” . . .only one who seems to give a damn . . .?”

Feb 23, 2018 | Murder In a Small Town

This post will be brief and to the point. “I’m sending you this information because you are the only one that seemingly gives a damn anymore.” This is a quote from an email I received from a regular correspondent (not always public) regarding the Stacey...

Degrees of Truth

Feb 14, 2018 | Murder In a Small Town

“Degrees of Truth” is a small part of one chapter of Murder in a Small Town: The Tragic Death of Stacey Burns. After much deliberation, the essay “Degrees of Truth” has been removed from the Fallacy of Closure anthology, a book to be published...

New Book

Feb 12, 2018 | The Writing Process|Works in Progress

I’m excited! This anthology of award winning short stories, personal essays, and memoir is now in the publishing pipeline. More information will be forthcoming as publication date gets closer so please be watching for it. You will be treated to  a wide variety...

Stacey Burns: Old news?

Feb 8, 2018 | Murder In a Small Town

Please don’t take this title as disrespectful to the memory of a very special person.  In fact, it is just the opposite. We, her advocates, her friends, her family, her community, cannot allow her to become “old news.” Any number of my posts over the...

Missing the boat on Stacey Burns?

Feb 7, 2018 | Murder In a Small Town

I received the following comment on my blog “Another Year” and it really made me think about what I’ve been writing in this blog over the years. Read on then I’ll explain. “I am sorry you have not had many responses to your two questions...