I am a big fan of dogs. If you remember, last year, when I lost my dog and how devastating that was. I am a big fan of shelter dogs. I believe that people need to adopt and I believe that people need to stop patronizing pet stores that get their dogs from puppy mills. [...]
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I was in a store in Geneva, Illinois and saw this phone hanging on the wall. It made me wonder if it had been there the entire time the store was in existence. This one is even a kind of creepy red: And then I turned around and saw this in a display within the [...]
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I am not a fan of summer. Yes, my birthday is in the summery months (technically before summer officially starts, but why quibble?). It am not a fan of the heat and, well, I am not a fan of thunderstorms. We had some doozies come through the Chicago area this morning. I was driving to [...]
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I spent a great afternoon this Saturday at the Lisle Museum Depot in Lisle, Illinois. The gentleman in this video is the one who put the entire author series together and initially invited me to speak back in March. It was a great turnout for a holiday weekend. They asked great questions and seemed very [...]
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I had a great time today reading from my book “Chicago Disasters” at the Lisle Museum Depot. Obviously, that is located in Lisle, Illinois. It was a great time. That really is a great place. If you are in the area, I suggest you stop by. The whole authors series was put together by a [...]
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For a variety of reasons, I love independent bookstores. For an entirely different variety of reasons, I really would love it if you would visit one particular independent bookstore located in Elgin, IL. It is called Books At Sunset. By clicking on that link you will be taken to the bookstore website. I am hoping [...]
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As I have mentioned before, I write a lot of true crime. I have written a couple of true crime books and I also write true crime articles. I have even started a website known as The Crime Times. Today I have updated that with a story about a missing NIU student. I hope you [...]
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