Book Clubs
Speaking at a Book Club I visited with a great book club the other day. I write “visited” because it was much better than just me speaking. We discussed characters in my book, Murder For Me, why I wrote the Read More …
Author: Russell Little
Dad
My Dad David C. Little, my dad, served in World War II like many in your family. When he got out he never talked about it. At least until the ’70’s, when he’d sit out in the backyard with a Read More …
Marilyn on the Spanish Mediterranean
Last night I received the nicest email. As I work on the sequel to my novel Murder for Me, things like this keep me going. Writing isn’t easy work Writing isn’t easy for me. It’s hard work. I have to Read More …
Mark and Marilyn
Papal Blessings When my wife wrote that Marilyn was blessed, Mark A. Callahan wrote me: “Truthfully, it is blessed. Pope Francis offers a blessing to all present and their possessions (including any religious articles purchased at the gates of the Read More …
My Sons, Austin, and the MotoGP
Chicken and Comics Last weekend my sons, Will and David, and I went to Austin, Texas for the American MotoGP. When we got into town Saturday our first stop was Lucy’s for fried devil eggs and beer. We then stopped at Read More …
Destiny Takes a Hand — David Falloure
Guest post by David Falloure We celebrate heroes like Houston, Travis, and Fannin on each anniversary of Texas Independence from Mexico. However, one overlooked hero of the Republic lies right in front of us—Buffalo Bayou. The Waterway During Santa Anna’s bloodthirsty Read More …
Evacuated: At the Harris County Courthouse
When I arrived at the criminal courthouse Monday, the lines of defendants, attorneys, and others were out the door to get through security and to their assigned courtrooms. Deputies earlier had evacuated the first floor. Evacuated: Rumors Defense attorneys, Assistant Read More …
Reporters and Cameramen in the Hall of the Courthouse
This morning I arrived to court facing these reporters and cameramen. They weren’t there for my case, but they hang around for one case or the other all the time. In Murder For Me, my first novel, I wrote several Read More …
Reading My Amazon Reviews
I’ve received three recent reviews on Amazon giving Murder For Me 59 total. Reviews are vital for selling books online. The algorithm used rates and promotes your book partially in response to how many reviews you have and how readers Read More …
Not A Better Time
I had to go visit the Geek Squad today. My external backup drive (the one we keep our travel videos on) broke. It was the slow part of the day, so I was their only customer. They were very helpful and Read More …
Squeeze All You Can
I initially posted this story on my Facebook author page, Russell’s Stories. If you haven’t, I’d appreciate you liking my author page. I received more hits on this story than anything I ever posted on Facebook. A Happy Day I Read More …
Just Watching
People Watching I was sitting in the waiting area at the District Attorney‘s office the other day. I was waiting on an Assistant District Attorney to get back from court so we could discuss a case. Sitting there is good Read More …
O.C. Got Hoodooed: A Short Story
In my novel Murder For Me, O.C. Simms is the Chief Detective for Homicide with the Houston Police Department. In it he battles sociopaths, psychotics, and his own department’s bureaucracy. I wrote this short story about O.C. Simms as a young officer at Read More …
The Little Boy in the Courtroom
I’ve practiced law for thirty-fours years. I mainly specialize in family and criminal law, so I see a lot of rough stuff-everyday. The other day I saw something that hit me at my very soul though. The Boy It was Read More …
Marilyn: What Happened Next?
The Next Phase I wrote Murder For Me over several years. I wrote for my mother, and I had to get it finished before she was gone. She read it four times before she died. It was published in Read More …