A Panzerism

Panzer on the Zen of teaching cats:

 

When you tell a dog to sit,

it means he can relax and get off

his feet for a minute.

 

But ...

if you tell a cat to sit, 

that cat has to wake up, stretch,

Listen to me ... It's not going to happen*.

and ...

then get up to sit.

 

So I think you can take sit off the list of things to teach a cat to do.

 

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

Jigsaw Puzzle What is that?

Hint

Here's today's new jigsaw puzzle.

 

At the puzzle site you can always see the finished puzzle by clicking the square in the lower left corner.

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to What is that?

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: The Spanish Cape Mystery

 

Save me some popcorn. Go heavy on the butter.

Panzer found today's mystery on Rita's Reels channel on Youtube.

 

 The Spanish Cape Mystery is a 1935 black and white Ellery Queen murder mystery movie. It's 1 hour 14 minutes long.

 

Make some popcorn, grab your favorite beverage and have fun.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie 

Bloody Scotland The Podcast New Episode

I'm a big fan of his writing too.

If you're a fan of crime fiction author Sir Ian Rankin, Panzer found an interview with him on the Bloody Scotland Podcast.

 

The episode is 42 minutes long. In addition to the interview with Ian Rankin, it includes one with Leodora Darlington.

 

To listen to the interview tootle over to Bloody Scotland Podcast 

Free to Listen Small Town Romance Audiobook:The Small Town Boy's Redemption

Off to look for something else for you.

If you like sweet romance, Panzer found this one on the Say With Jay channel on Youtube.

 

The Small Boy's Redemption is written by Jessie Gussman. It's narrated by Jay Dyess and 6 hours 26 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Small Town Romance 

Free to Listen Classic Myatery Audiobook: Tommy and Tuppence: Partners in Crime

See the channel's name?

If you like classic mystery in audiobook format, Panzer found this one on the Bedtime Detective Stories  channel on Youtube.

 

Tommy and Tuppence: Partners in Crime was written by Agatha Christie. It's 5 hours 57 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Agatha Christie 

Free to Listen Regency Romance: The Arrangement

I'll find something else for you.

Panzer found this clean Regency romance on the Forever and Always Regency Romance Audiobooks channel on Youtube.

 

Panzer couldn't find any author listed for The Arrangement on the site. The audiobook is 1 hour 54 minutes long.

 

Note: The audiobook is AI narrated.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Regency Romance 

HarperCollins Partners with 'AI-Powered Animation House Toonstar - Publishers Weekly

I want to see this.

At the Publishers Weekly site Panzer found a post about publisher HarperCollins.

 

According to Sam Spratford's post, HarperCollins announced Toonstar will make animated episodes of select novels for them. The post contains links to more information about both companies.

 

Panzer says, "AI-Powered animation? What is that?"

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a chocolate chip muffin to snack on.

To read the post tootle over to HarperCollins

Watch Out for This Scam Impersonating Editors at Major Publishing Houses - Writer Beware(R)

Be prepared. Read the examples.

Here's an interesting post Panzer found at the Writer Beware (R) site.

 

Victoria Strauss' post about impersonation scams includes examples of the emails sent to authors. In the emails scammers claim to be editors or agents interested in the author's work.

 

Panzer says, "AI-generated?"

 

Note:This is a very, very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Impersonating Editors 

2026 Derringer Award Finalists - Short Mystery Fictioin Society Blog

Recognize anyone on the lists?

At his stop at the Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog Panzer discovered a post with the newly announced finalists for the SMFS Derringer Awards.

 

There are five categories for the Derringers. The categories are Best Flash Fiction, Best Short Story, Best Long Story, Best Novelette and Best Anthology.

 

The winners will be announced May 1.

 

To read the list of the finalists tootle over to 2026 Derringers Finalists