Tiffany Souers Suspect
As a one-time and longtime crime journalist, I honestly thought I had put away the days of thinking constantly about a killer. After many, many years of thinking about and talking to murderers, I...
Author: Brad Willis
Tiffany Souers and College Murders
Don’t ask me what it is, but I tend to get a little unglued when college students get killed. Something about it makes me think of all my college friends, the girls I lived...
The last good thing I did for journalism
Back in September of 2003, my mind was on Aruba. This was back in the day before the Holloway case. This was back when Aruba was more famous for poker tournaments than it was...
Picture my mood
I took this snapshot outside my house yesterday afternoon, only because I thought it was the beginning of a spooky storm season. It made me start thinking about how the recent weather has mirrored...
This is how we say goodbye
It struck me how similar everything was. The people were the same. The preacher was the same. My buddies and I were pulling at our collars and shaking hands. We muttered to each other...
Missing my friend (updated at end)
For the last three days, it has rained from the sunshine. We live in one of those places where half the people you meet aren’t natives. It’s not like Florida, where people go to...
RIP: Bobby Bracelet
If you didn’t know Bobby Bracelet, you were missing out on some of the best non-PC social commentary on the block. I liked him so much, I was working on a site re-design for...
Schadenfreude defined
Misfortune beset upon others rarely if ever brings me real pleasure. In my life, I’ve probably wronged more people than have wronged me. I’ve probably apologized less than I should for indiscretions and thoughtlessness....
The four hour problem
If my phone hadn’t been on vibrate, I would’ve missed the call from Marty. I was sucking tasteless festival lomain noodles through my lips when my buddy asked, “So, when is Bradoween going to...
Got Milk?
As a temporary bachelor, I can do whatever I want whenever I want. That means, Wednesday, I slept until 10:30am and then worked for 14 hours with only a 45 minute break to go...
Bachelor observations
As work is kicking my ass at the moment, I don’t have time to properly convey the impact of the couple things I’ve learned in the 23 hours since my wife left for a...
Wake up with me
I once heard an interview with somebody in which, in response to a question about how he played poker, he said, “I don’t let anyone out aggress me.” Or something like that. The point...