My name is Tom Julian, and my goal in life is to become a rich weirdo. I like to say that I am halfway there, in that I am not rich, but I've mastered the other half of that equation. I was a storyteller from as far back as I can remember, and I would always make up my own universes. My GI Joe's didn't come with the mythology included with the packaging. Mine were actually 4-inch-tall members of feuding royal houses that lived in the deep, dark … [Read more...]
Author Rod Sadler’s Journey to Mackinac Island Began With a Visit to the Father of a Serial Killer
It was an interesting trip. I traveled to Mackinac Island in the spring of 2021 to investigate the Island's only murder in modern times. It's a murder that remains unsolved to this day. I planned to stay at the same hotel where the victim, Frances Lacey, had stayed. I planned to walk the same route she walked and visit the murder scene. It would be a short trip but worthwhile. There was one thing I had to do first. I'd be passing Indian River, a … [Read more...]