Richard O Jones
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Square Inch Farmer
"You were a coach driver?" I asked
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"Driver, guard, navigator, and beast-master all in one," he said. Then he launched into a stream of words I could barely parse—something about "smithers" and "traces" and "wheelers"—the consonants swallowed, the vowels stretched into unfamiliar shapes.
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"Driver, guard, navigator, and beast-master all in one," he said. Then he launched into a stream of words I could barely parse—something about "smithers" and "traces" and "wheelers"—the consonants swallowed, the vowels stretched into unfamiliar shapes.
A Haunted Picaresque
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December 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"You were a coach driver?" I asked
.
"Driver, guard, navigator, and beast-master all in one," he said. Then he launched into a stream of words I could barely parse—something about "smithers" and "traces" and "wheelers"—the consonants swallowed, the vowels stretched into unfamiliar shapes.
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"Driver, guard, navigator, and beast-master all in one," he said. Then he launched into a stream of words I could barely parse—something about "smithers" and "traces" and "wheelers"—the consonants swallowed, the vowels stretched into unfamiliar shapes.
When a devastating storm washes a woman and three frightened silent children onto his shore, he must choose between his isolation and the lives of four innocents. The only question is: Will he save them before his past catches up?
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December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
When a devastating storm washes a woman and three frightened silent children onto his shore, he must choose between his isolation and the lives of four innocents. The only question is: Will he save them before his past catches up?
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Teddy Roosevelt's carriage collides with a trolley racing to make up for lost time. A Secret Service guard dies immediately and the trolley driver is charged with his murder. Was this a simple accident? A case of incompetence? Or was the motorman made a scapegoat for a nation’s grief and outrage?
A Fatal Clang Of The Trolley
The President’s Close Call
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November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Teddy Roosevelt's carriage collides with a trolley racing to make up for lost time. A Secret Service guard dies immediately and the trolley driver is charged with his murder. Was this a simple accident? A case of incompetence? Or was the motorman made a scapegoat for a nation’s grief and outrage?
The hired gun had a long history of adventure, deeds good and foul, but the murder of a fourteen-year-old boy was a bullet too far for the colorful Tom Horn.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The hired gun had a long history of adventure, deeds good and foul, but the murder of a fourteen-year-old boy was a bullet too far for the colorful Tom Horn.
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"I was walking past Pete's Diner on Lexington. It was around eleven-thirty. I saw a man running out of the diner. It was Joe Cook. I ran to the diner. Pete Morelli was on the floor behind the counter. His throat had been cut. There was blood everywhere. The cash register was open, empty."
A Seed of Doubt
John Farlow's testimony sends a man to the electric chair, but doubt begins to consume him. When his abrasive neighbor is brutally murdered in the same manner, Farlow becomes the prime suspect.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"I was walking past Pete's Diner on Lexington. It was around eleven-thirty. I saw a man running out of the diner. It was Joe Cook. I ran to the diner. Pete Morelli was on the floor behind the counter. His throat had been cut. There was blood everywhere. The cash register was open, empty."
The grizzled mountain man had taught Alex to read sign, to live off the land, and to never let a wrong go unpunished.
"Justice don't always come from a courtroom, boy," Pete had said around their campfires. "Out here, a man's word and his gun are all the law there is."
#PulpWestern #OregonTrail
"Justice don't always come from a courtroom, boy," Pete had said around their campfires. "Out here, a man's word and his gun are all the law there is."
#PulpWestern #OregonTrail
Trail Of Vengeance
Alex Rivers signs on as a scout for a wagon train heading for the Oregon Territory. He is secretly hunting the ruthless killers, Red Tyrone and Sanchez, who murdered his mentor. Add love interest.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The grizzled mountain man had taught Alex to read sign, to live off the land, and to never let a wrong go unpunished.
"Justice don't always come from a courtroom, boy," Pete had said around their campfires. "Out here, a man's word and his gun are all the law there is."
#PulpWestern #OregonTrail
"Justice don't always come from a courtroom, boy," Pete had said around their campfires. "Out here, a man's word and his gun are all the law there is."
#PulpWestern #OregonTrail
Jake Ryder is back on the night beat, but the corruption that ruined his career—and his marriage to editor Ellie Vance. He has one shot to expose a councilman, beat his gambling demons, and win back the woman he lost.
Another Second Chance
Disgraced ace reporter Jake Ryder is given a final chance on the night beat by his tough editor and ex-wife. He's trying to overcome a gambling addiction and the scandal that ruined him.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Jake Ryder is back on the night beat, but the corruption that ruined his career—and his marriage to editor Ellie Vance. He has one shot to expose a councilman, beat his gambling demons, and win back the woman he lost.
Episode 455 takes place down under when the friends and relatives of Caroline Grill of New South Wales begin falling dead from rat poisoning. I can’t quite figure out if Auntie Carrie is stupid or crazy like a fox. You tell me.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Episode 455 takes place down under when the friends and relatives of Caroline Grill of New South Wales begin falling dead from rat poisoning. I can’t quite figure out if Auntie Carrie is stupid or crazy like a fox. You tell me.
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THE CURSE OF THE BLOOD-EYED STONES
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THE CURSE OF THE BLOOD-EYED STONES
When two brothers unearth a pair of primitive stone heads from the blood-red dirt of their garden, they unleash an ancient creature with burning eyes that will hunt across decades...
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November 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
THE CURSE OF THE BLOOD-EYED STONES
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When two brothers unearth a pair of primitive stone heads from the blood-red dirt of their garden, they unleash an ancient creature with burning eyes that will hunt across decades...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
When two brothers unearth a pair of primitive stone heads from the blood-red dirt of their garden, they unleash an ancient creature with burning eyes that will hunt across decades...
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Gauguin could see his face was wet with tears, or sweat, or both, running down his face. The razor looked even brighter here.
“I’m warning you,” Gauguin said.
Vincent didn’t stop. “You’re killing it, Paul. You’re killing everything good.”
The gap shrank. Five paces. The moon watched.
“I’m warning you,” Gauguin said.
Vincent didn’t stop. “You’re killing it, Paul. You’re killing everything good.”
The gap shrank. Five paces. The moon watched.
The Yellow House
The Yellow House looked so much paler in the morning than it did at night.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Gauguin could see his face was wet with tears, or sweat, or both, running down his face. The razor looked even brighter here.
“I’m warning you,” Gauguin said.
Vincent didn’t stop. “You’re killing it, Paul. You’re killing everything good.”
The gap shrank. Five paces. The moon watched.
“I’m warning you,” Gauguin said.
Vincent didn’t stop. “You’re killing it, Paul. You’re killing everything good.”
The gap shrank. Five paces. The moon watched.
The second night at sea, I couldn't sleep... I left my cabin and walked the deck, then found myself outside Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's quarters. They were snoring—of course they could sleep.
The sealed letter sat on the small table between their bunks...
The sealed letter sat on the small table between their bunks...
Hamlet's High Seas Adventure
Treachery begets treachery
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October 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The second night at sea, I couldn't sleep... I left my cabin and walked the deck, then found myself outside Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's quarters. They were snoring—of course they could sleep.
The sealed letter sat on the small table between their bunks...
The sealed letter sat on the small table between their bunks...
Pablo Picasso stared at the huge blank canvas.
It felt like walking out into a snowfield and catching the glare full in the face.
So bright, so white, so empty that it hurt...
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It felt like walking out into a snowfield and catching the glare full in the face.
So bright, so white, so empty that it hurt...
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The Gray Bull
Picasso's Canvas of Anguish
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October 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Pablo Picasso stared at the huge blank canvas.
It felt like walking out into a snowfield and catching the glare full in the face.
So bright, so white, so empty that it hurt...
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It felt like walking out into a snowfield and catching the glare full in the face.
So bright, so white, so empty that it hurt...
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September 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
September 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The Racine Street Bridge Horror
When 14-year-old Hattie Zinka disappeared, people feared her body would be found in the river. It wasn't, but it was just as bad.
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When 14-year-old Hattie Zinka disappeared, people feared her body would be found in the river. It wasn't, but it was just as bad.
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February 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Racine Street Bridge Horror
When 14-year-old Hattie Zinka disappeared, people feared her body would be found in the river. It wasn't, but it was just as bad.
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When 14-year-old Hattie Zinka disappeared, people feared her body would be found in the river. It wasn't, but it was just as bad.
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The Brutal Murder Of Ethel Mae Atkins
Missing after a three day drinking spree, the pretty housewife was found dead, naked and battered, in an abandoned house in the country.
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Missing after a three day drinking spree, the pretty housewife was found dead, naked and battered, in an abandoned house in the country.
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February 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Brutal Murder Of Ethel Mae Atkins
Missing after a three day drinking spree, the pretty housewife was found dead, naked and battered, in an abandoned house in the country.
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Missing after a three day drinking spree, the pretty housewife was found dead, naked and battered, in an abandoned house in the country.
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The True Crime Of Charlie King
Late one night in 1929, the barber Charlie King opened the gas lines of his Hamilton, Ohio home, leaving his five sons and wife sleeping, then hopped on a freight train heading north.
#truecrime #chapbook #HamiltonOH #familicide
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Late one night in 1929, the barber Charlie King opened the gas lines of his Hamilton, Ohio home, leaving his five sons and wife sleeping, then hopped on a freight train heading north.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The True Crime Of Charlie King
Late one night in 1929, the barber Charlie King opened the gas lines of his Hamilton, Ohio home, leaving his five sons and wife sleeping, then hopped on a freight train heading north.
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Late one night in 1929, the barber Charlie King opened the gas lines of his Hamilton, Ohio home, leaving his five sons and wife sleeping, then hopped on a freight train heading north.
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Crime Club Founder Found Dead
After this, they began to call their little New York enclave "Murder Alley."
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After this, they began to call their little New York enclave "Murder Alley."
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February 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Crime Club Founder Found Dead
After this, they began to call their little New York enclave "Murder Alley."
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After this, they began to call their little New York enclave "Murder Alley."
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Who Killed The Widow Short?
The beloved widow was old and in ill health, and no one suspected any foul play until her her late husband’s nephew suddenly confessed to the crime. Then the autopsy told another story entirely.
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The beloved widow was old and in ill health, and no one suspected any foul play until her her late husband’s nephew suddenly confessed to the crime. Then the autopsy told another story entirely.
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February 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Who Killed The Widow Short?
The beloved widow was old and in ill health, and no one suspected any foul play until her her late husband’s nephew suddenly confessed to the crime. Then the autopsy told another story entirely.
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The beloved widow was old and in ill health, and no one suspected any foul play until her her late husband’s nephew suddenly confessed to the crime. Then the autopsy told another story entirely.
#truecrime #history #podcast
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The Complicated Death Of Starr Faithfull
The sad, sordid tale of a beautiful girl with an evocative name and a traumatic past that inspired the John O’Hara novel and the Elizabeth Taylor film “BUtterfield 8"
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The sad, sordid tale of a beautiful girl with an evocative name and a traumatic past that inspired the John O’Hara novel and the Elizabeth Taylor film “BUtterfield 8"
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February 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Complicated Death Of Starr Faithfull
The sad, sordid tale of a beautiful girl with an evocative name and a traumatic past that inspired the John O’Hara novel and the Elizabeth Taylor film “BUtterfield 8"
#truecrime #history #podcast
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The sad, sordid tale of a beautiful girl with an evocative name and a traumatic past that inspired the John O’Hara novel and the Elizabeth Taylor film “BUtterfield 8"
#truecrime #history #podcast
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February 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Today's best #birds at our #birdbuddy
February 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Today's best #birds at our #birdbuddy