May - 2022

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Hi! Thanks for clicking on the blog to read my musings. I'm now posting regularly on Substack. That's where you'll find all my writings on coffee, burgers, industry stories and the occasional gripe. Most importantly though, that's where I've begun publishing my memoir, Deconstructing the Boogieman. So sign up to my Substack: Hey Life, WTF? mailing list and get my words right in your box. I promise not to spam, unless it's a sandwich. ;) BTW - Here's a synopsis of my memoir to

Deconstructing the Boogieman

In 1984, a vision of his bloodied sister Judi shocked twelve-year-old Cory Reeder awake from his nightmare. The next morning, his life changed forever when that dream became a reality. Judi was found dead in her bathtub, with thirty stab wounds, raped and sodomized. Detectives called it the most savage crime they'd seen, something only a monster could do. After an intense investigation, capture, and trial, that boogieman had a name: Shane Lyn Wagner. Conviction does not promi