Fiction

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the feeder, dog and I chasing squirrels away, and granddaughter called from Urgent Care somewhere along the Mississippi River working AM River Cruise. I freaked, but it's just hopefully a cold. Work regs require a Covid test.

Speaking of kids calling with emergencies... Starting on Mrs Plansky Goes Rogue by Spencer Quinn, the sequel to Mrs Plansky's Revenge when she was scammed by a late night caller posing as grandkid. "Mrs. Plansky is fresh off of winning a thrilling senior tennis championship with her doubles partner, Kev Dinardo, and is gearing up to celebrate with him on his yacht. That is, until the yacht is destroyed in a fire. Kev claims the fire was caused by a lightning strike, pure bad luck, but there's one small problem—Mrs. Plansky didn't see any lightning. Already certain there's more going on than she's being told, Mrs. Plansky's curiosity turns to concern when Kev goes missing. Her suspicion gets the better of her..."