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Publishing My Children’s Book in Six Months: Multitasking

January 19, 2023 by Jim Potter 6 Comments

(To  listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   Multitasking Copyright 2023 by Jim Potter We live in the country. We have a pond—sometimes with water—but my life as an author isn’t even close to Henry David Thoreau’s at Walden Pond. I’m not on a writer’s retreat with minimal interruptions; I’m on the internet and have a phone. I’m pretty much a cave dweller except for trips to town to mail books from the PO and to pick up groceries. Being retired, you’d … [Read more...] about Publishing My Children’s Book in Six Months: Multitasking

Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Supportive Shelter

June 24, 2020 by Jim Potter Leave a Comment

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Supportive Shelter· It’s Sunday night, September 11, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Mary Adella Albrecht has been battered by her husband, Harvey, in their home. * “Mom,” said Pearl, “will you let me go to Delbert’s house and see if we can borrow their car to take you to the hospital?” “There’s no need. The bleeding’s stopped and this ice will help,” said Mary, as she … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Supportive Shelter

Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Highest Highs and Lowest Lows

June 17, 2020 by Jim Potter 6 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: The Highest Highs and Lowest Lows· It’s Sunday evening, September 11, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Pearl Albrecht, 15, and Delbert Wright, 14, are visiting while sitting on his front porch swing. * “Delbert,” said Pearl, “it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me! I’m only fifteen, but Rorabaugh-Wiley is paying me for being me, I mean, for dressing up like Charles … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Highest Highs and Lowest Lows

Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Day after the Fall Festival Frolic

June 10, 2020 by Jim Potter 6 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: The Day after the Fall Festival Frolic· It’s Thursday, September 8, 1927 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Cora Brown, matron and cook at the Reno County Jail, 15 Ave B, east, hears the front doorbell ringing at her residence attached to the jail. * “Why, Anna Kelly,” said Cora, “it’s great to see you again! Come on inside and rest your feet. I’m about ready to take a cherry pie out … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Day after the Fall Festival Frolic

Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Pearl and Delbert

June 3, 2020 by Jim Potter 11 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Pearl and Delbert· It’s September 7, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Downtown’s Fall Festival Frolic begins with a parade. * Pearl Albrecht, 15, hurried three doors east from her house on Ave A. west, to visit her friend, Delbert Wright, 14. Even though he had promised everything would be ready in time, she had to see for herself. As Pearl walked into Delbert’s open-door … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Pearl and Delbert

Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Line-of-Duty Deaths

May 27, 2020 by Jim Potter 7 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Line-of-Duty Deaths· It’s September 1, 1927. Reno County Sheriff Fay Brown is driving to Wichita to attend a funeral service for a Wichita motorcycle officer who was killed in a pistol battle with bandits. * Fay understood death, or at least the ramifications of death. When both his parents died while he was a young child, his life drastically changed. Fay was farmed out, … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Line-of-Duty Deaths

Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Cora and Occie

December 11, 2019 by Jim Potter 2 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Cora and Occie · Hello readers. I’m Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge and I’m recalling my days in January 1927, after arriving in Hutchinson, Kansas. Don’t ask me what happened this morning because my short term memory is iffy, but I remember my first days in the Salt City. Ninety-three years ago I was in Cora Brown’s purse, awaiting the opportunity to meet Sheriff Fay F. Brown. I’d … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Cora and Occie

Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Preface

November 20, 2019 by Jim Potter 8 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) (To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge, Preface · "Pardon me if my brain’s not as sharp as it used to be. I’m nearly 93 years old. Due to my age, I occasionally get names and dates mixed up. It could happen to anyone. "However, for the time period 1927-1930, my glory years, my recall is as sharp as a tack, or in my case, it would be more … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Preface

Another View of James A. Woodson

September 25, 2019 by Jim Potter 13 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · James A. Woodson: A Newspaper View  · James A. Woodson (1893-1971) achieved a lot of during his twenty-two year career as an officer on the Hutchinson Police Department (Kansas) from 1927 through 1949. Who else, anywhere, was hired as a city dog catcher and retired as a lieutenant? Early Days Can you imagine being a police officer walking the beat on Main Street without a vehicle, without a two-way … [Read more...] about Another View of James A. Woodson

James Andrew Woodson

September 18, 2019 by Jim Potter 25 Comments

(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.)   · James Andrew Woodson: A Family View  · When I asked Leland Woodson, 84 years of age, for an interview about his father, James A. Woodson (1893-1971), my interest was mainly his dad’s career as a Hutchinson Police Officer from 1927-1949. I understood that I’d only get a glimpse of the officer’s lengthy service. After all, I was writing a blog, not a book. When I arrived, I was pleasantly surprised to … [Read more...] about James Andrew Woodson

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