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January 23, 2022 – In Search of “Grandfather” Collins: Kilkenny to New Orleans
January 1, 2022 – You Don’t Need to Know Everything Before You Start Writing
October 13, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: 1872-2022 – Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff
October 6, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: 1872-2022 – Preface
September 29, 2021 – Reno County: She Killed Her Husband
September 22, 2021 – Reno County: Girls in Jail
September 15, 2021 – Reno County: “Matty” Mathias
September 8, 2021 – Reno County: My Dad, the Sheriff
September 1, 2021 – Reno County: “That’s Him.”
August 25, 2021 – Reno County: It Was All a Terrible Mistake
August 18, 2021 – Reno County: Hello Girls
August 11, 2021 – Reno County: What Happened to Morality?
August 4, 2021 – Reno County: Good-bye, Rosa Carney
July 28, 2021 – Reno County: Looking Backward to Go Forward
July 21, 2021 – Reno County: The Corps and the Cannons
July 14, 2021 – Reno County: Death Ditch
July 7, 2021 – Reno County: Who Wants a Baby?
June 30, 2021 – Reno County: Saloons in Hutchinson
June 23, 2021 – Reno County: Vice President Theodore Roosevelt
June 16, 2021 – Reno County: Diamond Dicks
June 9, 2021 – Reno County: 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
June 2, 2021 – Reno County: 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Run
May 26, 2021 – Reno County: “She Jumped from the Train”
May 19, 2021 – Reno County: The Yellow Wallpaper
May 12, 2021 – Reno County: The Worst Week Ever for Florence Evaline Field Jordan
May 5, 2021 – Reno County: When Two Deaths Make a Marriage
April 28, 2021 – Reno County: Searching for Alice
April 21, 2021 – Reno County Picnic: Grasshoppers
April 14, 2021 – Reno County: Civil War Stories
April 7, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Randy Henderson
March 31, 2021 – Sheriffs Of Reno County: Larry Leslie
March 24, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Jim Fountain
March 17, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Charles Heidebrecht
March 10, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Calvin Sheppard
March 3, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Roy Sheppard
February 24, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Al Severson
February 17, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Vic Frazey
February 10, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Walter Dixon
February 3, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Steve Stapleton
January 27, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Guy Ankerholz
January 20, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: George Allison
January 13, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Ed Cunningham
January 6, 2021 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Fay Brown
December 30, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Jesse Langford
December 23, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: William “Bill” Clark
December 16, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Walter “Scott” Sprout
December 9, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Tom McGinn
December 2, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Tom Jennings
November 25, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Konrad C. Beck
November 18, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: George M. Duckworth
November 11, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: John W. Hooper
November 4, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: William E. Long
October 28, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: John Quincy Patten
October 21, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: John W. Jones
October 14, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Daniel Miller
October 7, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Fay Smith
September 30, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Allen P. Jordan
September 23, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: John M. Hedrick
September 16, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Henry Hartford
September 9, 2020 – Sheriffs of Reno County: Charles Collins
September 2, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Yankees and the Long Count
August 26, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Bury Me in My Black Clothes
August 19, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Early Birds at the Funeral Parlor
August 12, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Can’t Sleep
August 5, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “Is My Dad in Heaven?”
July 29, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Brother Luckett and the Death Flies
July 22, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “I Killed Him”
July 15, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Knock, Knock, Knock
July 8, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Albright Airfield
July 1, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “When I First Met Harvey”
June 24, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Supportive Shelter
June 17, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Highest Highs and Lowest Lows
June 10, 2020- Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Day after the Fall Festival Frolic
June 3, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Pearl and Delbert
May 27, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Line-of-Duty Deaths
May 20, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Wilkinson’s Watermelon (Conclusion)
May 13, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Wilkinson’s Watermelon
May 9, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Rin-Tin-Tin the Police Dog
April 29, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Martin E. Jolliffe and Oil Hill
April 22, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Kansas City Monarchs Baseball
April 15, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Bad Boy of Arlington
April 8, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Ralph Galpin
April 1, 2029 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Influenza Epidemic in 1918
March 25, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: July 4th Celebration
March 18, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Sisters Night Out
March 11, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr.
March 4, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “We Lost Our Home”
February 26, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Arlington Bank Robbery Trial
February 19, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Chicken House to the Big House
February 12, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Bank Bandit
February 5, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “Hello Girls”
January 29, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Mule Men
January 22, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Pedestrians Beware
January 15, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: More Than a Bad Check Artist
January 8, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Cops in the Clubhouse
January 1, 2020 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Jailer Jess Blanpied
December 25, 2019 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Carey’s Condemned Courthouse
December 18, 2019 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Oath of Office
December 11, 2019 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Cora and Occie
December 4, 2019 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Blinded by Corn Whiskey
November 27, 2019 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Hearing Voices
November 20, 2019 – Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge
November 13, 2019 – Conclusions of a Cop
November 6, 2019 – Purchased Postcards: My Favorites
October 30, 2019 – A Day I Shall Never Forget: Citizens Bank Hold Up
October 23, 2019 – Suspicious Person: Billy Brassfield
October 16, 2019 – Lucky’s Sculpture Story: Lucky, the Daydreamer
October 9, 2019 – Smile Across the Nile: Bellygrammed by Alexandria
October 2, 2019 – Stories Are Everywhere: My Blogging Topics
September 25, 2019 – James A. Woodson: A Newspaper View
September 18, 2019 – James Andrew Woodson: A Family View
September 11, 2019 – Kirch Split: William C. Kirch, Photographer
September 4, 2019 – Kirch Couple: William C. & Mae Besore Kirch
August 28, 2019 – Creative Non-Fiction: Western Kansas Photo Club
August 21, 2019 – Captain Richard Wickliffe: Giving, Not Taking
August 14, 2019 – Powerful Poetry: Annika Smith
July 31, 2019 – The Joy of the Hunt: Wade Photographer
July 24, 2019 – Bottle Collector: Mike McJunkin
July 17, 2019 – John O. Siemsen
July 10, 2019 – International Writing Contest Results
July 3, 2019 – The Doll Lady
June 26, 2019 – Our House Guest
June 19, 2019 – Robert E. Enders, Part 2
June 12, 2019 – Robert E. Enders, Part 1
June 5, 2019 – Catalpa Hometree
May 29, 2019 – Dad’s Bataan War Story
May 22, 2019 – One is the Loneliest Number
May 15, 2019 – Wichita Street Fair & Carnival
May 8, 2019 – Journey to Journalist
May 1, 2019 – Our Fighting Fathers
April 24, 2019 – The Story You Tell Makes a Difference
April 17, 2019 – Book Club
April 10, 2019 – Lyrical Literature
April 3, 2019 – Take Me Out to the Ball Game
March 27, 2019 – Do the Right Thing
March 20, 2019 – Memories in Motion
March 13, 2019 – EXAGGERATION Postcards
March 6, 2019 – Deputy Jennings Tells a Story
February 27, 2019 – Deputy Jennings Digs Deeper
February 20, 2019 – Old Friends at Amanda’s Amish Kitchen
February 13, 2019 – Milton’s Memories
February 6, 2019 – Bowling Alley Talk about Jersey Schrock
January 30, 2019 – Deputy Jennings Stops a Speeder
January 23, 2019 – Deputy Jennings Interviews a Suspect
January 16, 2019 – Tom & Jesse Jennings Discuss Parenting
January 9, 2019 – Blame the Amish
January 2, 2019 – Deputy Jennings Learns a Lesson
December 26, 2018 – Deputy Jennings Works an Accident
December 19, 2018 – An Amish Accident: Episode 5
December 12, 2018 – Road and Bridge Department: Episode 4
December 5, 2018 – Deputy Jennings Apologizes: Episode 3
November 28, 2018 – Deputy Jennings and the Black Buggies: Episode 2
November 21, 2018 – Topsoil, the Story: Introduction to Topsoil
November 14, 2018 – Memories Make Memoirs: Susan Painter
November 7, 2018 – Meeting Authors: H.B. Berlow
October 31, 2018 – Talking Tombstones: Henry Hartford in Two Worlds
October 24, 2018 – My Weekend: Postcards, Poetry, and Food
October 17, 2018 – Historical Research and Writing: King of Hypnotists and Mind Readers
October 10, 2018 – Writing a Novel: Immediately Engage the Reader
October 3, 2018 – Crazy Writing Ideas: Listen to the Muse
September 26, 2018 – Research Subject: Mo Yoder
September 19, 2018 – Characters from the Zodiac: “What’s Your Sign?”
September 12, 2018 – One-Room Schoolhouses: Sargent School
September 5, 2018 – What Motivated Kaitlin?: Stories Change Lives
August 29, 2018 – Writer, Author, Publisher: Bill Bush
August 15, 2018 – Writers Write: Elsa’s World
August 8, 2018 – Fear of Failing: Do You Make Time for Your Writing?
August 1, 2018 – Characters and Setting: The Beginning of a Story is Called Exposition
July 25, 2018 – Fantasy Writer: Author William “Mark” Simmons
July 18, 2018 – Country Living: You Know You Live in the County when . . .
July 11, 2018 – Reno County, Kansas: James Chamellis Potter
July 4, 2018 – Tax Warrants: You Are NOT Under Arrest
June 27, 2018 – Cottonwood County: Unintended Consequences
June 20, 2018 – Cottonwood County, Kansas: Let Them Eat Cake
June 13, 2018 – Mud Puddles by Jody McClure: The Truth Will Set You Free
June 6, 2018 – Writing Routine: What’s Your Writing Routine?
May 30, 2018 – Orville “Matty” Mathias: Ballplayer, Tank Commander, and Lawman
May 23, 2018 – Blaming the Victim: Slavery by Another Name
May 16, 2018 – Suicide Joe and Buffalo: Suicide is a Permanent Solution to a Temporary Problem
May 9, 2018 – Trauma Writing: Writing Your Trauma Without Too Much Drama
May 2, 2018 – Do You Believe in the Death Penalty?: Just Mercy
April 25, 2018 – He Got Away with Murder: Too Bold to Hold
April 18, 2018 – George: The Relic of Vecinaria
April 11, 2018 – Writing Experience: When Did You Start Writing?
March 28, 2018 – Violence Prevention Model: Alive and Free
March 21, 2018 – Tribal Identity: Left or Right?
March 14, 2018 – Writing Dialogue: Know Your Characters
March 7, 2018 – Bond Agent: “It’s a Whole ‘Nother Story”
February 28, 2018 – Icebreakers: Writing Prompts
February 21, 2018 – Law Enforcement 101: General Law Enforcement Terms
February 14, 2018 – Black and White TV without Color: US Marshal Bass Reeves
February 7, 2018 – Disrupted Childhood: Bridge Out
January 31, 2018 – The War Trunk: A Postcard
January 24, 2018 – Sculptures and Their Stories: “Bouncy’s Tall Tale” by J. Alex Potter
January 17, 2018 – Losing Your Home: Missing Memories
January 10, 2018 – The Stolen Refrigerator: “An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure.”
January 3, 2018 – Character Development: Narcissism
December 27, 2017 – Voir Dire: Jury Duty Excuses
December 20, 2017 – Drug Test: Have You Ever Been Drug Tested?
December 13, 2017 – Stir Up Sunday: Creole Christmas Cake
December 6, 2017 – Finding a Story: Digging Deeper
November 29, 2017 – Kansas Authors Club: Author Ann Christine Fell
November, 22, 2017 – “I Want to Write a Book”: Ideas Are a Dime a Dozen
November 15, 2017 – Veterans Day: Remembrance
November 8, 2017 – Michael Jackson or Me, You Decide: A Book Reading at Hutchinson Public Library
November 1, 2017 – Book Reviews: Recommended Reading
October 25, 2017 – The Big Lie: Rolla Preceded Roswell
October 18, 2017 – Stretching the Truth: Tall Tales
October 11, 2017 – Back Story: Going Backward in Order to Go Forward
October 4, 2017 – Mix Things Up: Braiding
September 27, 2017 – Getting to Know Your Characters: Who Are These People and What Are They Doing In My Head?
September 20, 2017 – More Seeds to Sow: Fourteen Therapeutic Pet Ducks, 24 Bearded Dragons, and a Masked Batman Caper!
September 13, 2017 – Seeds to Sow: Questions to Ask
September 6, 2017 – Seeds to a Story: Listen, Read, Write, Repeat
August 30, 2017 – Cultural Exposure: Albinism and Africa
August 23, 2017 – Creative Writing: Fake News
August 16, 2017 – Best Character Descriptions: Wanted for Murder
August 9, 2017 – Using Metaphors: Metaphorically Speaking
August 2, 2017 – A Writing Environment: Peer Support
July 26, 2017 – A Writer’s Rabbit Hole: Down the Rabbit Hole
July 19, 2017 – Research in Writing: Read and Travel
July 12, 2017 – My Darkest Chapter: Death and Dying
July 5, 2017 – Writing a Memoir: Getting Started
June 28, 2017 – Expand on Your Experiences: Dead End Road
June 21, 2017 – Character Driven Literary Fiction: Tom Jennings is a HUGE Character!
June 14, 2017 – Welcome to My Blog!
