by Ryan Janz | Oct 30, 2021 | Blog
Many of my “fans” have been asking me about foreign sales of my top mystery books. When I say many of them, I mean none of them, since I have no fans, unless one counts the voices that talk to me late in the evening. Yes … those screeching voices originating...
by Ryan Janz | Aug 24, 2021 | Blog
I think my dog talks behind my back. He was out in the yard yesterday, reclining by the fence we share with a neighbor. And their dog was outside as well. I watched them from inside the house with a growing sense of unease. They nudged their heads together and...
by Ryan Janz | Aug 17, 2021 | Blog
I called my wife at work today, for I was terribly upset. Upon her answering the phone I was startled even further, because she answered by calmly saying, “Hello.” You see, usually, she has severe difficulty pronouncing that word. It typically comes out as,...
by Ryan Janz | Jul 18, 2021 | Blog
My dog stormed into my office this morning and demanded a raise. I said, “Hey, dog, where do you get off asking for more money?” He said because he didn’t earn any more than the minimum wage and he felt that particular situation is a “travesty against mankind”. I...
by Ryan Janz | Jul 17, 2021 | Blog
While sitting on my front porch, my normally pleasant dog growls angrily at passersby. I have repeatedly reassured him, “Don’t growl, he’s our neighbor…she’s our neighbor…they’re our NEIGHBORS. To these disgruntled neighbors his outbursts usually come as a sudden...
by Ryan Janz | Jul 10, 2021 | Blog
This morning I was walking across my kitchen when something on the floor darted between my legs to within about several feet in front of me. I thought it was a mouse or a large snarling, threatening, foul-mouthed insect and so I let out a high-pitched shriek, the kind...