A beautiful young woman was missing. I knew I had a murder. I even had a suspect. But would I ever find the body? Would I ever be able to arrest the suspect without the body? Don't believe all that crap you see on TV shows. Follow me on this true crime story and see what happens in a real murder case.…
My daughter, as smart as she is, sometimes says the craziest things. This is a collection of actual quotes that came directly from her. You can't make this stuff up. I blame it on her hair.…
Just stuff I think about once in a while.…
A true story about the day I ran away and a little bit of sunflower magic that brought me back.…
This is part of a challenge to write a letter to either love, time, or death.…
Based on a true story. By all accounts, Jorge Salas was a good man. He was a well known and well respected businessman, doting husband, and loving father. Many of the older officers in the department knew him well. Unfortunately, when I first met him he was lying dead in the office of his own business with 3 bullets in him. Follow me while I chase rumors of cartel assassins, disgruntled employees, missing money, bloated insurance claims, and a cheating wife. The truth will shock you.…
This is a series of stories based on observations I have made while drinking coffee at Starbucks. Years of training as an investigator gives me little choice but to accidentally look into the lives of people I see. I don't do this so I can have something to write about. I do this because this is what I do. It just comes natural now. You would be surprised at the stories that are sitting right in front of you if you just knew what to look for. Cover by @Setalmage…
Just a few moments in a regular day at work. Put on a badge and gun and see if you have what it takes.…
Is Wattpad a good or bad thing? Are the people on here writers or do they just think they are? Whatever your answer to those questions there are a lot of mysteries surrounding Wattpad and the people that choose to write here. Every day thousands of you get on your computer and chase Wattpad all day long looking for something. What are you looking for and is Wattpad the place for you? I think we should all take a good look at these questions and try to answer them the best we can. It's time to be honest with ourselves. I am going to pose some questions here and make some observations that you might find not to your liking. It's okay. You'll live. Let's be honest with each other and see where this goes. Join me. Let's chase Wattpad together.…
There are some excellent storytellers with some excellent books on this site and you have NEVER HEARD OF MOST OF THEM. I am not talking about the people that got a million votes for finding every popular cliche on the planet and sticking them in one book. I am talking about people that know how to write. The ones that understand human nature and writing and know how to put them together. They write what they know and know what they write. They don't want to be like anybody else and they don't like to follow all the rules. Good honest prose is not a popular thing on Wattpad, but it is with me. So here are some of my favorite writers on Wattpad. I follow them all, and all for different reasons. Some of them will make you cry, others piss you off, and others will make you wish you were smart enough to figure them out. You will be amazed at the rawness of some of the stories and at both the complexity and simplicity of some of the storytelling. Other times you won't know what to think. But at all times I am sure you will think to yourself "Damn, now this, this is a writer".…
This is a series where I discuss topics of the day. Nothing is out of bounds here. Racism, police shootings, homosexuality, politics, and so on. Never be afraid to discuss things out of your comfort zone. These problems don't fix themselves.…
Children shouldn't have to play with IV lines attached to the back of their hands. But they do. Cancer made it so. Here are some stories of some of those brave kids I have met in some of those playrooms. To be honest I never wanted to able to tell these stories. I didn't want to have a reason to go into those rooms. But, as bad luck would have it, I will visit these rooms on and off for a while with my grandson Andre. There is sadness here, but there is also so much hope.…
Here are just a few thoughts I have about writing. I don't care if you are a professional or an amateur, I think you will recognize yourself in some of these words. I would love to hear your opinion.…
In my Chasing Wattpad series I made fun of short poems and pissed a lot of people off. I hate short poems. They are a waste of time. But never let it be said I will not try something once. As penance for my sins against the Haiku poets I will leave my comfort zone for a while and try and write some. I am guessing it won't kill me, maybe. By the way, what is a Haiku anyway?…
Wanna know what the best thing is about living in the Rio Grande Valley? It's so damn close to the United States.…
I thought I understood dreams until I had this one.…
My sister loves books.…
Things you already know not to do but you do them anyway. Why? I'm not gonna lie, you do it because you are stupid. Cut it out.…
Tell me all your secrets.…
A goodbye letter to years past.…