Sleeping Dogs: A Mystery Short Story
by C. L. Shore
“Focus on your good qualities!” That phrase was my mother’s advice when I worried about my latest zit. She would sing a song about positives and negatives. I didn’t pay much attention to the lyrics; I was too focused on Lennon and McCartney at the time. Mom’s advice came back to me after I divorced my husband, Stan, for the second time, though. This story begins with my second divorce and my do-it-yourself makeover. The makeover’s theme: focus on the positive.
