M is for (Not Murder) by Helen Henderson

 

Fire and Redemption by Helen Henderson
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I am doing the A to Z Challenge again this year. M could be for murder if you write mysteries. Or M could be for Medraut, the colorful dragon on the cover of Fire and Redemption. While sitting on the glider on the front porch another idea came to mind. M really is for Mosquito.

There are two kinds of mosquitos easily found in the area. The small, almost invisible unless they are in a swarm No See 'Ems and the kind you saddle and ride. Often you never see the No See 'Ems, their presence is made know by the buzzing in your ear in the quiet of the night or the line of itching, red welts.

I have lived in various mosquito habitats including farms, woods and Waterfronts. And for a period of time I lived on a Pacific island in what could be called jungle adjacent. However none were as bad as the area I now live in. According to the experts, the weather here is suitable for mosquitos nine months of the year. I used to have a tee-shirt captioned the New Jersey state bird. And the picture? A long-legged, wide winged mosquito. I swear when their legs are spread clinging against the window, they cover my palm. As I said, saddle them up and ride them. No, wait, that is the dragons I love to fly with.

Whether big or small, now that the warmer weather is knocking on the door, M is for mosquito.

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~Until next month, stay safe and read.   Helen

Helen Henderson lives in western Tennessee with her husband. While she doesn’t have any pets in residence at the moment, she often visits a husky who have adopted her as one the pack. Find out more about her and her novels on her BWL author page.