I was in public safety for thirty years. During that time I saw abusive behavior from some officers and extraordinary heroism from many...

Callie Cut Two Switches is a satire about Callie Wind, a religion-despising amusement park owner whose daughter has become a television...

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...

Margie, our daughter-in-law (whom I call my daughter-in-heart) recently graduated with her bachelor’s degree from St. Edward’s University...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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​...

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...

I posted the first chapter of this novel-in-progress about seven months ago. I've worked with my critique group and edited viciously...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...