Moonless Nights

Location: Murder Mystery Dinner Murderer: ? We had 9 minutes to figure out who murdered Mark and we were 100% sure that Leah had been the murderer. The Sheriff writes down Leah's name and we are seconds away from handling the paper to our host when... Yes, we second guessed out choice. Doubts took over our minds and we began wondering if we were wrong and perhaps we hadn't thought things through. Maybe we had pointed fingers at Leah too soon! "We are very smart!" Eileen says. "We figured out the murderer because we studied every detail carefully." Still doubt remained. We rambled on for another two minutes  as we ate the cake  and three of us were sure it was time to change the answer. BUT  the Sheriff had the last word. She picked up her pen and took one last look at Rusty. "Eileen" Rusty said. "No, says Eileen...it was Leah." Leah Eileen The Sheriff changed the answer and handed o...

Let's begin this year with an excerpt from "The Bridge Between Us." This is a second Draft to "The Different Moons." Chapter 1 “No Family Is Perfect” Sighed. Silvana Vega looked at the clock hanging from the wall. It was 1:24 AM. She leaned on the cold window frame and pulled the pink curtains to the side. She took a peek at the dark street only illuminated by a light pole and sighed again. “Where are you Daniel? Where?” She mumbled. Silvana walked over to the night table and turned on the light in the lamp. Then she sat at the edge of her bed and reached for her bible on the nightstand. “God help us.” There was a knock on her door. “Mom?” “Mateo, come in.” It was her oldest son. “ I saw your light on and I wanted to make sure you were okay.” He walked inside the room and kneeled in front of her. She caressed his cheek and pinched his nose. “Mom!” He complained. “I'm worried about Daniel. He comes home late every night and he is...