Laughing Matter? Sheer Lunacy!

Crime scenes a laughing matter? Hold that thought. Success! I am pleased to say that, after 15 months’ thumb-twiddling in Covid Purgatory, I was finally able to access the Gainesville Times archive and retrieve the final 25 columns written by my father, Prof. Alex Taylor. Maybe that’s begging the question a tad. The Times’ archive…… Continue reading Laughing Matter? Sheer Lunacy!

Boston Strangler – The Green Man

Albert Henry DeSalvo - The Boston Strangler

Behold, the Boston Strangler — one of America’s most notorious serial killers, but first … Wow! It has been a year since the last posting of Alex Taylor Tuesday. I kept a few tucked away for a special occasion during the Grand Distraction™, er, I mean pandemic. I don’t mean to play it down. Serious…… Continue reading Boston Strangler – The Green Man

Writing Update — No Title Necessary

Just a quick writing update since I’ve not posted in a while: I’m not one for excuses. We are all acutely aware of the grand distractions over the past several months — the pandemic, the summer sieges, riots and destruction. Another divided election, bitterly contested and, for half of our democracy’s voters, unsatisfactorily resolved. Bittersweet…… Continue reading Writing Update — No Title Necessary