

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 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 84: The Hayride
I'd been invited to go on a hayride in the small town of Porterville. Where the ride ended has stayed with me for decades.


Part 83: Riley Shepard's Most Dreaded Houseguest & The Encyclopedia of Folk Music
My father said that part of his encyclopedia of folk music was burned in a fire, and that he'd have to start all over. Was it true?


Part 78: Pleasant Valley Road
© copyright 2019-2022 Stacya Silverman. All rights reserved. Like a child soldier, I was loyal to Riley beyond all reason. He was, in my...


Part 77: Brother From Another Mother
Another half-brother.


Part 59: Riley Often Claimed He Wrote The Song "Blue Christmas."
When I was a little girl, my father told me that he wrote the song "Blue Christmas". I'm pretty sure the first time he told me that is when


Part 57: Riley Shepard History, His Journal, and A Video Clip
Today is Sunday, December 20th, 2020. The historic Cliff House restaurant, which first opened 157 years ago, will close. 180 employees...


Part 54: The Riley Shepard Show
Today is Sunday, November 29, 2020. On Friday, the outgoing POTUS tweeted these theories about voter fraud: "Biden did poorly in big...


Part 40: The Bank of England
See if you notice anything about this letter, below. Take your time.