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D.L. Williams
Sep 7, 20205 min read
Re-Visualizing Police
I was in public safety for thirty years. During that time I saw abusive behavior from some officers and extraordinary heroism from many...
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D.L. Williams
Aug 27, 20201 min read
Callie Cut Two Switches
Callie Cut Two Switches is a satire about Callie Wind, a religion-despising amusement park owner whose daughter has become a television...
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D.L. Williams
Jul 28, 20204 min read
Thoughts on American Chivalry
I received one of the greatest compliments of my life a couple of weeks ago when my daughter-in-law said, “Your son is the most...
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D.L. Williams
Jun 26, 20202 min read
Celebrations and Perseverance
Margie, our daughter-in-law (whom I call my daughter-in-heart) recently graduated with her bachelor’s degree from St. Edward’s University...
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D.L. Williams
May 31, 20202 min read
An Open Letter to My Brother Officers
Law Enforcement Oath of Honor On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character or the public trust. I will always...
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D.L. Williams
May 1, 20202 min read
Be Like Winston
This is a short note I sent home to my middle school students this Friday. I've adopted the routine of posting an assignment for them on...
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D.L. Williams
Apr 1, 20203 min read
An Open Letter to My Students
I'm a rookie 7th-grade science teacher in New Mexico. Last week Governor Lujan-Grisham made the prudent decision that all schools in this...
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D.L. Williams
Mar 7, 20204 min read
That New Virus
I’ve thought often of late about a young man I met in the first year of my public safety career. I was an ambulance EMT then, not yet a...
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David Lane Williams
Feb 10, 20203 min read
Angels Cursing Like Sailors
I’m six months into this teaching gig, and it’s time for an update. (Click right here if you’re interested in how this nutty experiment...
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David Lane Williams
Jan 1, 20202 min read
The Truth and Nothing But... The American Way
I’ll tell you if you have spinach stuck in your teeth, and I’ve got your back if you forget to zip up, have toilet paper trailing your...
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David Lane Williams
Dec 12, 20192 min read
I Met My Wife at a Murder Trial
True story--I met my wife at a murder trial. I was a detective working on the case, and she was a journalist covering the proceedings. I...
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David Lane Williams
Oct 11, 20192 min read
Armed with a Dry Erase Marker
I’ve started teaching this year—real muck-deep in the trenches kind of teaching—you know, seventh graders. I’d planned to teach criminal...
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David Lane Williams
Aug 4, 201910 min read
A Duel of Glass and Mud, draft chp. 1
I posted the first chapter of this novel-in-progress about seven months ago. I've worked with my critique group and edited viciously...
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David Lane Williams
Jul 2, 20193 min read
Finding Callie's Roots
Anyone who has ever followed my posts or viewed my social media pages for more than three minutes knows my wife and I adore our dogs....
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David Lane Williams
Jun 4, 20192 min read
Greetings Daisy, Let's Get a Few Things Straight.
Dear Daisy, Tomorrow will be your two-week birthday, and you’re just about all we talk about anymore. You’re cute and popular, and the...
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David Lane Williams
May 2, 20193 min read
Stress Bubbles
Years ago I managed a stable/equestrian center in central Texas as a side job to my public safety career. I enjoyed it immensely, and...
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David Lane Williams
Mar 29, 20195 min read
Poisoned Ashes
I'm working on a significant re-write of an old novel. I can write a 350-page story, but I'm often confounded by titles. Tentatively I'm...
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David Lane Williams
Feb 10, 20194 min read
A Letter to My Old Friend
I met Janet four decades ago when my oldest/best friend, Blake, fell in love with her in the line for a thrill ride during a high school...
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David Lane Williams
Jan 8, 20195 min read
Say Hello to Xochitl
Choosing names for novel characters is consequential. I have a dog-eared baby name book I've used for years in search of just the right...
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David Lane Williams
Dec 3, 20185 min read
First Chapter, A Duel of Glass and Mud
Captain Brandt’s French was rudimentary at best, and the sobs of a grieving mother over the whispers of a local gendarme weren’t giving...
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