"Stain-Busting" Mystery Series by Sharon Short

Welcome to the site for Stain-Busting Mysteries, featuring laundress and stain-expert Josie Toadfern, cleaning up crime one hilarious load at a time!

WHAT'S NEW:

TIE DYED AND DEAD (6th Stain-Busting Mystery)

Available March 1, 2008.

Here's chapter one!

From the back cover:

"As if running a successful laundromat and writing a perennially popular (and soon to be national!) household tips column weren't enough to keep Josie Toadfern busy, she's taken a gig on the side. The Mayfair Sisters, a local singing group from way back when, are reuniting for a benefit, and they need Josie to perform her stain-busting magic on their old tie-dyed costumes. But the dresses go missing, only to reappear in a fashion more deadly than retro.

Although Josie's the prime suspect in the murder and mayhem that ensue, she's not about to allow her squeaky-clean reputation to be soiled by some false accusations. But this time, her snooping will land her in some very hot water..."

Sharon (and Josie) Featured in First Magazine for Women!

In a fun case of life imitating art, First Magazine contacted me to gather holiday stain removal tips! Here's the cover to the issue in which the article appeared:

And here's the page featuring holiday stain-busting tips I've learned over the years in creating Josie's stories:

NEW "SANITY CHECK" COLUMNS

I write a weekly humor column for the Dayton Daily News and every so often I add a few of my and my reader's favorite columns to this site. Here's what I wrote about in my just-added favorites from 2007: the day my daughter set my birthday "cake" on fire... the day my other daughter was thrilled to get a black eye... life lessons I learned at the boy scout tent sale, from a slice of cedar, from parasailing, and from fireworks in December... the day I realized I'd lost my lips... and the snow day(s) I had to figure out how to remind myself why I became a mom in the first place. I hope you enjoy them!

Get your free "Dryer" Magnet! Just like a  fridge magnet--but for your dryer, with stain tips! To get yours, send me a business-sized (so the magnet will fit!) envelope that's self-addressed and has TWO first class stamps to: Sharon Short, P.O. Box  41295, Dayton, Ohio 45441.

Best Regards,

Sharon Short

All material on this site is copyright © 2002-2008 by Sharon Short, except where indicated.