Today is Saturday, March 2nd, 2024. Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny died on February 16th. Only 47, he died in an Arctic...

©Stacya Shepard Silverman Riley Shepard’s Promise 2024 All Rights Reserved Today is Feb. 5th, 2024. The news is dire. I fast forward...

photo by Thomas Schworer ©Stacya Shepard Silverman Riley Shepard’s Promise 2023 All Rights Reserved My artist friend Thomas often texts...

Charles Seeger, not so impressed with Riley’s work.

Today is Sunday, November 26th, 2023. On Thanksgiving, we had two friends over, Monte and Mary Ellen. I've known Monte since we were...

In the early 1960s, Riley Shepard stole the identity of his own brother.

©Stacya Shepard Silverman Riley Shepard’s Promise 2023 All Rights Reserved Currently using Riley's fake ASCAP stationary for shopping...

According to Riley Shepard, he produced "Breakfast at Tiffany's", wrote the song "Blue Christmas", had cash stowed away in England.

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...

Eric Pitsenbarger's new book, "Beaujolais in My Blood."