The cot was stiff and uncomfortable. The room was too quiet, too dark. The air, stuffy. His mind was racing with thoughts. He kept replaying the rescue, the split-second decision to end another man’s life. It wasn’t the first time he’d taken a life—not by a long shot—but that didn’t mean it got a...
Fourteen years earlier, Lisa and I were in opposite positions. I was in a hospital bed and Lisa was sitting by my side. Hell, it was even the same exact hospital, Saint Mercy. I was in a car accident. It was after our high school graduation party. And I may have had a couple of drinks. Fortunatel...
Not too long before coming to the federal prison in Martin County, I was in the Fairfax County Jail to visitor Pastor Thomas Pritchard. Just being a guest was bad enough. I couldn’t imagine how bad it was for the actual prisoners.I didn’t have a badge or police credentials, so I wasn’t allowed to...
Exit the freeway at Georgetown U, drive parallel to the Potomac river until she reached a dead end, park along the crumbly-bricked abutment of a long-demolished bridge, and then wait for Jackson to spot a not-so-candy-white 2012 Jetta with a recently missing front-left hubcap. &...
He’d been left alone, by his own choice, but left alone with one of the firmest erections he could remember. It was almost painful. Not since he’d been a teenager had he felt so absolutely full and ready to explode. And now he was left to deal with it himself. But what wer...
It may have been a small town but everyone in it still made a big effort. The end result was very festive. Decorations could be found all over the place. People put up banners and streamers, turning everything red, white and blue.At night, there were multiple private fireworks displays. They were...