solve it before they left for home. She’d overheard Uncle Jack talking to the guy who’d bought the cabin they were staying in. He was some sort of special investigator or mercenary or something. She wasn’t sure, but he’d promised to look into things.

Wolves also didn’t involve the authorities in their problems—not if it could be helped. Uncle Jack being the sheriff was a big deal to the Wolves in Texas. She figured he was working his sheriff mojo on the situation too.

She blinked. The wolf was gone. Disappeared. She wanted to slap her forehead. She’d lost focus and she’d missed where he’d gone. When he escaped the cabin, Uncle Jack refused to let her go search for him. If her aunt and uncle found out she was pilfering roasts and steaks from the fridge to put out for him, she’d be grounded for life.

Something snuffled her back and her heart and lungs stopped working. A very cold nose poked the back of her neck and she choked back a squeal. She didn’t contain the shiver that made her feel like the last leaf on a bare tree at the end of autumn, fluttering in the wind. The wolf nosed the bag she’d set beside her. She halfway expected him to grab it and run but he didn’t. Reaching in, she pulled out a five-pound sleeved of hamburger meat and taking out her pocket knife, slit the plastic wrapper. She set it down on the paper bag on the log. The wolf sniffed before taking a very delicate bite.

“Well, aren’t you the polite one,” she teased.

A branch cracked in the distance and she swiveled her head that direction. When there was no further sound and no movement, she turned back to the wolf. He’d disappeared again.

“Ghost,” she muttered. “You’re like a freaking ghost.” And right then, she decided that’s what she’d call him.
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There you have it. Literally hot off the presses written just long enough ago for me to set up this post and copy and paste. Writers, any ghostly words to share? Readers, do you believe in ghosts?

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