I’m a Texan who retired from helping community college students study more effectively and moved to East Texas. Here I’ve made wonderful friends, founded a project group called Sew Much Fun, and participated in book groups and writing practice sessions. By an amazing stroke of luck I made a friend who became my co-author. Shelley Thrasher is the author of five novels and a book of poetry who guided me through the development of a cozy mystery. In writing about characters who are remarkably like us, we’ve had struggles and giggles, and we hope to keep on doing this forever!