Welcome! I’m Duke Southard, an author, retired educator, and lecturer.

I have published seven novels, a commissioned history, and an anthology of
award-winning short stories and essays.

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Recent Posts

Votes Are In!

If anyone reads the comments to the original posts on this blog, you are aware that just a few people responded to my previous question about the murderer of Stacey Burns being arrested before the tenth anniversary of her killing on May 10, 2009. The few who responded...

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Not Gaining Traction?

My last post was a musing about whether the idea of a public demonstration asking for any sort of information on the murder of Stacey Burns from the official authorities would work. The second part of that musing was wondering if such a movement could "gain traction"...

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Gain Traction?

What follows is another comment from a previous post regarding the possibility of some sort of action to be taken as the tenth anniversary of the murder of Stacey Burns approaches in just a few months. I personally would love to see this idea gain some traction in the...

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Merry Christmas and a “Must Read”

FIrst, I wish all of my readers, followers, and everyone else a Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous 2019! May you all be blessed with good health and happiness! Second, you must read a comment on my last post regarding a Wolfeboro Town Hall type of event with...

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A Reality Check

It is always for someone to toss a dose of reality into a discussion. My last two posts on this blog have talked about how interesting it would be if a huge march of all of Stacey Burns (and Bobbie Miller's as well) family, friends, acquaintances, etc. converged on...

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Good Overcomes Evil

A thoughtful comment on my posts encouraging some sort of action on the part of those affected by the murders of Stacey Burns and Bobbie Miller made me think about a major theological issue with two subheadings.  As you may guess from the title of this piece, it...

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WHAT IF

This a follow-up to the last post in which I wondered what would happen if anyone even remotely involved in the Stacey Burns murder, whether family, friend, acquaintance, community member, or someone who is simply interested in seeing justice done showed up one day...

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Back to Stacey and Bobbie

Sometimes I wonder what might happen if every single person who is even remotely connected to the Stacey Burns and/or Bobbie Miller murder cases showed up one day at the Office of the Attorney General and asked (or demanded) that an update on the progress of these...

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Amazon Ratings?

This post is a bit different for this blog so apologies in advance to readers if it disappoints. I am completely confused about how book sales ratings are compiled by Amazon. I know that my latest book, The Final Tipping Point, has sold more copies (by far) than the...

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Apologies and Parties

To the regular readers of this blog, I extend my apologies for such a long (two week) absence. A holiday trip to the East Coast and the usual busyness of the season intervened. I promise to get  back on a more regular schedule again. Perhaps, I should say I promise to...

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Interesting new question

I received these interesting questions via email from a follower of this blog. With permission, I am reprinting them here, leaving out the three names preceding the question about being asked to be on the 20/20 show back in January, 2011. Suffice it say that these...

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A 02/16/2011 Quote-Stacey Burns

Again, a visit to my "murder book" on the Stacy Burns murder-- From a Granite State News article: February 2, 2011: "In the Burns case, we have evidence, but not enough to make an arrest and that is what the state police are continuing to build on." So, over seven...

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