Sandra Parshall



[Cross-posted from the Poe's Deadly Daughters blog]



I know a woman who could be transferred to the pages of a novel exactly as she is, to become a marvelously twisted character. She would be a plausible killer because of her unmatched talent for holding a grudge and her relentless vindictiveness. She would make an even more believable victim because everyone who knows her longs to be rid of her.



I’ll probably use her in a book sooner or later.… Continue

Sandra Parshall



Did you know that one out of every 31 adults in the U.S. is either in prison/jail or on supervised release from incarceration?



That startling statistic is in an article by Senator James Webb of Virginia that appeared in last Sunday’s Parade Magazine. I don’t usually regard this newspaper supplement as a source of sociological wisdom, but Webb’s piece is worth every citizen’s attention. Reform of the criminal justice system and our overburdened prisons is… Continue