Out West

I'm going to be in Durango for a reading! Come One Come All!

Points to Consider When Pointin' Fingers

This post is from yesterday regarding North Korea. So what do ya think?

June 30, 2017 at 10:05 AM

Good point to ponder. So who exactly is evil one?

TRENTON, N.J. — The family of the late reggae icon and marijuana activist Peter Tosh is seeking answers after they say his son was left in a coma following an attack in a New Jersey jail, where he was serving a six-month sentence on pot possession charges.

Jawara McIntosh has been hospitalized since suffering traumatic brain injuries in the attack in February at the Bergen County jail, where he was after pleading guilty to marijuana possession, his family said.

Is North Korea Responsible?

What do you think readers? Is North Korea a really bad country or are we all a part of the equation? This is what the the U.S. President thinks. . .

U.S. President Donald Trump blamed "the brutality of the North Korean regime" for Warmbier's death. South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who had advocated talks with the North, said Pyongyang had a "heavy responsibility" in the events leading up to the University of Virginia student's death.

Readers thoughts regarding my novel, Boy in The Vest

This from a beta reader regarding Boy in The Vest . . . This story gives a lot of food for thought regarding terror attacks and the motivations thereof.  The partial gives a picture of ignorance and almost sheep like obedience that exists in the jihadists desire to reach heaven through bloodshed. It is sad and also angering how people’s lives can be taken to mean so little.

When's the Next Giveaway?

WHat Giveawaty???? When is the next?

Can't say for sure but keep an eye on my website.

And the Winner Is . . .

Entrants:261
Prizes claimed:5out of5 (100%) 

Many thanks for the interest in my recent give-away! Congrates to the winners-Paula Deichman, Amanda Benson, Ramona Hupcey, Trinitee Dunn and Wendy Hines.

Latest Review

Read the Reviews for a Second. Readers love it - Non Readers hate It. Gore from the Mean Streets as told by an Ex-Cop.

I must have missed something. I read you we writing a 3rd book, but I never saw a post on the title. You always seem to post in only part of a things. So what is the plan Stan.

My most recent story, one involving the truth, is finished. You're welcome to read an  excerpt here. Click and Read Let me know what you think.

On The Road Again

How about and update.

Looks like I'm going to be heading to Nova Scotia. No rest for the wicked. If something happens in Minnesota I'll post here. Thanks for the interest. 

Calling all Readers in Southern MN or Northern IA

I have been approached by an independent owner of the bookstore 'Sweet Reads' which is located in the community of Austin MN. She expressed an interest with having me discuss my novels - all three of them. If enough of ya want to spend some time together let's make it happen. Feel free to leave a comment on this blog; if you're shy drop me a private message via my website.

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I'm glad we got the chance to talk today. I'll be looking over the books on this site but also will look forward to seeing them in the Sweet Reads store. Also, check out the information online for the Austin Artworks Festival - Aug 26-27 . The deadline says May 1 but it is supposed to say June 1. If the August dates are not going to work for you, then let's look over the summer calendar for an author meet and greet at Sweet Reads for you. Thoughts? Questions? http://www.austinareaarts.org/festival-about Lisa Deyo, Sweet Reads

Yeah, it's raining today.

Raving Glad

Yours truly has been voted onto the Raven Madd Writers Round Table.

Received This Comment Yesterday

I was writing The Boy in the Vest,

I never heard about this it must have been something your posted on FarcBook.

You've never Heard of the Website? www.curtrude.com Click & Read Away!

Chelsea Manning

Do Secrets Corrupt and Absolute, Cross My Heart and Hope to Die Secrets Corrupt Absolutely? Aren't better Governments, to a certain degree, based on the Freedom of the Press, the ability of sharing Thoughts and Concerns; Destination The Truth? First the Fear of Getting Sued totally silenced many followed up with this Chelsea Manning Kind of Thing. When I was writing The Boy in the Vest, many times soldiers would swear me to secrecy because of fears over what the military would do to them. Well have a good weekend and keep your mouth shut and your head down, be the lamb, not the lion, because you could be next.

Micheal Slager & Betty Shelby arent convicted but. . . then along came Officer Roy Oliver.

Oh the times they are a changing. You have pieces of The System starting to point fingers. The prosecutors are running to juries. Lets hold our breath and hope better days are in the offing. I agree with the comment below, from yesterday. Well stated. Seems like killing an unarmed kid is going to be tough for even a cop to walk away from. But never underestimate The System that protects its own.

Humanity should never become used to the death, harm or disparaged treatment of others. When we become used to the wrong doings in the world we are on the path to ruin. What we allow... we condone. Sad--- Rise up people --- advocate for those who cannot!!!

J. W. Ledford's Death Penalty

After writing Brand of Justice and becoming aware of the many problems of our Criminal Justice System I could never condone the kinda thinking went into the following comment. J. W. died along with empathy.

Good job by the great state of Georgia ! NEXT !!!!!

Ya Think?

 We just touching the tip of the Problem here?

Oscar Wilde wrote, "Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future." I agree wholeheartedly with that. More that that, I believe that love for our fellow human being is not a platitude but is actually extremely meaningful, powerful, uplifting, and motivating.


Since 1989, 2,005 people have been exonerated from prison in the U.S.

Ricky is one of those exonerated – after serving nearly 40 years for a crime he didn’t commit. In 1975, a man was robbed and murdered in Ricky’s Cleveland neighborhood. Days later, armed police kicked in the door of the home where 18-year-old Ricky lived. Based on the testimony of one young boy who claimed to have witnessed the murder, Ricky and two of his friends were convicted of the crime and sentenced to death.

“To be sent to prison for something you didn’t do is so indescribable,” says Ricky now. “You have to fight every day to maintain the person that you are.” His mother told him, “Don’t them turn you into a prisoner.” She died while he was imprisoned. “I couldn’t even grieve for my mother because they had made me so callous,” Ricky laments.

Drones & Misunderstandings

Received this well thought out comment yesterday. The drone comment was submitted by a reader of this blog. My comments are always in yellow. All comments are respected. This response made me chuckle. Any ideas on the best booze happening today? 

FLYING DRONEs INTO The TWIN TOWERs

Way back then drones were toy airplanes kids flew over their city parks and raced them for fun. Even now Drones are not really big enough to take down the World Trade Centers. I think you need to find a better brand of booze to snort.

Speak Out

Unlike  in  a  democracy  like  France , etc .. for  "20" 

years  I've  found  most  Americans  too  afraid  of 

the  U.S.  Govt s.  to .. even  speak out !  ?  Such

fear  is  a  sure  sign  of .. dictatorship .


There is certainly some fear going on. It's either the fear of getting sued or having foreign nations come after you. There is hope. Look at the folks in the comments on this blog. They are speaking out specifically against Trump. How about Clarissa Ward? The comment on the bottom is too extreme for my beliefs.

 Today

America  would  fly  out  DRONEs  and  BLOW  UP  MANDELA  (along

with  innocent  women  and  children)  similar  to  America's  hi jacked ,

anti-democracy  military  FLYING  DRONEs  INTO  The  TWIN  TOWERs ,

etc ..

Great Comments-Keep 'Em Coming

All great comments. The question about where to get my books. They're in libraries in some cases. Smashwords has digital copies. Istore and Amazon. The Nook, Ebay, Abe Books, Bookworld. Well you get the picture. Links are on this page to your left.