SATURDAY SERIAL To review episode 11, click here: https://tomlawrenceblog.com/2017/02/03/mike-lomax-p-i-episode-11/ MIKE LOMAX P.I. FINAL EPISODE Bessie licked her finger, patted the white powder, and placed it on her tongue. She grinned at Mike. “Yeah, we know what Billy Ray was looking for, and I’m willing to bet he […]
The Queen’s Captain A Ransom Family Novel The inspiration for a novel about the Ransom family was found in a short story I wrote in 2010. The piece was set during the reconstruction period following the War Between the States, and the central character for the narrative was […]
ASK I LIKE IT! FEB 6, 2017 UNCHARTED WATERS Less than a month into the Presidency of Donald Trump, the United States finds itself sailing in uncharted waters. Trump has triggered an active and vocal opposition movement that is expressing itself in the traditional avenues of those who […]
AS I LIKE IT! FEB 4, 2017 SATURDAY SERIAL To review what happened in episode 10, click here: https://tomlawrenceblog.com/2017/01/27/mike-lomax-episode-10/ MIKE LOMAX P.I. EPISODE 11 As Mike walked across the back parking lot to his truck, he was thinking, I feel better not withholding anything from Willard, and I […]
THE QUEEN’S CAPTAIN Writing short fiction based on historical events is a style I have enjoyed, and I’ve used this theme as the basis for short stories, flash fiction, and monographs. Last year my brother, Steve, suggested that I write a novel based on the characters of a […]
ASK I LIKE IT! JANUARY 30, 2017 WINTER TRAVEL SUGGESTIONS As most of you know, I have an arrangement with Clista that allows me to fully participate in College Football from August 14 to the National Championship game in early January. I am excused from any weekend […]
AS I LIKE IT! JANUARY 27, 2017 SATURDAY SERIAL To review what happened in episode 9, click here: https://tomlawrenceblog.com/2017/01/13/1609/ MIKE LOMAX P.I. EPISODE 10 Mike ignored Stella’s threat to throw him under the bus and replied, “Yeah, whatever. If we don’t figure out who punched Billy Ray’s ticket, […]
NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! FRONT PORCH PRESS LLC. IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE PUBLICATION OF TOM LAWRENCE’S NEW HISTORICAL NOVEL, THE QUEEN’S CAPTAIN The Queen’s Captain is the first in a series of novels chronicling the lives and adventures of the Ransom family in the new […]
ASK I LIKE IT! JANUARY 13, 2017 MUSINGS ON A STORMY MORNING A little after 5:00 this morning, a clap of thunder yanked Clista and me out of R.E.M. and sent our three cats scurrying under the furniture. The leading edge of a severe weather system passed […]
AS I LIKE IT! JANUARY 19, 2017 STELLA STONE IX PROMOTION Randy Landers, Chief of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, looked at Stella and said, “This brings me to why we invited you here this afternoon. You may not be familiar with how the MBI is set […]
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