Author Steve Jackson Discusses “The Ripple Effect” Caused By A Hauntingly Violent Crime

By Steve Jackson | July 30, 2020

When I originally set out to write about the murders of Venus Montoya and Brandaline Rose DuVall more than twenty years ago, I had no idea the various paths the tale would take. I thought it was basically a story about the brutality and downfall of a small but violent Denver street gang, the Deuce-Seven […]

Joni Ankerson

By Joni Ankerson | July 24, 2020

Joni Ankerson lives in her hometown of Traverse City, Michigan. After being released from prison in April of 2017, she returned home to the house she grew up in and is moving forward with her new, independent life. She is a strong advocate for victims of domestic violence and has many family members, friends and community members […]

Alice Kay Hill On The Historical “Queen Of The Prairie”

By Alice Kay Hill | July 20, 2020

Dusty-backed rattlesnakes, coldly oblivious to an artificial world, were displayed in an unlikely place: the storefront windows of the two-story 1907 Shirley Opera House, Atwood, KS. Rawlins County boys tasted fear and conquered it by rapping on the wavery panes of original glass, hoping to create a strike. This was an ageless form of entertainment, […]