A powerful, Boston-based law firm runs a secret operation to recruit highly-functioning psychiatric patients for clandestine work, including political assassinations. PROLOGUE CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO
Plausible Deniability: Chapter One
It was late afternoon on August 10, 1865 when Cornell Weston and Hugh Jeffries greeted one another on the sidewalk near the entrance of the Eagle Nest Publican House on Boylston Street, just a stone’s throw from the southwest corner of Boston Common and less than one mile from the city’s burgeoning financial district. The … Continue reading Plausible Deniability: Chapter One
Plausible Deniability: Prologue
When John Wilkes Booth shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, he did so with clarity, determination and purpose. Booth was clear about his motives. He was dedicated to the cause and willing to accept the consequences of his actions. More importantly, he was of sound mind and body. In the more … Continue reading Plausible Deniability: Prologue
Dr. Ali Ahmida
Just a few months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Ahmida discusses what it's like to be a Muslim and an American. Dr. Ali Ahmida sees himself as a bridge builder. As the chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of New England, Ahmida weaves a globalized, multi-cultural view into his classes, … Continue reading Dr. Ali Ahmida
Takin’ Care of Business
This is the final installment of the five-part Biddeford After Dark Series I wrote for the Biddeford Saco Courier in October 2001. This installment focuses on third-shift workers in downtown Biddeford. The city’s streets are unearthly quiet during the pre-dawn darkness. Save for the steady stream of cars on the turnpike, and the occasional customer … Continue reading Takin’ Care of Business
The Thin Blue Line
This is the fourth installment of the Biddeford After Dark series that wrote for the Biddeford-Saco Courier in October 2001. This installment focuses on my ride-along with a third-shift police officer. While the city sleeps, lost in its innocent slumber, the bad element is most likely to stir. Those who prefer the cover of darkness … Continue reading The Thin Blue Line
Singer/songwriter Anni Clark
Anni Clark is nearly fanatic when it comes to routine car maintenance. She changes the oil every 3,000 miles and always remembers to rotate her tires. She relies upon the talents and integrity of just one mechanic — a small shop located in Springvale, and she can tell you exactly how many miles are on … Continue reading Singer/songwriter Anni Clark
General Wallace Nutting: Interview
In two years, General Wallace Nutting will be able to do what no other Biddeford mayor has done. By way of tradition, the mayor’s portrait will be hung next to the photographs of all the former mayors in City Hall. But no other Biddeford mayor’s picture also hangs in Saco’s City Hall. Born and raised … Continue reading General Wallace Nutting: Interview
NOTES TO CARL | LESSONS IN MEDIOCRITY 