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The Friday Review: Something I Am Not

By Cher Gatto 17-year-old Billy McQueen is the star high school quarterback, popular with his friends, the crush of all the schoolgirls, and with just enough of a wild streak to keep him in and out of the principal’s office. But his bruises and injuries aren’t from football, his friends don’t hang out at his…
The Friday Review: The Gift of Fear

By Gavin de Becker A friend recommended this book to me the other year, so I got it from the library, thinking I could use it as character research. I didn’t realize it was real-life research. Written by one of the leading authorities on security and protection, The Gift of Fear is a fascinating look…
The Friday Review: Beyond Reasonable Doubt

By Robert Dugoni (Keera Duggan Series Book 2) Jenna Berstein had it all: the looks, the brains, the money, and a revolutionary start-up company that will change the face of modern medicine. But behind her magazine cover life is a lurking sociopathic personality. When the house of cards inevitably collapses, Jenna finds herself on trial…
The Friday Review: Little Women (1994)

The Friday Review: Little Women (1994) Starring Winona Ryder and Christian Bale This movie is a part of my childhood. My aunt owned it, and whenever we’d go to her house, it was our most-requested movie. Thanks to the memories my aunt created, I’ll forever associate Little Women with hot mugs of apple cider jam-packed…
Music Monday: Main Theme from The Patriot

Music Monday: Main Theme from The Patriot By John Williams The Patriot is one of my all-time favorite movies. Aside from the obvious patriotic and historical element is the incredible family storyline about a father and son with vastly different reasons for fighting for Independence and how the choices in the past influence the consequences…
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“The keys jingled rhythmically in the ignition…” It was a cold day in late January. Slush and brine had turned the rural Wisconsin highway into a dirty gray track. I had just hit the railroad crossing at a pretty fast clip in my 1998 Chevy Venture. Ok, it technically wasn’t mine – it was the…