This part of the story is hazy. Back in the summer of 1984 (it could have been ’83 or ’86 or ’87) I sat on the living room floor of my grandparents’ house in Mission, KS being quizzed by my grandfather. The subject was baseball and the questions were endless. It was then I [...]
This piece originally appeared on the blog Hey, There’s a Dead Guy in the Living Room When I sat down tonight, I planned on writing a brief and lighthearted recap of last weekend’s Bouchercon in St. Louis. But then things happened, my mood turned, and now I’m in no position to trade on small talk. [...]
I was on the road quite a bit in the spring of 2011. Here is the video proof. Some of the places I visited include Colorado, Florida, Washington D.C., Virginia, Boston, New York, and Wisconsin.
This is approximately 730 days of my life (highlights) ending in December of 2010. From coast to coast with a wide variety of people from all walks of my life.
This piece originally appeared on The Huffington Post It’s quiet when I step into the office of the City Center Motel. I’m alone — surrounded by well-worn furniture and construction tools. There is nobody behind the desk, this silence is a fact greatly amplified by history. If the office looks like it did thirty four [...]