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COLUMNS AND ARTICLES
Here,
you'll find information and excerpts on
columns
by BJ Bourg.
IT AIN'T MAGIC
(Column, FMAM, Winter 2004)
EXCERPT:
They
didn’t take her home. Instead, they drove her to a desolate area, dragged
her out of the car, started beating her, put what she thought was a pistol to
the back of her head, and proceeded to take turns raping her.
SHARP SHOOTIN'
(Column, Web Mystery Magazine, Summer 2005)
EXCERPT:
As I approached the suspect
with my rifle, he began ripping at his own neck with the broken bottle. He
succeeded in slashing his neck from a point behind his ear to the front of his
throat. It was pretty different watching this guy slashing his throat as fast
as he could. I ordered him several times to drop the bottle and he finally
did.
SHARP SHOOTIN'
(Column, Web Mystery Magazine, Fall 2005)
EXCERPT:
About an hour later, our captain
calls out, "Aaron and Billy, I need y'all to go work a safe burglary on
West Tenth Street."
My jaw dropped like a bomb and
exploded on the cement...Aaron lived on West Tenth Street!
SHARP SHOOTIN'
(Column, Web Mystery Magazine, Winter 2005)
EXCERPT:
The good cops out there need
to fight for what’s right. When they see acts of injustice occurring, or
inexcusable mistakes being made, they need to take a stand against it. Like a
prosecutor friend of mine said, “I’d rather lose a case than resort to
lying, even if I KNOW the suspect is guilty.” It’s all about getting the
job done with integrity while protecting the innocent and safeguarding the
rights of us all.
THE Q & A Project
(Column, Mysterical-E, Summer 2006)
EXCERPT:
The question for this issue is from a writer who posed a scenario about a
detective making a death notification to the wife of a murder victim. The
detective is being nice, but the wife is nervous because of past dealings
with cops and the detective misinterprets her nervousness as a sign of
guilt.
Q. Will the detective stay nice, or will he start responding to her
behavior?
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