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Reading Roundup

Posted on 07/21/2011 by chick

I don’t have much time to talk about the books I’ve read this year, but I don’t want to leave them completely unmentioned, so here are a few words about the ones I haven’t covered yet. Murder on the Orient … Continue reading →

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Old Letters, Old Age

Posted on 07/17/2011 by chick

Poirot says, “Oh, la la, never does a woman destroy a letter if she can avoid it! Not even if it would be more prudent to do so!” from “The Adventure of ‘The Western Star’” After reading this quote, I … Continue reading →

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Sugar High

Posted on 07/11/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, At your birthday party, you ate cake. You’re not used to so much sugar, and later you were acting crazy. You even kicked your sister a couple of times and we said, “He usually doesn’t act like that!” … Continue reading →

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Mood Swings

Posted on 07/10/2011 by chick

I wonder if certain people might be able to get away with a crime for just this very reason, as stated by M. Poirot. It is perhaps a fault with us detectives. We expect the behaviour to be always consistent. … Continue reading →

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Little Sleep Thief and Other Stories

Posted on 07/09/2011 by chick

Dear Livia, Here are some more stories about you. It is impossible to sing you to sleep. When I start to sing, you perk up and smile. I guess you really like music. Or you think my attempts at singing … Continue reading →

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Love = Party

Posted on 07/07/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, Last weekend was your 2nd birthday party. Family from both sides came to dine and spoil you to bits. And what a haul of gifts you got! Sand toys, water toys, clothes, books, cars, among other things. You … Continue reading →

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Traveling Man

Posted on 07/03/2011 by chick

A description of Poirot’s ride on a camel: He started by groans and lamentations and ended by shrieks, gesticulations and invocations to the Virgin Mary and every Saint in the calendar. In the end, he descended ignominiously and finished the … Continue reading →

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A Thought

Posted on 06/27/2011 by chick

I would never say that true stories aren’t good, but I think the made-up ones are usually better.

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Occupational Hazard

Posted on 06/26/2011 by chick

Being a detective is not always the nicest job, really, so it should come as no surprise that most detectives are a mite peculiar, having witnessed human nature too many times at its worst. Our favorite fictional detective, Hercule Poirot, … Continue reading →

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My Moment

Posted on 06/25/2011 by chick

In Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, Amy said, PURPLE FLOWER There is a single purple flower a couple of feet from where I am sitting. I am feeling poorly dressed and missing my long hair. I am at Café De … Continue reading →

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