My
guest this week is my friend and author Patricia Gligor, and I think you'll enjoy her take on
humorous children. We need something to lighten the mood once in a while, and
these kids will surprise you. I’m in the midst of reading Mistaken Identity right now and I’m enjoying it immensely. Welcome, Pat! What's the funny word today?(Read the post and you'll see why my last comment is a small play on words.)
Kids Say the Darndest Things
As Art Linkletter and Bill Cosby have each illustrated in
their TV shows, “Kids say the darndest things.” Children, especially young
children, can brighten up a day with the humorous things they say and do. In my
Malone mystery series, I use my main
character’s two children, Danielle and Davey, to inject humor into the very
serious topics in my books. After all, there isn’t anything funny about a serial
killer, a child abduction, a murder or the other topics of future books in my
series. And that’s fine; it’s what mysteries are made of. But, we all need to
lighten up a bit. Here’s an excerpt from Mistaken Identity:
“Mommy,
what’s a fuddy-duddy? That’s a funny word.”
“Where
did you hear that?”
“At
the fireworks tonight. That’s what that lady called the man with the white
hair.”
“What
man?”
“You
know, Mommy, the one Mrs. Brunner introduced us to.”
“Robert
Harrington?”
Davey
shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know. He told the lady that she’s a married
woman and she shouldn’t dress like a slut. So, what’s a fuddy-duddy? And what’s
a slut?”
Danielle
giggled and Marnie turned her head and covered her mouth with her hand.
Davey
put his hands on his hips and glared at Danielle. “What’s so funny? I’m allowed
to learn new words too, you know.” He looked up at his mother, waiting for her
reply.
“Oh
boy!” Ann reached down and tousled his hair. “A fuddy-duddy is someone who is
old-fashioned, stuck in their ways of thinking and doing things and not open to
new ideas.”
“A
stick-in-the-mud,” Marnie said, walking up behind Ann.
Davey
giggled. “A stick-in-the mud!”
Danielle
rolled her eyes. “Aunt Marnie, you have to understand that Davey takes
everything literally. Right now he’s picturing a real stick stuck in the mud.
Blurb for
“Mistaken Identity”
Ann feels like
she’s in Paradise as she digs her toes into the soft, white sand and gazes out
at the ocean. She’s looked forward to this trip to South Carolina for a long
time and all she wants to do is bask in the sun, resting and relaxing.
She and her
two young children are enjoying their time on Fripp Island with Ann’s sister,
Marnie, and Marnie’s elderly friend and former neighbor, Clara Brunner, a long
time resident with a vast knowledge of the island and the people who live
there. At the fourth of July fireworks, Clara introduces them to newlyweds
Jenny and Mark Hall and their families.
But Ann’s
plans for a peaceful vacation are shattered the next morning. When she goes for
a solitary walk on the beach, she discovers the body of a young woman with the
chain of a gold locket twisted around her neck and she immediately recognizes
the locket as the one Jenny Hall was wearing the night before.
Shocked and
saddened, Ann is determined to try to find the killer and to see them brought
to justice. She convinces Marnie and Clara to join her in conducting an
investigation but, in the process, she places her own life in jeopardy.
Patricia Gligor Bio:
Patricia Gligor is a Cincinnati native.
She enjoys reading mystery/suspense novels, touring and photographing old
houses and traveling. She has worked as an administrative assistant, the sole
proprietor of a resume writing service and the manager of a sporting goods
department but her passion has always been writing fiction. Ms. Gligor writes
the Malone Mystery series. The first three books, Mixed Messages, Unfinished Business, and Desperate Deeds take
place in Cincinnati but in Mistaken Identity, the fourth book, her characters are vacationing on Fripp Island
in South Carolina.
Her books are available at:
Visit her website at: http://pat-writersforum.blogspot.com/
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