Caught in a Trap
Susan and Jenny fought earlier that night. It was nothing unusual for this mother and 16-year-old daughter. But that Tuesday in July of 2015...
Calhoun’s Return
If cynicism were a type of radiation, you’d probably need to wear a special suit just to talk to Tim Locke, but for anyone...
Field of Dreams
There’s something about baseball that brings out the kid in us. It happened to me, a 70-year-old man, last month when I went to...
Back Into the Shadows
You probably have never heard of Jean Carlos Jiménez-Joseph, a 27-year-old Panamanian who killed himself on May 15. He hanged himself while in solitary confinement...
Struggle in Paradise
Leaving Texas recently to volunteer in Cape Town was an opportunity I couldn’t resist. Unsure what to expect, I googled images of the South...
From the Racetrack to Court — and Back
Terry Propps knew it was going to be a long night. Miss Missile had just birthed another foal, and things weren’t looking good. The...
Earth Angel
Twenty-five years ago, a kind and lovely young woman took a kick to the head. A sneaker print remained on her face 10 hours...
Keep Holding On
LaToya Smith vividly remembers the night an intruder broke into her Fort Worth apartment. He kicked and pounded on the door while she desperately...
Five Bedrooms, Two Baths, Nine Spirits
Real estate agent Becky Foley-Richards is quick to say that the only ghost she believes in is the Holy Ghost. There is still one...
Our Time Has Come
In 2014, Rick Wilkins took a gamble. Wilkins, curator of the Olden Year Musical Museum in nearby Duncanville, wanted to do something that had...
