Policing in the United States is a hot button issue, particularly policing in minority communities. The George Floyd case is but one of many police-involved incidents that has cast a harsh light on the disparate way law and order is… Read More ›
Crime and Cops
MURDER IN EASTON: A TRUE CRIME STORY – BY TOM CURLEY
All TV crime shows start the same way. A couple, or some kids, are doing something normal like walking in the park when they come upon a gruesome murder. The woman or girl screams, the man or boy usually throws… Read More ›
THE DAY AMERICA’S HONOR DIED
It was a hard day in the U.S. We woke up to the joy of having won both senate seats in Georgia, went to watch the goings on in the Senate. That was when the terrorists decided to take over… Read More ›
WHITE SUPREMACISTS ARE NOT THE ONLY RACISTS
I had a major battle on Amazon about a book I said was racist. A lot of people said “No, it isn’t. The author is an avowed Boston liberal.” I’m sure he said he was and he probably believes it’s… Read More ›
WE ABOLISHED RECREATIONAL ALCOHOL IN 1920 AND NO ONE HAS HAD A DRINK SINCE
Once upon a time so many years ago, Americans had national fit of self-righteousness.We decided alcohol was the root of all evil. To rectify the perceived problem, the nation rose up on its collective hind legs and passed the 18th… Read More ›
THE SOCIOPATHIC CONTRACTOR – BY ELLIN CURLEY
In 1987, my ex husband and I, along with our two children, spent weekends and summers in a one bedroom cottage on my mother’s property in Easton, CT. My grandparents had lived in the cottage when I was growing up…. Read More ›
SEND IN THE FEDS HE SAID, AND THEN HE DID – RICH PASCHALL
The Streets of Chicago, Rich Paschall When I was in Medellin, Colombia, someone had brought up the name of Pablo Escobar when we were out for food and drinks. Escobar was an infamous drug lord who had lived in the… Read More ›
THE NEXT TO LAST STOP – RICH PASCHALL
The Inconvenience Store, by Rich Paschall It was a peaceful summer evening. The sun had just set. The air was warm and the light breeze was refreshing. Jorge had walked three blocks from his small apartment to the local convenience… Read More ›
JUSTICE IS BLIND, DEAF, AND FREQUENTLY DUMB AND RACIST. OTHERWISE, IT’S JUST FINE. – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #77 It’s another round of provocative questioning from Fandango. Today’s question involves blind justice. I have never believed that our system of justice was genuinely just. I don’t think a lot of our laws are just and didn’t… Read More ›
WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Considering how the world has changed, I suspect more of us have become aware that “winning” isn’t everything and sometimes, not even a good thing. It all depends on what you won. And there can be a lot of emotional… Read More ›
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS: WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #75 – CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS Have you ever committed a crime? If yes, tell us about it to the extent you feel comfortable doing so. If not, is there a crime you might like to commit (i.e., fantasized about… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD SUCH AS IT IS
Share Your World – 6-23-2020 JUNE 22, 2020 ~ MELANIE B CEE Questions: Have you ever ‘dined and dashed” (i.e. eaten the meal and then run out the restaurant door without paying)? No. Who does that? Have you ever been in a… Read More ›
