These are stories I wrote at the Daily and Sunday Herald of Roanoke Rapids. They are reprinted here with the permission of the Herald.

People, places and things

Spelling bee

This is the story I've gotten the most praise for- a fluffy, self-indulgent feature I knocked out in an hour.

Emergency room

I caught three different diseases getting this story.

Backstage at 'Annie'

Thirty kids and nowhere to hide.

Fire tower

From up here you can see....nothing.

Exploring the unknown

Haunted theater

No, I didn't see the ghost myself.

Buried engine

When strange things are unearthed, I am there.

Dead presidents

Or "The Case of the Haunted Caller ID Box."

Missing wallet

Woo, scary stuff.

Spot news

Hurricane Fran

Me and the advertising manager go out for a drive.

Sunken truck

Universal response: "His pin broke? Yeah, right."

Hoax-busting

Card Hoax

There is no dying kid.

No Disney

Disneyland isn't coming either.

Acid test

And your kids aren't on LSD.

Crime and Punishment

Deadbeat dad

Once your picture appears in the Herald, your days are numbered.

Bingo crack

Now we know why those seniors were so excited.

Drug murder

I love the peaceful countryside, so far from the troubles of the city.

Guy goes psycho

Love was in the air.

Con-artists strike

This was a much better story before I contacted the victim.

Police charged

Crime is so popular, even the police get in on the act.

Miscellaneous

Abandoned packages

Turned out better than I thought.

Electric car

Sabotage at the electric car rally.

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