Hope you get a chance to come! Port St Lucie, the addresses of the libraries are on the poster. May the dragons watch over you...

The Falls: One Friday Night

     It's here! the 30th volume of The Falls small town mystery series! The Falls: One Friday Night!

     It's fall and it's Friday night in The Falls. That means only one thing. West Mount Union High School Eagles football! The air is electric, the team is riding the broad back of it's star running back and the state championship is within their grasp! Then the unthinkable happens. Follow along with Sheriff Cash Green, Deputies Ericka Yamato and Horace Scofield, Doc Stone and Meg Monroe as they try to solve the puzzling death set before them. Harry Caldwell, the cold-blooded hunter of humans, is back with revenge on his mind. Sean Frasier, his brother William and William's wife Serafina, along with Maggie Barnes take off on a Revolutionary War treasure hunt! Its time to return to The Falls!

     The link to the Amazon page is:

     https://www.amazon.com/Falls-Friday-Night-small-mystery-ebook/dp/B0791KHY8L/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1516804878&sr=1-1&keywords=the+falls+one+friday+night

     The folks in The Falls are waiting for you to return! It's November, so put on your winter coat and galoshes...the winter's first snowfall is on the ground. Grab your self a steaming cup of Earl Grey or a strong Columbian blend of coffee and c'mon over! Return to The Falls! We'll all be waiting' for you!

Where has the time gone?

     Well, sorry about being absent from posting this long, but I've been a bit busy. Lots of things have happened in the past month or so. Let's see if I can get the major items down for you...

     Our newest great grand baby, Mason Christopher Fletcher was born to our granddaughter Caitlyn and her husband Chad. He's a big boy...lots of hair and a real cutie! He lives in the snowy and cold NE and we will be going back to officially meet him in a few weeks. Caitlyn was our first grandchild and so, it's come full circle. Life has a way of doing that.

     My brother-in-law Don McFarren died shortly after Christmas. He was deteriorating slowly and his wonderful family, my sister Ann (who I use as the basis for Louisa May McFadden...Don was Danny McFadden in The Falls series) her four kids and a host of grandchildren were all there, surrounding him lovingly, singing to him as he went. Don loved his family, sports, and music. He loved to sing and play his guitar and he was a big fan of the Yankees, the NY football Giants and the Rutland High Red Raiders, his home town high school team. He worked the art show circuit around New England, especially Vermont, for over fifty years with my sister. He will be missed.

     The trip back to be there for his calling hours and funeral was harried to say the least. We found ourselves in the middle of the winter blizzard and cold streak that came through Thursday January 4th. We got diverted to Dulles on a flight to JFK that morning and it went downhill from there. We were placed on buses and driven to JFK by Jet Blue...a five hour trip. Only to find JFK a madhouse of cancelled flights and closed airport and angry, distraught customers. Four o'clock the next morning we took off in a rented Jeep and drove the final leg to Vermont, getting there just in time for the last half hour of calling hours and then the funeral. But we made it. I had promise my sister we'd be there...and we kept that promise.

     On the way back, we had a three hour delay from JFK to West Palm Beach. All in all...not flying during winter storms ever again. We used to live in Vermont, but it was -17 the morning after the funeral. Nope. I don;'t mind a little snow and some dips in the thermometer, but that was outrageous.

     Have my name in for the annual Port St Lucie Library Book Fair where local authors come out to be in book shows on March 17th. Hopefully, I will be one ion the participants. I will let you know. 

     The Falls: Slave Trade is at CreateSpace being processed into a paperback and I'm doing the last edits on The Falls: Sanctuary paperback at the moment. Currently editing The Falls: One Friday Night, the 30th in the series. It will be out in Kindle format soon! It's all about a homecoming football game and what happens to the star running back. Harry Caldwell makes his return as well! Not only that but Sean, William, Serafina and Maggie Barnes taker off on an adventure searching for treasure!

     So, you can see, I've been busy. Hope you'll forgive my tardiness in posting this. Have a great New year and don't forget to return to The Falls now and then! May the dragons watch over you...

It's November Already?

     Okay...I know we've been busy...but November already? Geez! If I was Grandpa Burman, I'd be a bit worried that senility was catching up to me. But then, I am a few years younger than him. Although my memory has never been top drawer. It's selective. (I know, most of us can say that...)

     After out trip around New England and then back home to host my nephew Jeff and his lovely wife Laurie, we've settled back into things. I have to go for jury duty. I'm wondering which of the characters from The Falls I should imitate when I go? Cash...staunch, loyal law enforcement professional? Sean Frasier, elementary principal and all round good guy? Drake McKiernan the wealthy but humble Dragon rider? Perhaps Grandpa Burman himself? We'll see...whichever strikes me that morning.

     Just placed Book 26, The Falls: Sanctuary into CreateSpace as a paperback to be checked over. And I'm more than a third of the way through the 30th story, which I think will be called The Falls: Friday Night. It's about an incident at a high school football game. I'd like to go with Friday Night Lights, but that's taken. Any suggestions? If you have some send them to me @TheFalls_VT (my twitter account).  I don't always check back here. Thanks...

     Almost time for Thanksgiving. The holiday I like second most. Christmas is my favorite. I love the decorations, songs and feelings of thee season. I hope you all are looking forward with eager anticipation to the holidays. But I know there are lots of people who find the holidays hard, for one reason or another. 

     Take care of each other out there. whether you live in a small town like The Falls or the city, or wherever. 'Cause the world we live in is about as crazy as I've ever seen it. We really need to watch out for each other. May the dragons watch over us all...

New England Travels...

     Hey there. Summer's officially over and we're back from our trip to Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut. We visited my sister in Vermont and worked to help her get her booth up and then down at Art in the Park the first weekend in October. Got to spend time with Ann and Don, my niece Diane, my niece Sheri, Stephen her husband, and my nephew Don. That was a fun evening at Diane's newly renovated house. (Water damage.) They are wonderful cooks...and great people...and we appreciated an excellent meal.

     When the show was over, we headed to New Hampshire and our daughter Dynese's house. They have a huge wooded lot near Greenfield. Enjoyed spending time with Dynese, her husband Rick and our grandkids Ryan and Erin. Great visit.

     After a few days there we headed to your son Craig's in Coventry, Connecticut. By the way, both Craig and Dynes have chickens. Real, homegrown chicken eggs are delicious! Had a nice time with Craig and his wife Deb and got to see Deb's son and family as well. Watched football with Craig. He's a Raider fan and I'm a diehard Colts fan. But football is football. Great visit as well.

     Back home we had my nephew Jeff and his wife Laurie come in and spend parts of their week vacation with us. Visited Cape Canaveral and Downtown Disney. Fun. They spent some time in Miami going to the Dolphins game. Jeff has been a Dolphins fan since he was a kid. He wore a Kiick jersey to the Dolphins-Jets game! Old school!

     Now...we are getting back into our routine. Went to volunteer at the hospital like normal. Busy today. Oh, I put my name in for the annual Book Fair in March as well. We'll see.

     Already thirty three pages into the thirtieth Falls story! Finished editing the paperback of The Falls: Out of the Cold as well...now working on The Falls: Sanctuary in paperback. Hoping to get all the Falls stories into paperback within the next six months. That would be a big win!

     Off to pressure wash the pavers! May the dragons watch over you...

New Falls' Story...

     Hey there! The new story is out. The Falls: Out of the Pan Into the Fire. It's a story about a law enforcement convention held in The Falls, at Jeb and Zeke's fitness center. Over thirty sheriffs, deputies, state troopers along with another twenty presenters and sales reps. In the middle of the first morning of a three day convention, one of the local sheriffs is assaulted! Yet, nobody saw anything! Talk about embarrassment! Not only that, but Cash and Yamato head to the wilds of Maine for a most unusual and terrifying hunt. Intrigued yet? I hope so. Lots of action and all your favorite characters! Check it out at Amazon.com! 

     Not only is that story available, but I'm in the midst of getting out two paperbacks from The Falls series. Busy...busy...busy! I hope you get a chance to check it out. 

     May the dragons watch over you all...from the folks at The Falls and me!

Irma...

     Well, Carolyn and I are waiting for Irma. No, not a second cousin or a maiden aunt. Irma...the hurricane. We spent the last four days getting ready...bringing in patio furniture and pot after pot we have outside. Clearing the garage out for the car and a bunch of the big potted plants. the house is filled with plants, stuff from the summer room, and even some stuff from the garage along with hurricane supplies. A bit surreal. Saw a couple of lizards scuttle across the floor today that came in with the potted plants.

     It's a bit scary...waiting for Irma. Never been a fan of high winds. Right now the path of the storm has shifted over to the west coast, but you never know. It's a huge storm. Our son Patrick and his family are in NorthPort, just above Port Charlotte. they might get the brunt of it. May the dragons watch over all of us...

     Yes, I wrote today. My pattern. Getting toward the end of the story. Getting exciting. A way to forget about what's coming as well, I guess. Anyway...here we are. The folks in The Falls have blizzards, ice storms and mud. Florida has hurricanes. I'm thinking The Falls is better off. Take care...and for any of you nearby or in Georgia...may the dragons watch over you...

August Thoughts...

     Yes, we do still think in August here in Florida. Despite the thunderstorms, humidity and heat...thoughts still form and are put down on paper. I'm in the process of writing the 29th of The Falls stories. It starts off at a convention of law enforcement professionals around the county. Of course it wouldn't be a mystery without something happening...right in front of dozens of sheriffs, deputies, police and state troopers. 

     I'm also editing the paperback version of the 25th in the series, The Falls: Out of the Cold in the afternoons. I have to admit, I like editing a paperback better than doing it right on the computer for Kindle. But either one works. Not crazy about editing...but it isn't as bad for me as some others writers state it is for them. There's a certain order about it I like.

     Hurricane Harvey is about to hit Texas as i write. We used to own a house on North Padre Island although we never lived there. We originally thought we would retire there...but Florida's plummeting house prices and grandkids on either cost of the Sunshine state turned that plan sideways. Funny how life works, huh?

     Grandpa Burman, Jeb Smith and Zeke Peters would agree on that. They've all been around long enough to see the ebbs and flows in people's lives. There are times I wished I still lived in a small town...but thanks to being with them each day, I still feel like I do in certain ways.

     Here's hoping you all have a good weekend...stay safe if you're in Texas. May the dragons watch over you...

Summmmmmmmmer...

     It's summer in Florida. Jedediah and Ezekiel have stopped by and they are sweltering. I keep trying to tell them that Florida heat and humidity simply stays with us for about six months. They roll their eyes at me and tell me what I already know...if you don't like the weather in Vermont, just wait half an hour. 

     'Course the mosquitoes in late summer in Vermont are as big as Piper Cubs and the sun gets pretty hot...especially to all the Vermonters who have pretty fair complexions. (That would be most of them.) But there's nothing better than a cool fall day with foliage. The snow is even pretty cool...the first few days. Six months of ice and snow get a bit much however.

     Jeb and Zeke are going back home tomorrow. Flight to Albany, then a puddle jumper to Rutland where one of Zeke's grandsons will pick them up win the old pickup truck. They did enjoy the thunder boomers and the beach. But they winked at me and told me they prefer fishing in Lake Pumpkinseed. I understand...

     I'm working on the 29th Falls story...and it should be a good one. Starts off with a convention of sheriffs, deputies, state police in the Green Mountains of Vermont. It';s being held at Jeb and Zeke's fitness center. Jeb and Zeke are going to do it up right. But, as usual, there's a glitch.

     Have a great summer....may the dragons watch over you all...

Just Released!

     The 28th story in The Falls small town mystery series, The Falls: The Manuscript, has just been released at the Kindle Store, Amazon.com! A dark and mysterious manuscript shows up at Alice and Mallard's literary agency. It weaves a dark tale about four murders...all happening within The Falls' township...the catch being that they will occur in the future! 

     Danny and Franklin McFadden take off on a camping trip to New Hampshire as well. Louisa May doesn't have a very good feeling about it, but doesn't want to spoil Danny's dream of getting back into his older brother's good graces.

     Return to The Falls!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073TKSFPZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499802463&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Falls%3A+the+manuscript

FOURTH OF JULY SALE!

     The Falls: Fourth of July, 6th volume in The Falls small town mystery series, will be on sale from Sunday, July 2nd until Wednesday, July 5th for only $.99!!! Have a great 4th from all the folks at The Falls and me! 😃

Summer's Here...

     Okay...that's tongue in cheek. I live in Tradition, Florida now...so summer is almost year round. People who say that Florida has seasons really haven't lived for any length of time anywhere else. Florida has two seasons...hot and warm. (With a few days of odd cool temps thrown in for novelty.)

     I'm working on the ending of the next Falls novel. The Falls: Manuscript of Revenge is the title...or maybe The Falls: Manuscript, or The Falls: Murder Manuscript. We'll see. I just finished setting The Falls: The Grass is Always Greener into paperback and I'm editing The Falls: Full Circle as the next to be transformed into paperback.

     This past week was a bit busy. My wife, Carolyn and I volunteer at the local hospital. She works in Labor and Delivery and I work in Guest Relations which is basically taking people being discharged out in wheelchairs. Anyway, I had a patient that started bleeding profusely from the arm where he had just had an IV. Happened out by the golf cart that's used to take people to their cars in the parking lot. I mean really bleeding. I sprinted to the nearby ER with the man, and after getting him taken care of and wiping down the wheelchair (which got covered in blood) I got him back to the golf cart and to his car. Had to let security know that maintenance should be aware of the blood on floors, out front and the wheelchair itself. Was a bit disconcerting but a hell of a story...which means you'll probably see it happen in one of The Falls stories. 

     Also had several sections of our new fence replaced because the incompetent road crew got tar on it when resurfacing our roads. Had to take out half of the soil in the long (twenty feet) raised bed that rests against the fence. Carolyn and I did that one day, then I put it back a couple of days ago. Today we got new tomato plants and pepper plants to go in the raised bed. Replaced a beautiful flowering plant as well. Have to admit...I love puttering in the garden and summer room. (We just refinished the long plant stand in there.)

     Jeb and Zeke would say that I probably would fit right in The Falls. There are parts of me in so many characters. And parts of people I knew when I was a child as well. I can honestly say that The Falls is in me as I am in The Falls. I hope you all enjoy the stories. That would mean the world to me.

     May the dragons watch over you all...