summer

May 2024 27

6 Safety Tips for First-Time Boaters This Summer

2024 Articles, Travel

by Staff

Going boating or obtaining your boating license for the first time this summer will allow you to explore the open waters with confidence. Whether you're interested in investing in a boat of your own or you want to rent a boat to go for a ride, there are a few safety tips you'll want to keep in mind. Knowing the most basic safety tips for first-time boaters will reduce the risk of experiencing an issue, setback, or any danger any time you're out on the water.

May 2024 8

4 Travel Tips to Keep You Safe This Summer

2024 Articles, Community, Travel

by staff

Summer is almost here. It's time to think about those warm-weather activities, whether it's just lounging out in front of your home soaking in the sun, going on road trips, or even doing things like swimming and diving. Whatever your lifestyle, you need to be safe. Here are four travel tips that will help you do just that.

May 2023 23

Tips for Getting Your California Vacation Cabin Ready This Summer

2023 Articles, Travel

by staff

Summer is an amazing time to relax and enjoy the great weather with the people who are closest to you. This is why it's a great idea to get your California summer vacation cabin ready early so that the good times can roll uninhibited. With some lifestyle updates, you can modify your cabin and ensure that you all enjoy this season. Have a look below to see some helpful tips that can make it easy for you to prepare for the summer and maximize your safety and comfort while you're there.

Aug 2020 15

From Beer to Eternity By Sherry Harris: Review/Giveaway/Guest Post

2020 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy &
Sherry Harris

Chloe and Boone were best friends from the day they met. When Boone was deployed to Afghanistan, he asked Chloe to promise, if anything happened to him, she’d go to Florida and help his grandmother.

Jul 2019 27

Ripe for Vengeance By Wendy Tyson: Review/Giveaway/Guest Post

2019 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, Travel

by Kathleen Costa
& Wendy Tyson

The signs of spring are emerging with flowers blooming, rows of colorful leafy veggies blossoming, and a new member of Washington Acres arriving...a Vietnamese potbellied piglet found in a storage unit who needs to be fostered until its owner is located. Bibi, Megan’s grandmother, is completely taken.

Apr 2017 29

Keep your “Hot” Dog Cool during warm Summer Days

2017 Articles, Pets

by Kevin Davies

Summer days are loaded with sun and fun. Despite the heat, summers can come with lots of cool treats and aquatic entertainment. It’s a fact that dogs and their owners love to stay indoors in properly air conditioned rooms. But you need to find other ways of keeping yourselves cool when the mercury rises.

Jul 2015 18

It’s Never too Hot for Murder: Three Summertime Mysteries

2015 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sharon Tucker

by Sharon Tucker

Perhaps your summer reading, like mine, involves pulling the venetian blinds mostly closed against the afternoon sun, getting the AC just right and then settling back with a good book, a glass of iced tea and finally settling in to read, going where your author takes you.

Jul 2015 11

A Visit to the Garden: A Fun Summer Short Story

2015 Articles, Terrific Tales

by Ron Van Sweringen

Her name was Evie Adams and she lived up the street from me. The house wasn't much, mostly covered by an overgrown garden and an enormous shade tree. I used to see her sitting under it occasionally when I passed by. She even waved to me on occasion.

Jun 2014 7

The Egg Robber

2014 Articles, Terrific Tales

by Ron Van Sweringen

She was tired of being robbed every morning. I could tell by the way she looked at me with those blinking eyes when I entered the chicken coop. She was the only white hen in my grandmother's flock of twelve hens and one large, very mean, red rooster.

Jul 2013 13

Shooting Stars Over Brooklyn: A Hot Summer Short Story

2013 Articles, Terrific Tales

by Ron Van Sweringen

Manny D'Angelo, dropped the air mattress on the roof. A pillow followed on top of the mattress. "Hot as heck," he groaned, his fifteen year-old body reflected in the moonlight, naked except for his jeans. He looked over the edge of the roof, five stories down to Demato Street, in the center of Little Italy. People were resting on their front stoops and he could hear faint radio music wafting on the hot sultry air. "One hundred and one," he recalled the weather man saying that day, "and more expected tomorrow."