Feb 4, 2018 | The Writing Process|Works in Progress
As of last Wednesday, the Duke Southard literary plan for 2018 changed yet again. A collection of thirteen short pieces, a combination of [personal essays, memoirs, and short stories, has been submitted to the publisher to begin the editing process. This likely will...
Jan 30, 2018 | Murder In a Small Town
Sometimes I wish I were in a crowded auditorium giving a talk about the Stacey Burns case. I have done it before but never to a large group. After informing this crowd about what I know, I would ask two simple questions and here they are:. We are approaching yet...
Jan 24, 2018 | The Writing Process|Works in Progress
We (Barbara and I) have decided on a new literary plan for this year. After meeting with my publisher today, we’ve decided to release two relatively short anthologies, one fiction nd the other personal essay/memoir before the new novel. These anthologies will...
Jan 19, 2018 | Murder In a Small Town
Here are a couple of short segments from Murder in a Small Town: The Tragic Death of Stacey Burns, a book residing in limbo until something else happens. Remember, these segments were written very early on in my work on the book. (between six and seven years ago!)...
Jan 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sixty four years since my last horseback ride, I finally climbed back on last Saturday. Here, from my short personal essay, “The Dude Ranch” are a few snippets of my experience as a thirteen year old spending three days at a dude ranch in northern New...