Robert Paul Stephens cold case comes to end
God, it was hot. Baugh Road sat right on the edge of the Pickens and Anderson County line. Everything smelled burned and mosquitoes were swimming in the humid air. I was sweating into pair...
Category: Carolinas
Artist Brian Olsen tangles me up
From the files of, “Wow, that was neat…” It was a beautiful, albeit very warm, day here in Greenville. We made the best of it by starting at the Saturday Market (came home with...
John Ludwig, a flying Maserati, and a dead man
John Ludwig is screwed. Or John Ludwig is not nearly as screwed as he could be. It all depends on what happens when two of the best known legal eagles, Bob Ariail and Billy...
Highway 29 revisited
U.S. 29 didn’t start as a backwater back road. It didn’t birth itself as a place that looked like it came straight from Dante’s mind and landed in an Anderson County, SC cow pasture....
Charity Worley killed with pipe
I have a hard time deciding which is scarier. Is it the possibility that someone unknown to Charity Worley stalked her, laid in wait, and then beat her to death with a pipe outside...
Charity Worley case goes online
If you are a frequent reader here, you know I occasionally take an interest in unsolved crimes in the area. One recent case nags at me more than I’d like, simply because it makes...
The firefighter’s tangled web
After all the confusion regarding the story of the allegedly kidnapped Greenville County firefighter earlier this week, this news just broke. Michael Polston, the man who said he was kidnapped at knife point, has...
Councilwoman Diane Smock has not been kidnapped
After botching the call on last night’s kidnapping, I feel like I need to redeem myself with a sure thing. Thus, I offer you this fact: Greenville City Council member Diane Smock is not...
Desperation nation
When I get kidnapped, the first thing I think is, “Man, I could go for a taco.” We’ll get back to that in a minute. A few weeks back, Bruce Lee Windsor (seen in...
Mastodon Weekend: Devoted to devolution
It was a cold rain by the time I fell asleep Saturday night. By Sunday afternoon, half-dollar sized flakes were dropping from the sky with nothing resembling grace. It was a wet, sloppy snow...
Recovery
I just spent an amazing weekend with some amazing friends. I may get around to writing about it at some point. Right now, I have a lot of stuff to catch up on. In...
Working from home not working
“I don’t know how you do it.” That’s what most people say when I tell them I work from home. Their eyes get even wider when they see the size of my house. It’s...
When Tony comes to town: Greenville, SC
‘Deep dish is pizza like Olive Garden is Italian’ –Anthony Bourdain on Chicago pie I don’t think I’ve made any secret about my admiration for Anthony Bourdain. His ability to mix snark with cerebral...
Adventures in customer service (Part 1)
I like to produce as much as I like to consume. I think it has something to do with my heretofore unstated need for validation and affection. My insurance doesn’t pay for therapy, so...