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Sheriffs of Reno County: Ed Cunningham

January 13, 2021 by Jim Potter 4 Comments

· Ed Cunningham (1896-1971) Sheriff 1931-1935 · It’s Wednesday, July 1, 1936, in Hutchinson, Kansas. “Well, look what the cat drug in,” said Fay Brown, owner-operator of the Brown Wheel night club, as plain clothes city detective Ed Cunningham walked in the door. Fay Brown and Ed Cunningham were old chums, lawmen, who had worked on the Hutchinson police force in the early 1920s and had teamed up as sheriff and under sheriff of the Reno County Sheriff’s office from 1927 to 1931. … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Ed Cunningham

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Bill Richardson, Brown Wheel night club, Charles L. Schott, Charline Allison, Cliff Kennedy, Clint Bowen, Cora Brown, Cora Phares Brown, Donald Cunningham, Dorothy Simons Cunningham, dust storms, Ed Cunningham, Esther Cunningham, Fay Brown, Fay Forrest Brown, Frank D. "Pop" Conard, Genevieve Cunningham, George Allison, Governor Alf Landon, Guy Ankerholz, Harold Johnson, Hutchinson Kansas, Hutchinson News, Jack Weiter, Jess Blanpied, Jim Potter, Jim Springer, Kansas Authors Club, Martin Jolliffe, Marvin Cunningham, Methodist Hospital, Miss Dorothy Wood dancers, Paul Cunningham, Ray Close orchestra, Ray Waldo, Reno County, Reno County Sheriff, Sheriff Fay Brown, Sheriff George Allison, Sheriffs of Reno County, Verna Fair Cunningham, W. E. Johnson

Sheriffs of Reno County: Fay Brown

January 6, 2021 by Jim Potter 5 Comments

· Fay Brown (1891-1968) Sheriff 1927-1931 · It’s Monday, August 3, 1931, in Hutchinson, Kansas. “Buenos días mi amigo,” said Fay Brown, 40, causing Houston Latimer Whiteside, 41, to smile. It was Fay’s common greeting to those men who had served on the Mexican border in 1916 during the international trouble. “We’re sorry for your deep personal loss,” continued Fay. “Julia was a gift to Hutchinson.” “Thanks, Fay,” responded Houston, Jr. “If she hadn’t been visiting her sister … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Fay Brown

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Charles L. Heichert, Citizens State Bank of Arlington, Cloe Marcia Brown, Cora Brown, Cora Phares Brown, Dallas E. Brown, Delos DeTar, Delos Jack DeTar, Dora Mae Brown, Ed Cunningham, Elihu Marcus Brown, Fay Forrest Brown, Guy Ankerholz, Houston Latimer Whiteside, Houston Whiteside, Hutchinson Kansas, Hutchinson News, Jess Blanpied, Jim Potter, Jim Springer, Julia Clementine Latimer Whiteside, Kansas Authors Club, Margaret Smith Cheek, Martin Jolliffe, Maynor Cheek, Nancy Orilla Brown, Nancy Orilla Pressnal Brown, Occie Brown, Occie Brown Hamilton, Reason Sherman Monroe, Reno County, Reno County Sheriff, Sallie Louise Brown, Sheriff Fay Brown, Sheriff W. T. Clark, Sheriffs of Reno County, Sherman Monroe, Walter Grundy

Sheriffs of Reno County: Jesse Langford

December 30, 2020 by Jim Potter 4 Comments

· Jesse Langford (1879-1935) Sheriff 1923-1927 · It’s Wednesday, June 24, 1931, on the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway in route to Chicago, Illinois, from Hutchinson, Kansas. Houston, 81, and Julia Whiteside, 59, and their son, Houston, Jr., 41, are making an emergency trip to the windy city’s Presbyterian Hospital. Julia needs surgery. * “I do hope Wiley Post and his navigator succeed with their record flight around the world,” said Julia. “They’ve completed the first lap … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Jesse Langford

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Angie Rachel Davison Monroe, Anthony Lewis Oswald, Bank Commissioner Carl Peterson, Citizens State Bank of Arlington, Delos DeTar, Delos Jack DeTar, Ed Cunningham, Emerson Carey, Governor Jonathan Davis, Harvey Langford, Houston Latimer Whiteside, Houston Whiteside, Hutchinson Kansas, Hutchinson News, Jim Potter, Julia Clementine Latimer Whiteside, Kansas Authors Club, Laura Lee Langford Pearn, Louise Langford, Margaret Smith Cheek, May Burkhalter Langford, Maynor Cheek, Reason Sherman Monroe, Reno County, Reno County High School, Reno County Sheriff, Rolla Bridges, Sheriff W. T. Clark, Sheriffs of Reno County, Sherman Monroe, University of Kansas, Walter Grundy, Wiley Post

Sheriffs of Reno County: William “Bill” Clark

December 23, 2020 by Jim Potter 4 Comments

· William "Bill" Clark (1864-1934) Sheriff 1921-1923 · * It’s Monday, October 24, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Houston Whiteside, 81, tells Julia, his wife, 59, that the escapees from the Reformatory released their kidnap victim, Roy Lloyd, unharmed, in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday afternoon. “Mr. Lloyd is home safe. He was released after the men on the run decided not to ‘bump him off,’” said Houston. “The police haven't located the criminals yet.” * “Bill Clark must have an … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: William “Bill” Clark

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Charles Schwab, Houston Whiteside, Hutchinson Kansas, Hutchinson News, Jim Potter, Judge Charles Fulton, Julia Clementine Latimer Whiteside, Kansas Authors Club, Kathleen Douglas, Lida Amelia Herman Clark, Louise L. Pearn, Minnie Calvin Bennett Clark, North American Accident Insurance Company, Reno County, Reno County Sheriff, Rose Eva Hopper Clark, Sheriff Scott Sprout, Sheriff W. T. Clark, Sheriffs of Reno County, Southwest Adjustment Investigation Bureau, W. T. Clark

Sheriffs of Reno County: Walter “Scott” Sprout

December 16, 2020 by Jim Potter 11 Comments

· Walter "Scott" Sprout (1875-1941) Sheriff 1916-1921 · It’s Saturday, October 22, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Julia, 59, and Houston Whiteside, 81, are discussing the escape of three men from the Reformatory. “The inmates were members of a work detail digging sweet potatoes when they overpowered a guard and took his .38 calibre Colt revolver,” said Houston. “They kidnapped a man on Harvey Street while he was collecting the family laundry and forced him to drive them to Kansas City in … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Walter “Scott” Sprout

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Beverly Carolyn Sprout Graves, Caroline Sprout, Carrie Norman Sprout, Carrie Sprout, Clarence Sprout, Houston Whiteside, Hutchinson Kansas, Hutchinson News, influenza epidemic of 1918, Jim Potter, Judge Charles Fulton, Julia Clementine Latimer Whiteside, Kansas Authors Club, Reno County, Reno County Draft Board, Reno County Sheriff, Reno's Response, Scott Sprout, Sheriff Scott Sprout, Sheriff W. T. Clark, Sheriffs of Reno County, Spanish influenza, the Armistice, the Great War, W. Scott Sprout, W. T. Clark, W. Y. Morgan

Sheriffs of Reno County: Tom McGinn

December 9, 2020 by Jim Potter 2 Comments

· Tom McGinn (1883-1956) Sheriff, December 31, 1916 - January 4, 1917 · It’s late Friday afternoon, October 21, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Julia, 59, and Houston Whiteside, 81, are sitting at their dining room table when Julia stops talking, turns her head to the southeast, and announces, “The reformatory siren is going off.”   “I wonder who escaped,” said Houston. * “Which Reno County sheriff was never elected, but he served in that position for four days?” asked … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Tom McGinn

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Addie Bell Sames, Charles Chandler, Clara Belle Chandler, Clara Chandler, Conard-Harmon Collection, Don Jennings, Dorothy Sames, Effie Kate Sames Chandler, El Dorado High School, El Doradoan, Electric Studio, Ethel Rose Sames McGinn, Frank Niemeir, Governor Arthur Capper, Houston Whiteside, Hutchinson Kansas, Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Public Library, Jim Potter, John Albert Bixler Sr., Julia Clementine Latimer Whiteside, Kansas Authors Club, Mattie Gertrude Sames Bixler, McInturff Studio, Mike Ford, Reno County, Reno County Sheriff, Reno County Sheriff Tom Jennings, Scott Sprout, Sheriff Konrad Beck, Sheriff Scott Sprout, Sheriff Tom Jennings, Sheriff Tom McGinn, Sheriffs of Reno County, Steve Harmon, Thomas McGinn, Thurman Bixler, Tom Jennings, Tom McGinn, Under Sheriff Tom McGinn, William Frances Sames

Sheriffs of Reno County: Tom Jennings

December 2, 2020 by Jim Potter 2 Comments

· Tom Jennings (1860-1916) Sheriff 1915-1916 · It’s Friday, October 21, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas.  Julia Whiteside and her husband, Houston, are still talking about the opening of the newest J. S. Dillon & Sons store at 13th and Main. * “The new Dillon store is clean and modern with reasonable prices,” said Julia. “John Dillon’s sons, Ray and Clyde, are carrying on their father’s tradition,” said Houston. “Since his early days of repairing wagons and buggies in Sterling, John … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Tom Jennings

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: cash and carry, Charles W. McDaniel, Clyde Dillon, Don Jennings, Eastside Cemetery, Emerson Carey, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Governor Arthur Capper, Houston Whiteside, Hutchinson Kansas, Hutchinson News, J. S. Dillon & Sons, Jim Potter, John Dillon, John Wallstein, Julia Clementine Latimer Whiteside, Kansas, Kansas Authors Club, Lietenatn Governor William Morgan, Marion W. Bailey, Mary Jennings, Mattie Jennings, Methodist Episcopal Church, Milt Cross, Morgan Williams, Ray Dillon, Reno County, Reno County Jail, Reno County Sheriff, Reno County Sheriff Tom Jennings, Reverend J. W. Able, Scott Sprout, Sheriff Konrad Beck, Sheriff Scott Sprout, Sheriff Tom Jennings, Sheriffs of Reno County, Tom Jennings, Tom McGinn, Under Sheriff Tom McGinn

Sheriffs of Reno County: Konrad C. Beck

November 25, 2020 by Jim Potter 4 Comments

· Konrad C. "Koon" Beck (1876-1947) Sheriff 1911-1915 · It’s Thursday, October 20, 1927 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Julia and Houston Whiteside are making plans to attend a Saturday show on the south end at Riverside Park. The Wallace Bruce Players will be performing on stage. * “As much as I enjoyed Buster Keaton’s masterful performance in the 1916 movie, The Bell Boy,” said Julia, “years earlier, before his silent movie, the musical-comedy stage production at Riverside Park was … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Konrad C. Beck

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: "Koon" Beck, Al Olson, Alta Barned Beck, Anti-Horse Thief Association, Buster Keaton, Convention Hall, Henry "Hiney" Bowers, Holdeman Motor Car Company, Houston Whiteside, Hutchinson City Commissioner Oswald, Hutchinson Kansas, Hutchinson Mayor Martin, Hutchinson News, Jim Potter, John Beck, Judge Banta, Julia Clementine Latimer Whiteside, K. C. Beck, Kansas, Kansas Authors Club, Kansas State Fair, Konrad C. Beck, Morgan Williams, Police Judge Hoagland, President Taft, Reno County, Reno County Jail, Reno County Sheriff, Riverside Park, Riverside Park in Hutchinson, Riverside Park roller coaster, Sheriff Konrad Beck, Sheriffs of Reno County, The Bell Boy, the Coney Island of the Midwest, The Wallace Bruce Players, Tom Fowler

Sheriffs of Reno County: George M. Duckworth

November 18, 2020 by Jim Potter 2 Comments

· George M. Duckworth (1867-1954) Sheriff 1907-1911 · It’s Tuesday, October 18, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Hutchinson Chief of Police George “Came” Duckworth, 60, and Mrs. Anna Kelly, 46, police matron, are at the police station, talking. * “If the citizenry knew we worked 15-hour days with hardly a day off, do you think they would recommend we receive more support from the city?” asked Anna. “Hard to tell,” replied Chief Duckworth. “There are some who think we’re already overpaid. … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: George M. Duckworth

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: George M. Duckworth, Houston Whiteside, Hutchinson Kansas, Hutchinson News, Jim Potter, Julia Clementine Latimer Whiteside, Kansas, Kansas Authors Club, Reno County, Reno County Jail, Reno County Sheriff, Sheriff "Came" Duckworth, Sheriffs of Reno County

Sheriffs of Reno County: John W. Hooper

November 11, 2020 by Jim Potter 4 Comments

· John W. Hooper (1855-1936) Sheriff 1903-1907 · * It’s Monday, October 17, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Reno County Sheriff Fay Brown is parked in his new—actually, the county’s new–1927 Standard Six Dictator automobile. He’s parked near the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and Main Street, in the shadow of Hutchinson’s tallest skyscraper, the Wiley-Rorabaugh building, which opened in 1913. Sitting next to Fay, 35, is Houston Whiteside, 81, a friend and retired attorney. * “The … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: John W. Hooper

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Alfred Olson, Bert & Annie Parker, Conard-Harmon Collection, H. King Furniture & Carpet store, Harry Hooper, Hayden King, Hoisington City Marshal, Home Theater, Horatio & Jennie King, Houston Whiteside, Hutchinson Kansas, Hutchinson News, Jim Potter, Julia Clementine Latimer Whiteside, Kansas, Kansas Authors Club, Kansas State Reformatory, Marion W. Bailey, Morgan Williams, Reno County, Reno County courthouse, Reno County Historical Society, Reno County Jail, Reno County Museum, Reno County Sheriff, Reno County Sheriff John W. Hooper, Sampson Hooper, Samuel Hooper, Sheriffs of Reno County, Stewart Hospital, the flood of 1903, Wiley-Rorabaugh building

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What People Are Saying

Sean McArdle

Retired police officer Potter’s novel centres on very disparate characters and through the tried and tested means of gradually introducing each one, builds a sense of anticipation about what is going to happen to them. This often used methodology is not easy to do well but is superbly handled by Potter who knows how to give enough detail to bring the characters to life, yet not too much so as to slow down the pace of the developing story. A climactic event affects the main characters and it is at this point Potter’s deep knowledge of people and police procedures really hits home; page by page we read how a seemingly simple, though terrible occurrence, can have huge consequences. To Potter’s credit the story does not have a completely conclusive or simplistic ending. Instead it leaves the reader thinking about how the events of a single minute can affect lives forever. I would whole heartedly recommend this book not as a crime novel or even as a novel about crime but as a beautiful and positive affirmation about what it is to be human and how ultimately it is relationships which matter more than events.

Sean McArdle, Winchester, England

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2017-11-17T18:24:22-06:00

Sean McArdle, Winchester, England

Retired police officer Potter’s novel centres on very disparate characters and through the tried and tested means of gradually introducing each one, builds a sense of anticipation about what is going to happen to them. This often used methodology is not easy to do well but is superbly handled by Potter who knows how to give enough detail to bring the characters to life, yet not too much so as to slow down the pace of the developing story. A climactic event affects the main characters and it is at this point Potter’s deep knowledge of people and police procedures really hits home; page by page we read how a seemingly simple, though terrible occurrence, can have huge consequences. To Potter’s credit the story does not have a completely conclusive or simplistic ending. Instead it leaves the reader thinking about how the events of a single minute can affect lives forever. I would whole heartedly recommend this book not as a crime novel or even as a novel about crime but as a beautiful and positive affirmation about what it is to be human and how ultimately it is relationships which matter more than events.
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/sean-mcardle/

Rebecca

Taking Back the Bullet is an emotional, yet captivating novel. Jim Potter does a superb job of intertwining each character and putting their individual identities on display. All law enforcement storylines are a true reflection of Potter’s years as a police officer because they are realistic and relatable. This is a book I highly recommend.

Rebecca from Proud Police Wife

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2017-11-17T11:41:14-06:00

Rebecca from Proud Police Wife

Taking Back the Bullet is an emotional, yet captivating novel. Jim Potter does a superb job of intertwining each character and putting their individual identities on display. All law enforcement storylines are a true reflection of Potter’s years as a police officer because they are realistic and relatable. This is a book I highly recommend.
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/rebecca/

Wynona Winn

Three main characters walk different paths but with the same destination – each coping with his or her self-discovery, self-identity, and self-realization. Much like their earlier counterparts – Huck Finn and Holden Caulfield – their journeys are often joyous, often tedious and often tragic.

Wynona Winn, PhD, retired school superintendent

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2017-11-17T18:18:33-06:00

Wynona Winn, PhD, retired school superintendent

Three main characters walk different paths but with the same destination – each coping with his or her self-discovery, self-identity, and self-realization. Much like their earlier counterparts – Huck Finn and Holden Caulfield – their journeys are often joyous, often tedious and often tragic.
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/wynona-winn/

Denise Low

Jim Potter is a cop, retired, but he brings deep understanding of this job to his novel Taking Back the Bullet: Trajectories of Self-Discovery. This layered novel has literary dimensions as characters explore crisis situations. Congratulations to this fine writer for his debut novel.

Denise Low, author of Jackalope (Red Mountain Press)

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2017-11-17T11:31:21-06:00

Denise Low, author of Jackalope (Red Mountain Press)

Jim Potter is a cop, retired, but he brings deep understanding of this job to his novel Taking Back the Bullet: Trajectories of Self-Discovery. This layered novel has literary dimensions as characters explore crisis situations. Congratulations to this fine writer for his debut novel.
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/denise-low/

Larry Kruckman

Jim Potter displays ethnographic skills in Taking Back the Bullet: Trajectories of Self-Discovery, creating vivid scenes and fascinating characters. The Greeks had a word for subcultures and people’s behavior: ‘ethos,’ or ‘ways of being.’ In colorful, sometimes marvelous detail, this novel captures various people and settings . . . the ethos of rural Kansas: a jail, art fair, powwow, rehab center, courtroom, albinos, and even someone in the throes of postpartum depression. So detailed are the descriptions that they must be drawn from the author’s personal experience. Besides the artfully created characters such as the struggling jailer and husband Tom Jennings, local artist Jesse Thomas, and Native American Joe Morningcloud, there is a tight story line that grabs your attention and won’t let go. Human tensions, love, conflict, joys and sorrows are all there. Magically, all the many pieces come together in a final crescendo, giving hope that even when we find ourselves in big trouble we can survive. This is a novel I highly recommend!

Larry Kruckman, Anthropologist

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2017-11-17T18:27:15-06:00

Larry Kruckman, Anthropologist

Jim Potter displays ethnographic skills in Taking Back the Bullet: Trajectories of Self-Discovery, creating vivid scenes and fascinating characters. The Greeks had a word for subcultures and people’s behavior: ‘ethos,’ or ‘ways of being.’ In colorful, sometimes marvelous detail, this novel captures various people and settings . . . the ethos of rural Kansas: a jail, art fair, powwow, rehab center, courtroom, albinos, and even someone in the throes of postpartum depression. So detailed are the descriptions that they must be drawn from the author’s personal experience. Besides the artfully created characters such as the struggling jailer and husband Tom Jennings, local artist Jesse Thomas, and Native American Joe Morningcloud, there is a tight story line that grabs your attention and won’t let go. Human tensions, love, conflict, joys and sorrows are all there. Magically, all the many pieces come together in a final crescendo, giving hope that even when we find ourselves in big trouble we can survive. This is a novel I highly recommend!
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/larry-kruckman/

Deb Theis

Jim Potter has done it again! After his book, Cop in the Classroom: Lessons I’ve Learned, Tales I’ve Told, Jim has written another great work. In Taking Back the Bullet: Trajectories of Self-Discovery, Jim Potter takes us on an insightful journey into the lives and relationships of numerous characters. Jim is such a talented storyteller that the reader quickly becomes immersed and has a ‘bonding experience’ with each of the characters, feeling their joy, fear, passion and pain. Jim’s novel speaks to the empowerment of persistence with the characters as they work through their trials. As a therapist, I appreciated the heartfelt struggles from each of the characters and their diversity. I also found value in the novel’s understanding of society’s misunderstanding of both mental health and other conditions in which people struggle. The novel contains rich exposure to various realities that many of us do not know about . . . but should. When I finished this captivating novel, I was wanting to read the sequel! It was an honor and a wonderful, mesmerizing experience reading this book. Congratulations, Jim!

Deb Theis, LSCSW, clinical therapist/hypnotherapist

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2017-11-17T18:20:29-06:00

Deb Theis, LSCSW, clinical therapist/hypnotherapist

Jim Potter has done it again! After his book, Cop in the Classroom: Lessons I’ve Learned, Tales I’ve Told, Jim has written another great work. In Taking Back the Bullet: Trajectories of Self-Discovery, Jim Potter takes us on an insightful journey into the lives and relationships of numerous characters. Jim is such a talented storyteller that the reader quickly becomes immersed and has a ‘bonding experience’ with each of the characters, feeling their joy, fear, passion and pain. Jim’s novel speaks to the empowerment of persistence with the characters as they work through their trials. As a therapist, I appreciated the heartfelt struggles from each of the characters and their diversity. I also found value in the novel’s understanding of society’s misunderstanding of both mental health and other conditions in which people struggle. The novel contains rich exposure to various realities that many of us do not know about . . . but should. When I finished this captivating novel, I was wanting to read the sequel! It was an honor and a wonderful, mesmerizing experience reading this book. Congratulations, Jim!
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/deb-theis/

John & Cindy Morrill

I enjoyed your book. When I am looking for a new read, I always read the first page, last page and choose a random page somewhere in the middle before I decide to buy it. You had me on all three pages. I also like reading a book where you can relate to the characters and the settings in which they live and work. It makes a story more realistic if you can say, I am familiar with the area; I know where that town is or I have traveled that street. It was easy to relate to the characters. In one way or another, I have met them all somewhere in my journeys

John & Cindy Morrill, 20 years Air Force retired, 17 years law enforcement

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2017-11-17T18:14:56-06:00

John & Cindy Morrill, 20 years Air Force retired, 17 years law enforcement

I enjoyed your book. When I am looking for a new read, I always read the first page, last page and choose a random page somewhere in the middle before I decide to buy it. You had me on all three pages. I also like reading a book where you can relate to the characters and the settings in which they live and work. It makes a story more realistic if you can say, I am familiar with the area; I know where that town is or I have traveled that street. It was easy to relate to the characters. In one way or another, I have met them all somewhere in my journeys
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/john-cindy-morrill/

Morgan Penner

Taking Back the Bullet is a novel that provides the reader with a window into the world of law enforcement. As the novel unfolds, the reader is able to see how split-second decisions alter the lives of the main characters in the story. Taking Back the Bullet also explores how humanity is impacted by mental illness. One of my favorite quotes from Taking Back the Bullet is “We’re all just a critical moment from being disabled or mentally ill, and we don’t want to think about it.” The novel also provides the reader an opportunity to gain a better understanding of how mental illness impacts the individuals, their family, friends, and society. Taking Back the Bullet is a story of forgiveness and overcoming life’s struggles and tragedies.

Morgan Penner

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2017-11-17T18:25:35-06:00

Morgan Penner

Taking Back the Bullet is a novel that provides the reader with a window into the world of law enforcement. As the novel unfolds, the reader is able to see how split-second decisions alter the lives of the main characters in the story. Taking Back the Bullet also explores how humanity is impacted by mental illness. One of my favorite quotes from Taking Back the Bullet is “We’re all just a critical moment from being disabled or mentally ill, and we don’t want to think about it.” The novel also provides the reader an opportunity to gain a better understanding of how mental illness impacts the individuals, their family, friends, and society. Taking Back the Bullet is a story of forgiveness and overcoming life’s struggles and tragedies.
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/morgan-penner/

Dennis Perrin

Masterful storytelling, exquisite character development, so real as to HURT and HOPE, a real page turner. Begs for stage, screenwriters, and visual episodic development a.k.a. TV series . . . Thanks Jim Potter for telling it like it is AND providing us visions of how it could be. Well done!

Dennis Perrin, educator

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2017-11-17T11:44:55-06:00

Dennis Perrin, educator

Masterful storytelling, exquisite character development, so real as to HURT and HOPE, a real page turner. Begs for stage, screenwriters, and visual episodic development a.k.a. TV series . . . Thanks Jim Potter for telling it like it is AND providing us visions of how it could be. Well done!
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/dennis-perrin/

Rebecca Schillaci

As a former law enforcement officer, I found the story very relatable as it details the life of a law enforcement officer and the struggles some face throughout their careers. . . Taking Back the Bullet is a journey of understanding, respect, and forgiveness . . .

Rebecca Schillaci

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2017-11-17T11:46:40-06:00

Rebecca Schillaci

As a former law enforcement officer, I found the story very relatable as it details the life of a law enforcement officer and the struggles some face throughout their careers. . . Taking Back the Bullet is a journey of understanding, respect, and forgiveness . . .
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/rebecca-schillaci/

Sheryl Remar

I enjoyed the different stories of this book because Tom, James, and Suanna, the three main characters, represent in their own way the different struggles with themselves and society’s idea of what is normal.

Sheryl Remar

Sandhenge Publications
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2017-11-17T11:47:46-06:00

Sheryl Remar

I enjoyed the different stories of this book because Tom, James, and Suanna, the three main characters, represent in their own way the different struggles with themselves and society’s idea of what is normal.
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/sheryl-remar/

Jane Holzrichter

I finished it last night around midnight. What a great piece of work. It kept me intrigued all the way to the end.

Jane Holzrichter

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2017-11-17T18:21:41-06:00

Jane Holzrichter

I finished it last night around midnight. What a great piece of work. It kept me intrigued all the way to the end.
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/jane-holzrichter/

Steve Becker

I’m impressed. It was an excellent read. . . . I hope you continue with more projects in the future.

Steve Becker

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2017-11-17T18:26:21-06:00

Steve Becker

I’m impressed. It was an excellent read. . . . I hope you continue with more projects in the future.
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Diana Dester

Good story line, building the characters along the way. Great job!

Diana Dester

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2017-11-17T18:19:23-06:00

Diana Dester

Good story line, building the characters along the way. Great job!
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/diana-dester/

Karleen Wilson-Moon

Terrific story relevant to today’s social issues . . . well written . . . likable characters . . . insightful perspective from an insider in law enforcement.

Karleen Wilson-Moon

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2017-11-17T18:44:26-06:00

Karleen Wilson-Moon

Terrific story relevant to today’s social issues . . . well written . . . likable characters . . . insightful perspective from an insider in law enforcement.
https://jimpotterauthor.com/testimonials/karleen-wilson-moon/

Judy Hawk

. . . I was impressed with the Native American information as well as the depth of character development . . . .

Judy Hawk

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2017-11-17T18:15:48-06:00

Judy Hawk

. . . I was impressed with the Native American information as well as the depth of character development . . . .
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