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In defense of Ebenezer Scrooge

ByByRon FranscellNov 28, 2025

I originally wrote this essay as a newspaper column in…

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Better Angels: No veteran should die alone

ByByRon FranscellNov 11, 2025

It was after 2am and the graveyard-shift nurses drifted like…

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We’ll always have mass murder

ByByRon FranscellAug 28, 2025

This essay was originally written just two days after the…

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2 weeks ago

Author Ron Franscell
A honest-to-Pete steal! The ebook edition of my mystery DEAF ROW is just 99-cents for the next few days wherever you buy ebooks! If you’ve been meaning to dive into this dark, twisty ride, now’s the time. Grab it before the price pops back up … and before the sequel DEEP END lands early next year. Get it while it’s hot!(Kindle link is in the Comments) ... See MoreSee Less
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1 years ago

Author Ron Franscell
The Fremont Canyon Bridge near Casper WY is an especially haunted—and sanctified—place for me. From there in 1973, my two friends and next-door neighbors, Amy Burridge and Becky Thomson, were thrown by two local creeps with terror, rape, and murder in mind (the subject of my NYTimes bestseller "The Darkest Night"). One died and one miraculously survived. So it twisted my gut to see a Facebook post and video this weekend by an Idaho bungree-jumping outfit inviting people to "throw your meat" from that heartbreaking bridge.The backlash from horrified Casper people was noticed by reporter Clair McFarland at the Cowboy State Daily, who did a marvelous story about it. (See a link in the Comments.)(This marvelous photo is by my friend and brilliant photographer Rose Fry.) ... See MoreSee Less
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1 years ago

Author Ron Franscell
Great news! My mystery "Deaf Row" is a crime-fiction finalist in the 2024 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards, announced today. Winners will be announced Oct. 1 and I think the old codgers could use the encouragement!(If you haven't yet read "Deaf Row" see the handy link to print, ebook, and audio in the Comments.) ... See MoreSee Less
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1 years ago

Author Ron Franscell
Please join my conversation with bestselling mystery writer Anne Hillerman about her new novel "Lost Birds." 2pm today at the Placitas (NM) Community Library—and it's free! ... See MoreSee Less
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