I have agreed to participate in the 10-Day 5-Min writing challenge. This challenge is sponsored by Kate Motaung and all the info you need to join in can be found HERE! She gives a topic for each day and you spend 5 minutes writing about whatever comes to mind on that subject.
MYSTERY
First thing is, it is a MYSTERY to me that I have actually made it to Day 7 of this writing challenge. I have never been able to do something like this consistently before. I do have to admit though that I am a bit proud of myself for sticking with it, and have surprisingly found it enjoyable. Challenging yes, but enjoyable.
As a child some of the first books I read and had read to me besides "The Bobbsey Twins"
were the "Nancy Drew Mystery" series.
This no doubt was the beginning of my love for reading books of mystery and intrigue. I also used to love to watch MYSTERY shows on TV such as Dragnet, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock and especially the Loretta Young show. Besides sweeping through the door in the most gorgeous outfits, she often had some of the most intriguing stories. There were others through the years as well that were favorites.
These days, we watch such shows as Dateline, Seal Team, FBI, NCIS and others that will never measure up to the good old shows of the 50's and 60's.
Dick and I enjoy listening to audiobooks especially while traveling, and these are usually always a book by one of our favorite MYSTERY writers. I just downloaded a book by Sheila Connolly entitled "Murder at the Mansion." I also enjoyed reading Margaret Truman's murder MYSTERY series, and so many others.
Do you have favorite authors?
Some of ours are:
Tom Clancy and his Paul Ryan series
Lee Child and his Jack Reacher Novels
James Patterson
David Baldacci
Michael Connely
Steve Martini
John Grisham
Mary Higgins Clark
When we have a situation that occurs in or around the house that neither of us will/can take credit for, we call it our "MYSTERY." Yes, we have a had a few very interesting happenings lately that definitely fit into the MYSTERY category.
You, know life can also be a MYSTERY sometimes, can't it. The craziest things happen. We wonder sometime what in the world is going on. This corona-virus mess is one of those things, although I'm not sure how much of an actual MYSTERY it really is. You see, my natural conspiracy-theorist traits are always there. Perhaps I've read too many MYSTERIES.
But, things happen and we wonder why our world seems so up-side down. It mystifies me that cultural values that a few years ago would have been a disgrace, are now completely accepted and promoted.
It is a MYSTERY to me that our country after all it has been through and seen in the past several decades would still have citizens who think a Socialistic government would be ideal for us to embrace.
It is a MYSTERY to me that it seems okay to some people to kill babies inside and outside the womb. I will never understand that.
It is a MYSTERY to me that I can get up and go to the gym 5 mornings out of the week and work hard to stay in shape, then come home and have aches and pains and wonder what in the world is happening to my body. Not to mention my mind. Scary!
Yes, there are a lot of MYSTERIES in our world today and thankfully, I know the One who knows all things and will one day reveal all MYSTERIES. There will be no more death, pain or tears, or unknowns, or separations.
No more MYSTERY!
MYSTERY
First thing is, it is a MYSTERY to me that I have actually made it to Day 7 of this writing challenge. I have never been able to do something like this consistently before. I do have to admit though that I am a bit proud of myself for sticking with it, and have surprisingly found it enjoyable. Challenging yes, but enjoyable.
As a child some of the first books I read and had read to me besides "The Bobbsey Twins"
were the "Nancy Drew Mystery" series.
This no doubt was the beginning of my love for reading books of mystery and intrigue. I also used to love to watch MYSTERY shows on TV such as Dragnet, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock and especially the Loretta Young show. Besides sweeping through the door in the most gorgeous outfits, she often had some of the most intriguing stories. There were others through the years as well that were favorites.
These days, we watch such shows as Dateline, Seal Team, FBI, NCIS and others that will never measure up to the good old shows of the 50's and 60's.
Dick and I enjoy listening to audiobooks especially while traveling, and these are usually always a book by one of our favorite MYSTERY writers. I just downloaded a book by Sheila Connolly entitled "Murder at the Mansion." I also enjoyed reading Margaret Truman's murder MYSTERY series, and so many others.
Do you have favorite authors?
Some of ours are:
Tom Clancy and his Paul Ryan series
Lee Child and his Jack Reacher Novels
James Patterson
David Baldacci
Michael Connely
Steve Martini
John Grisham
Mary Higgins Clark
When we have a situation that occurs in or around the house that neither of us will/can take credit for, we call it our "MYSTERY." Yes, we have a had a few very interesting happenings lately that definitely fit into the MYSTERY category.
You, know life can also be a MYSTERY sometimes, can't it. The craziest things happen. We wonder sometime what in the world is going on. This corona-virus mess is one of those things, although I'm not sure how much of an actual MYSTERY it really is. You see, my natural conspiracy-theorist traits are always there. Perhaps I've read too many MYSTERIES.
But, things happen and we wonder why our world seems so up-side down. It mystifies me that cultural values that a few years ago would have been a disgrace, are now completely accepted and promoted.
It is a MYSTERY to me that our country after all it has been through and seen in the past several decades would still have citizens who think a Socialistic government would be ideal for us to embrace.
It is a MYSTERY to me that it seems okay to some people to kill babies inside and outside the womb. I will never understand that.
It is a MYSTERY to me that I can get up and go to the gym 5 mornings out of the week and work hard to stay in shape, then come home and have aches and pains and wonder what in the world is happening to my body. Not to mention my mind. Scary!
Yes, there are a lot of MYSTERIES in our world today and thankfully, I know the One who knows all things and will one day reveal all MYSTERIES. There will be no more death, pain or tears, or unknowns, or separations.
No more MYSTERY!
Well, hats off to you for participating in this writing challenge. This was a delightful read. I've just reactivated my Audible account and may have to include some mysteries to my reading. Have a great week!
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