It snowed yesterday. Which is funny because I am pretty sure it was sixty degrees at some point last week. But, yesterday it snowed. Not a lot, there’s an inch or so of the white stuff on the ground, classing the place up. It’s cold outside tonight, in the low, low twenties and sure to…
Read MoreI don’t tell a lot of Cop stories. I am still serving and it seems odd to talk about it. But I have a story that involves my late friend Mike. Mike was a senior and very, very well respected member of my department. I was lucky enough to work with him benefit from his…
Read MoreOver on Substack I wrote about mood and atmosphere. The premise opened up with certain life rules I have. I started to write about the four skills that I think everyone should know. They are essential skills in life and they represent skills that are sadly going the way of the Stick Shift. And yes,…
Read MoreLast night I was at a gathering at my friend Byron’s house. He had lured me down the opposite end of our tiny state with the promise of a firepit and good bourbon. Like most Rhode Islanders, I balk at driving more than twenty minutes anywhere, but my Long Suffering Wife pointed out that…
Read MoreI was flattered when a good friend of mine, a professor and a street brawler for democracy in strange foreign lands, made all the stranger in 1997, asked me to read his first manuscript. I can not adequately convey how difficult it is to write your first novel. They’re easy to start but they are…
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