Part 101: Stationary
©Stacya Shepard Silverman Riley Shepard’s Promise 2023 All Rights Reserved Currently using Riley's fake ASCAP stationary for shopping...
Part 100: The Big Fish
According to Riley Shepard, he produced "Breakfast at Tiffany's", wrote the song "Blue Christmas", had cash stowed away in England.
Part 99: Father's Day
Today is Father's Day. I rummaged through a pile of photos Riley had stored away during his life. After he died, his friend Ted put all...
Part 98: A Conversation with Eric Pitsenbarger, Writer, Memoirist
Eric Pitsenbarger's new book, "Beaujolais in My Blood."
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...