Creatures of habit

My friend just awakened in his hospital bed convinced that his foot had fallen off the side of the mattress. I had to remind him that his mind is playing tricks — his foot is gone; his leg was amputated yesterday.Crushed between two truck bumpers, the bones and muscles of his right leg were ... Continue reading

The Case of the Purloined Pin

When John Wood fell on hard times and lost his home, he was forced to move his possessions into a North Carolina storage locker. When he got behind on the rent, the company auctioned off the locker's contents. Shannon Whisnant bought Mr. Wood's barbecue smoker and found that it held a surprise — a ... Continue reading