Erin Lorandos
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If you looked me up in the library catalog, I'd be filed under mom, librarian, and female writer—and conveniently, I have got the tattoo to match!
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A Quandary in Quarantine
Afterward April dawned with another brilliant blue sky and even more hints of spring. The last time I had met Luce over the fence in the backyard, we had seen warblers, sparrows and even a finch or two floating on the breeze. The lone maple tree in my backyard has also started to bud. I could feel Mother Earth wakening, stretching, and starting to renew herself. She and I were both looking forward to whatever was going to come next.
By Erin Lorandos23 days ago in Fiction
A Quandary in Quarantine
Chapter Seventeen Eliisa had me cornered, literally. The way she sat, with her back to the door, quite effectively blocked my ability to get out without her realizing I was leaving. I felt for my phone, which was still in my back pocket. If I could just get a call through to Drew ay the police station without Eliisa noticing or overhearing, I could alert him to what I had found out. I casually pulled out my phone, and held it against my side while I kept an eye on Eliisa.
By Erin Lorandos23 days ago in Fiction
A Quandary in Quarantine
Chapter Sixteen “Libby, are you up for meeting me at the library today? I wanted to get the Teen’s Take-and-Make kits put together, and I thought maybe we could do it together. I think, if we set up the tables in the conference room, we can do it assembly-line style and keep our distance. Masks and gloves, of course! And, that will give us a chance to catch up… wasn’t your date with Drew this weekend?”
By Erin Lorandos23 days ago in Fiction
A Quandary in Quarantine
Chapter Fifteen It was finally Saturday. I usually used my days off to center myself. I would sometimes read for pleasure, or maybe do some journalling. But all of that seemed so secondary. I was definitely looking forward to whatever Drew had planned for that evening, but when my eyes first opened Saturday morning, my first thoughts were focused on Irene. I knew it in my gut that Eliisa had had a hand in her murder. All the clues I had found pointed to Eliisa being Irene’s killer, but I just could not figure out why.
By Erin Lorandos23 days ago in Fiction
A Quandary in Quarantine
Chapter Fourteen By the time the Stay At Home Order went into effect on Wednesday, people in Elsewhere seemed pretty used to the idea. I think that could be directly attributed to the fact that Wisconsinites were used to basically not leaving their houses for months at a time over the winter. They were like bears, hibernating for the winter.
By Erin Lorandos30 days ago in Fiction
A Quandary in Quarantine
Chapter Thirteen It was a very good thing that I had worked so hard to get our virtual reference services going as quickly as I had. It seemed we would be using it for the foreseeable future, at least. It was the Monday after our first full week of working from home. The state’s Stay At Home Order was scheduled to go into effect on Wednesday. Our town published a paraphrased versions of Governor Evers’ executive order on the town’s website:
By Erin Lorandos30 days ago in Fiction
A Quandary in Quarantine
Chapter Twelve The ‘authorities’ did not seem to be in much of a rush, though. Deputy Drew finally arrived about twenty minutes later. I supposed it was not really a real emergency, but still - in a town the size of Elsewhere, it’s not like there was a lot of other police matters taking up his time. When Deputy James did pull up, it sounded like he had parked in my driveway - rather than Luce’s. Odd. Sure enough, moments later I heard my own doorbell chime and there he was standing on my front stoop.
By Erin Lorandos30 days ago in Fiction
A Quandary in Quarantine
Chapter Eleven I arrived back home in record time, contrary to the attempt of the slushy streets to waylay me. As I pulled into my driveway, I looked over to the front window of the house Luce and her mother shared next to me. I saw Luce’s face through the curtains. I was sure by now Annie Bea would also have returned home from her Meals on Wheels delivery route, and Luce and I would have the chance to call Carson’s cousin, Stephanie about my theory, but Luce’s face looked worried through the window glass and I could feel my heart beat faster like it does when I get an inclining that something bad has happened. I quickly pulled out my phone and called Luce.
By Erin Lorandos30 days ago in Fiction
A Quandary in Quarantine
Chapter Ten Since having learned that Eliisa Nurmi lived just two houses down from me, with only Luce and her mom in between, I had been thinking of how I could get her to talk to me. The news continuously warned of more and more Coronavirus cases, and really put a damper on my ability to set up a seemingly random event where I could run into her, so it was time to get creative. Luce and I had talked about how Eliisa, like me, was relatively new to town and very new to the Library Board. We devised a plan that used that angle to get her talking after that, we would have to play it by ear.
By Erin Lorandos30 days ago in Fiction
