A Haunted Interview in the Old South

A Haunted Interview in the Old South

Last weekend, I experienced my most unusual interview location ever–a haunted house, Magnolia Manor Bed and Breakfast in Bolivar, Tennessee.  One of the spirits that haunts place is Priscilla McNeal who died at the age of 18.  When I entered the room...
THE PASTOR’S WIFE: The Book Versus the Movie

THE PASTOR’S WIFE: The Book Versus the Movie

Rose McGowen as Mary Winkler in The Pastor’s Wife I’ve been on vacation and hadn’t seen the Lifetime movie version of my book until a couple of days ago.  For starters, I need to say that I never expected the production to faithfully reproduce my...

When Juries Get It Wrong

I imagine in the current news environment, that headline makes you think of the Casey Anthony trial or maybe O.J. Simpson, Robert Durst or Mary Winkler.  That side of the equation makes one think of a perpetrator going free, feeling invincible and ready to victimize...
A Week for Winkler and Nowak

A Week for Winkler and Nowak

Life is still not running smoothly for either Lisa Nowak or Mary Winkler.  Some would call it poetic justice.   Lisa Nowak, the astronaut who shocked the world in February 2007, by traveling half-way across the continent to confront her love rival, Colleen...
Sing a Song of Winkler

Sing a Song of Winkler

Whenever I hear the song Killing Him by Amy LaVere, it always makes me think of Mary Winkler.  The line “Killing him didn’t take the love away” echoes the sentiments Mary expressed after shooting her sleeping husband in the back. Mary told the world:...