Thanks for reading the May 2024 issue of This Awful Awesome Life. I hope you enjoy the Salsa Roja recipe in “The Twelve Months of Salsa.” Previous issues are available to read on our website.
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June is our Month of Romance in This Awful Awesome Life. We’ll take a look at some of your favorite romances. It may be hard to believe, but what you find romantic might not tick all the boxes for someone else. What’s the difference between romantic and sappy? Can washing someone’s car qualify as a romantic gesture? We have questions and hopefully next month we’ll have some answers for you.
Orlando Bartro, and I will be back with interesting articles for you.
We’ll have another author birthday and our next salsa recipe because you need something tasty to snack on while you read the June issue.
We’re moving some of our regular features around to shake things up a bit and keep you on your toes.
I’ll have more streaming and reading recommendations. “What’s in a Word?” and “Dare to Believe,” will be back but we’ll be alternating some of our content. We’ll continue the monthly quizzes to exercise our brains, and we’ll continue reviewing books.
I’ll have a romantic short story for you, and hopefully my kitchen reno will be finished, so I can share some photos.
I’m not sure if we’ll have a Q&A for you next month. I’m considering who would best fit our romantic theme.
Stay safe. Stay well. You are important, and you are loved.
All my best,
Fran
Answers to the May 2024 Quiz - Who Called the Police?
1. Clare Ferguson is a retired Army helicopter pilot turned Episcopal priest and amateur sleuth and Chief Russ Van Alstyne is the local lawman.
2. Shawn Spencer and his partner Burton Guster make life difficult for Head Detective Carlton Lassiter and his partner Detective Juliet O’Hara.
3. Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter who frustrates and fascinates her former love interest Detective Joseph Morelli.
4. Goldy Bear caters her way into danger and the heart of Detective Tom Schulz.
5. Hercules Poirot is a Belgian private detective who is friends and sometimes rivals with Detective Chief Inspector Japp from Scotland Yard.
6. James Rockford lives in a trailer at a beach in Malibu and often gets his friend Sergeant Dennis Becker to give him information about active investigations much to the annoyance of Lieutenant Doug Chapman who despises private investigators.
7. Zoe Chambers lives in Vance Township in Pennsylvania. Her work as an EMT and later the coroner sometimes brings danger, but it also puts her beside the love of her life Chief Pete Adams.
8. Sherlock Holmes lives at 221 B Baker Street and often lets Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard take credit for solving important cases.
9. Paul Drake is a private detective on retainer to the famous attorney, Perry Mason. Together they outwit District Attorney Hamilton Berger and his chief investigator, Detective Arthur Tragg.
10. Father Brown is a Catholic priest who solves crime aided by a friend in the police force Sergeant Goodfellow. His sleuthing eventually cracks the case, but the three inspectors he’s encountered, Inspector Mallory, Inspector Valentine, and Inspector Sullivan aren’t always his biggest fans.
11. Adrian Monk suffered a mental breakdown after his wife was murdered. He becomes a private detective while trying to convince his former partner Captain Leland Stottlemeyer to put him back on the force. He solves cases that baffle Detective Randy Disher.
12. Jessica Fletcher is a mystery writer who solves real life cases in Cabot Cove, Maine that often stump Sheriff Amos Tupper.
13. People think Miss Marple is an old busy body, but she’s really an astute observer with amazing powers of deduction. When she needs information, she often calls on her good friend, retired commissioner of police, Sir Henry Clithering.
14. After serving on the Santa Theresa California police department, Kinsey Millhone leaves the force to become a private detective. Detective Jonah Robb, who is still on the force, is her go to for sensitive information. He’s also the man she wants, but their timing is always off.
15. Hannah Swensen bakes her way into the heart of Detective Mike Kingston, but there’s a problem - she can’t seem to stop stumbling over dead bodies and trying to help solve his cases.