July 2012
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My Top (Celebrity) Crime Stories for the Week
Jackson Scandal. Amid a family dispute, Katherine Jackson was reported missing over the weekend. LA Sheriff’s investigated, but family members (including Janet, Randy, and Jermaine) declared she was safe in Arizona and under doctor’s care. Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris turned to Twitter to declare something more was amiss. Rumors swirled that Katherine was abducted by family...
“The Gods are just. No doubt. But their code of law is dictated, in the last...”
– Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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Synopsis
There is a dead body in room 110 of the Death Valley Motel, and the evidence points to murder. Managers Ric and Alex Delgado are siblings with police work in their blood; they chose this small Death Valley town specifically...
“War is not won by victory.”
– A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
The Wrong Debate
In the wake of the Aurora shootings this morning, everyone in social media is debating gun control and the second amendment. It’s the wrong debate to be having.
First, we need to stop and pray for those that have been injured and for all the families that this terrible incident has touched. It’s a sad event that has sparked fear, sadness, and anger across the country and it’s a...
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My Top Crime Stories for the Week
MISSING. In Evansdale, Iowa, 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins and 10-year-old Lyric Cook were last seen by their grandmother on Friday when the two cousins left to go on a bike ride. Their bicycles were located hours after they were reported missing near a lake. A massive volunteer search over the weekend failed to locate the girls. Scent dogs used by searchers looking for signs of two missing young...
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
– Nelson Mandela
The Loss of My Idols
We have lost some great writers in the past two months.
Ray Bradbury inspired me to think outside the box. After reading Bradbury, I wanted to write fiction that shocked or surprised the reader. His works continue to awe me, no matter how many times I re-read them.
Nora Ephron made me reevaluate all my characters. She made me want to write loving, strong, inspirational and humorous characters. I...
Anthony Wayne Smith could face death penalty in...
The murder cases continue to climb for the former Oakland Raiders defensive end. Last week, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office have added three additional murder complaints on Anthony Wayne Smith on top of the original murder charge involving the 2008 slaying of Maurilo Ponce.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Smith is now suspected in the killings of brothers...
Great Books Coming to a Theater Near You
Several great novels are being released as movies in the second half of this year. So when it’s time to put the books down, go check out some of these great movies.
The Bourne Legacy (Centers on a new CIA operative based on Robert Ludlum’s novels.) - August 10
Atlas Shrugged - Part II (Based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand.) - October 5
Alex Cross (The screenplay was based on the...
Stay Cool this Summer - Visit a Bookstore or...
Many of you are stuck in a heatwave, so I thought I’d remind everyone this summer, to stay cool. I recommend finding a cool spot and settle in with a book, magazine, newspaper or whatever you have to read. Take advantage of your local libraries and bookstores. Let me know what you’re reading this summer. I’m putting my summer reading list together now!
