Dec 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
In 2012, I posted a Christmas wish that the Stacey Burns murder case would be solved within a year. Astoundingly, that was three years ago! What a disgraceful shame. Here is my new Christmas wish. I wish that all human beings would adopt the civility that is...
Dec 21, 2015 | Murder In a Small Town
Yesterday, my personal essay, “Three Weeks”, was awarded first place in the Society of Southwestern Authors writing contest in the memoir/non0fiction category. This award includes a cash prize and publication of the work in The Story Teller. As I reread...
Dec 15, 2015 | Murder In a Small Town
I.C.A.C. (in case anyone cares) was the flippant title I originally assigned to my memoir (more of an autobiography) about growing up with a “Greatest Generation” father. Perhaps it would be more fitting for the following project. My very smart and...
Dec 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
My hiatus from posting on this blog was due to my youngest sister’s serious health issues, which resulted in her death this past week. I was able to visit with her in Tampa last Tuesday for a couple of hours. She died about thirty hours later. Death of a loved...
Dec 2, 2015 | Murder In a Small Town
The photos were taken at my program yesterday at the Joyner Library in Green Valley. It was a good crowd. For a long time, as I’ve observed human nature at its worst,...