A Change of Pace, S. R. Mallery Visits
First of all, much thanks to Marilyn for going outside the box and allowing me to be included in this prestigious mystery group. Although I am primarily an historical fiction writer, I do love mysteries, in all shapes and sizes. However, what’s currently on my mind is… Ancestors. Are they simply some snapshots glued into photo albums buried deep inside our closets? Do their edges come with little black corners or are they pasted in with a modern flare? Do they make it out into the living room every ten years to show visiting relatives, or perhaps our sons’ latest dates, our daughters’ husbands? I have always been fascinated by studying the faces and outfits of my cognates and wondered what their lives were really like. Then one day, my grandmother sat me down and told me to write some names on the backs of their photos, since she was in her 90’s and after her, who would be there to do it? That got me thinking. Was this...