Part 97: A New Book About The Amazing Criswell, Our Hollywood Landlord and Celebrity Psychic
Writer Edwin Lee Canfield's new book explores the life of "The Amazing Criswell" a celebrity psychic.
Part 96: Lost Photo Recovered: A Snap From 1989
Riley drove all the way from Ventura, California, to Chico just to see me graduate from college, almost a seven hour drive. It's a hazy...
Part 95: Bonnie & Clyde
Two years ago, I found out about a plan Riley hatched. He wanted to get back together with Jan and leave town.
Part 94: Back To The Future
Riley Shepard started a family with Kay McCauley in 1957, what happened after that is anyone's guess.
Part 93: Keep Your Eye and Mind On The Real You
For several weeks, starting in the early spring of 1984, we didn’t hear from Riley. Jan said she’d never speak to him again, and I'd said...
Part 92: That Time I Changed My First Name
My friend Dorrit texted me the photograph above with a question: "Porterville 1920s?" She'd sent another photo with the KKK marching down...
Part 91: A Radical Departure
Our landlord said he wanted to sell the house, so we had to move, at least that’s what Riley said. I didn’t fully understand why our...
Part 90: Dream On
They told their mother in Spanish "we brought home a stray dog." I didn't speak Spanish, but much later, the sisters told me...
Part 89: "He's a Dishonest Slob," she wrote
When we were living in Hollywood, Jan and Riley were walking down Vine Street one day when a man came out of the shadows and followed...
Part 88: Fear and Loathing
A man broke away from the group and came up close to me. He was tall, lanky, and his broad smile showed broken, yellow front teeth.