Selected Legal Fiction and Nonfiction including short stories, essays, book reviews, and author interviews relating to legal fiction including Sheldon Siegel, Brad Meltzer, John Lescroart, Philip Margolin, Clifford Irving, John Jay Osborn, Jr., et al.
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Excerpt from short story Have Gavel, Will Travel
The day of Ferdinand Pitt's arrest began with an unsuspecting Ferdinand smiling broadly, his finger firmly pressed on the elevator button. As the elevator ascended, Ferdinand thought of the lucky turn his career had taken since joining the Judge's Company five months ago. With full retirement benefits in tow, nearly a hundred grand per year - he left the bench to become a judge for hire, a rent-a-judge, a gunslinger of the 21st Century, hired by plaintiffs and defendants alike to bring justice to a world where courts had come to a screeching halt, impotent to the onslaught of litigation run amuck.
My second book is about a boy who has Asperger's Syndrome and is bullied to the point to where he shoots up his school. I have divided the excerpts from it into three parts: Before, during and after the shooting.
Dreamin’ Dreams is more than a collection of stories; it is a celebration of Irish life, adventure, and the unforgettable characters who make growing up in Ireland a journey worth remembering.
A teenage boy struggling with the coming-of-age issues of sexuality, religion, and peer approval is overwhelmed, but soldiers on. After several years, he comes to understand the family forces that have left him so deeply troubled, and the process of
