writing and trauma

  • Stories In the Mud: Small Town Crime and Memory

    I was born in a place where the collective memory will never forget about a train careening off a bridge and drowing in the bed of the muddy river. Nor will the collective ever forget the serial killer their children fell victim to or the two boys murdered by a Sunday school teacher.

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  • Difficulties in Writing True Crime as a Parent

    How do you balance writing about murder while raising kids? Do you let them in, or do you shield them?

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  • Welcome to the Crime: Executed Blog

    True crime is a vast and expansive genre, and it’s easy to find a wealth of information on the web. For anyone interested in writing about it, many great resources are a link away.
We have discovered, however, that sometimes researching older, less renowned cases can be difficult. There are many hurdles and roadblocks

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