Last week was a busy week, for sure. Most will remember it mostly because of the Austin Vantrease parole hearing that took place at the St. Mary’s prison in West Virginia. Specifically, the powerful Victim Impact Statement given by my daughter, Kari, that has reached more than 120,000 readers over the weekend. Beyond this, I…
If you missed the live broadcast, you can listen to the recording here. From experience, I know people are interested to hear me speak when they can. I really do appreciate this! So, I want to let everyone know I was invited to be on WAJR radio with morning hosts Kay Murray and Jim Stallings. They…
For most today is a run-of-the-mill Wednesday. A typical “hump day” that is so ordinary that it will be forgotten by almost everyone the instant tomorrow arrives. That’s not the case for me. Certainly not so for Ryan. It just so happens that this Wednesday — today — marks exactly 4½ years since Ryan was…
It baffles my mind. Really, it’s so difficult for me to get a grip on it. It was 5½ years ago that Ryan was last in Morgantown, WV. The last day was when he was discharged from Ruby Memorial Hospital’s ICU (to Shepherd Center Rehab ICU) in late-November 2009 seems like a lifetime ago. You…
I consider myself a free association writer. Most days I simply sit down at my computer and write, with no specific topic in mind. My inspiration seems to come from what I’m feeling at that exact moment in time. Today’s post, inspired by exhaustion, validates this writing style for me. I started off by endlessly…