S1, E4 Lonesome on the Hill
On November 19th James Phelps and Timothy Norton were charged with the murder of Cassidy Rainwater.
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S1, E3 A Murder at Mazzio's
June 13, 1996 started the same as every other day in Lebanon, MO. People traveled to their jobs at several local factories. Parents shuffled children to daycare for the work day. Restaurants began to open their doors. The community of Lebanon did not expect to be rocked by such a brutal crime but that's exactly what happened that day.
S1, E2 The Lady in the Woods - Part 1
It wasn’t until they used bolt cutters to open it did they find the body of a woman, folded and encased in 600 pounds of concrete.
S1, E1 Welcome to the Hellmouth
Not far from the statistical center of the United States is the quaint town of Lebanon, Missouri. Route 66 bisects this small town of less than 20,000, but that’s not the thing that sets Lebanon apart from its cultural counterparts.
Lebanon makes the news - local, national, and International.
From meth busts to brutal murders - solved, unsolved, and half-assed. There have also been kidnappings and imprisonments that have been used as inspiration for at least one New York Times bestseller.
Murder at the Bell Motel
Bell Motel in its early days on Route 66.
Visiting the murder house
Cassidy Rainwater’s whereabouts are still unknown.
Welcome to Myths, Monsters, and Murders
Lebanon makes the news. From the local news of meth busts and political philandering, national news of large scale motor vehicle fraud, and to the international incident created by an assumedly well meaning local citizen infiltrating a political dissident’s home in a foreign country.
Readymade Revisited Returns
Today, I am writing. The world is on fire - literally and figuratively. The United States is being eaten alive by climate change and hate. It’s exhausting. I’m writing anyway.
Happy ThankSummersGiving!
I know you’re wondering why on earth we’re celebrating Thanksgiving in July. You’re probably drawing correlations to another holiday that is celebrated at a more convenient time instead of on the celebratees actual birthday. That’s right, I’m talking about Abraham Lincoln, but this has nothing to do with him at all.
Readymade Revisited: The Summer Games Issue
Objects in mirror are stronger than they appear.
ReadyMade Revisits David Berman
So many artists are lost before they’re even found.
Interview Q&A with Erin Lewis re: ReadyMade issue 2
“A friend showed me the first issue of ReadyMade because they knew I would love it. I got in contact with RM as soon as I read it
The Concrete Jungle
This blog post should have been written a decade ago. That’s how long I’ve wanted to attempt concrete countertops.
ReadyMade Revisited
I loved it!
From the ecocentric upcycled projects to its early embrace of otherhoo
