Gang Life
Recently, while attending a housing meeting on the East Side, I overheard a conversation between two residents, one of whom appeared to be a...
Flamed Out
A sign hanging on the fence that surrounds this East Fort Worth property warns trespassers to keep out – it also promises “amazing things.”...
Right-Wing Extremists Taking Over Carroll School District?
When Jennifer Schutter met her new neighbor two years ago, the mother and physician thought she had met an ally. The neighbor, Hannah Smith,...
Mercy Culture Wars
Everything about their first visit to Mercy Culture’s pop-up church service felt right to Sam and Jane, a young married couple who asked that...
“Pure Evil”
“I’ve heard the truth, Mulder. Now, what I want are the answers.” — Dana Scully, The X-Files
Fifteen minutes and a call to a shadowy...
Double Secret Probation
Susan was excited about the chance to work at Tarrant County College (TCC). The single mom had been hired for a mid-level position in...
Returning to Stop Six
“Stop Six will take you fast,” Derrick says as he slots a key into the front door of the one-bedroom apartment where he stays....
Tequila and Tater Salad
The interior of Will Rogers Memorial Center went dark. A man in black walked hurriedly toward two empty stools that stood center stage. He...
Private Prisons, Public Pain
Reeves County straddles I-20 in West Texas, between Odessa and El Paso. Pecos is the county seat, anchored in cowboy mythology. Tiny homes, many...
Masters of Manipulation
Looking back, it was the prophecies that worried Sam the most.
The former survivor of sex trafficking — along with forced labor, the term falls...
