Jan 4, 2016 | Murder In a Small Town
A previous post mentioned these but the point may bear repeating. A favorite detective character (fictional) believes the three things in the title of this piece account for all murders. I would add that they probably account for most other crimes as well. Of course,...
Dec 28, 2015 | Murder In a Small Town
Today, I played golf with a man who served as a supervisor in a major state police crime lab. Between searching for my errant shots, I asked him about his work and told him some things about the Stacey Burns murder. He was astounded that so much information has...
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 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,...
Nov 29, 2015 | Murder In a Small Town
This is the sixth Thanksgiving that the family of Stacey Burns sat around a dinner table without her. I can’t imagine the grief and sadness which must grip that family all the time, let alone on special holiday occasions. We can only hope that her name was...