The Block Isn’t Even On Fire
(This is a blog I wrote to promote a real event our volunteer fire department is putting on. No, I don’t expect any H.O. readers live close enough to attend, but since there are always […]
Tag: small towns
When An Old Store Provides a New Mystery
A small town needs certain things to stay alive. A post office; a gas station; apparently a dollar store, considering they’re springing up like Marvel movies. The one strange guy who walks around at night […]
A Fractured History Of Firefighting
On this 100th anniversary of Nation Fire Prevention Week, I thought I’d take a quick look at the history of firefighting. You might want to brace yourself, we’ll be moving fast. Fire was discovered by […]
Small Town Crime
I’ve lived in major metro areas my entire life – Albany, NY, Columbus, Miami, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and most recently, Seattle. They all had one disturbing characteristic in common – high levels of crime. Every year, […]