As I stood on the edge of a wide, greening field, one that could easily have accommodated the breaking out of a spontaneous Saturday afternoon touch-football or baseball game, although I doubt that should ever occur here, I enjoyed the warm breeze brought by the first day of spring. Juxtiposed against the open blue sky were towers, almost as if I were seeing the workplace … Continue reading H Block
I’m not a vengeful person. I’m really not. I promise. When I was in graduate school I was in a class about teaching reading to adults. It was taught by an adjunct whose day job was teaching full-time in an adult basic education program. For the purpose of this blog I shall call her Miss Pickle. Miss Sour Dill Pickle. She gave us a project that … Continue reading Revenge is a dish best served cold
Within hours after the murder, the police had a suspect. Today they would have called him “a person of interest.” A teenager in the neighborhood had been picked up more than once for being a peeping Tom and burglar. Police followed foot prints to his parents home where he lived. They found him jogging in the vicinity. He’d recently taken a shower. Odd for that … Continue reading Serial Killer
When I was a senior in college there was a high profile murder in my hometown. It happened around Halloween. I remember my two sisters calling me to tell me about it; I lived in a dorm in another state. Even though I wasn’t there I was creeped-out by it. It occurred in a nicer part of town and was a break in. It’s not usually the way … Continue reading Death Penalty
Tower of Twins 