The Eyes Have It
There’s an old English proverb, sometimes attributed toShakespeare or
soul. Rhonda, the Southern half of Evelyn David, has struggled for the last two
weeks with a corneal ulcer. It doesn’t sound so terrible, except it is. It’s
meant that her vision has been compromised, her eyes are so light-sensitive that
she can barely walk out into daylight, she has been afflicted with, as she
describes it, “knife in the eyeball” sensation, constant eye dryness, doctor
visits three times a week, a medication schedule that has required awaking every
four hours – and the attendant stomach problems from taking all the various
medications – not to mention, as anyone with an ongoing illness quickly
discovers, doctor and pharmacy bills rising faster than the
Mississippi.
been eliminated. Watching television makes her nauseous. And writing – she can
barely look at a computer screen for more than 10 minutes without feeling like
her eye is cramping, so work on our latest mystery has been seriously
compromised.
the pace of recovery, the doctor has assured Rhonda that he sees progress and is
convinced that she will make a full recovery in the next week or so. But of
course, it’s led to much thought and discussion about the blessing of sight and
the joys of the written word.
a quotation from Helen Keller: “The only
thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” She’s right, of
course. We so often take for granted the beauty of the world around us, the
people in our lives. Both halves of Evelyn David have certainly learned a
lesson.
mayhem.
A Reason to Give Thanks includes: Giving Thanks
in Lottawatah, Bah, Humbug in Lottawatah, Moonlighting at the Mall, The Fortune
Teller’s Face, A Reason to Give Thanks, Sneak Peek – Murder Off the Books,
Sneak Peek – I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries
A Reason to Give Thanks
Kindle
Nook
Smashwords
Sullivan Investigations Mystery
Murder Off the Books Kindle – Nook – Smashwords – Trade Paperback
Murder Takes the Cake Kindle – Nook – Smashwords – Trade Paperback
Riley Come Home (short story)- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Moonlighting at the Mall (short story) – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Brianna Sullivan Mysteries – e-book series
I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries– Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Dog Days of Summer in Lottawatah– Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Holiday Spirit(s) of Lottawatah– Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Undying Love in Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
A Haunting in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Lottawatah Twister – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Missing in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Good Grief in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Summer Lightning in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Ghosts of Lottawatah – trade paperback collection of the Brianna e-books
Book 1 – I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries (includes the first four Brianna e-books)
Book 2 – A Haunting in Lottawatah (includes the 5th, 6th, and 7th Brianna e-books)
Romances
Love Lessons – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords