About
An Army veteran, I was a long-time journalist with a master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA from Auburn University.
I have been honored with several writing awards, including 1st place for Column Writing by the East Texas Press Association in 1990, and, along with fellow reporters, 1st place for Community Service Writing by the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors in 2010, and 2nd place for Star Package of the Year, by the same organization in 2012.
As an author, my publishing credits include Bad News for McEnroe, the biography of former tennis professional Bill Scanlon, co-author, published by St. Martin's Press (2004); Among Murderers and Madness, author, (CreateSpace, 2012); Bluebonnet Youth Ranch: A History of Caring, co-author, University of Houston-Victoria Press, 2016). I also contributed to John Wayne & Me (CreateSpace, 2016) and The Horse is My Teacher (Trafalgar Square Books, 2022). In addition, I independently published a book of poetry and short stories, as well as a book of collected newspaper columns from my first 20 years in the newspaper business.
Featured Work
Among Murderers And Madness
Among Murderers and Madness” is the true story of murders long unpunished and questions still unanswered. The story unfolds through the eyes and words of reporter Sonny Long, who covered the murders since day one. He tells the tale through his own experiences, through the voices of those closest to the victims and the suspect and through media reports of the case. “Among Murderers and Madness” is a 30+ year journey; a winding road from the murders of a mother and her two children to the guilty plea of a man many believed from the beginning had committed the crimes. Along the way a cast of characters emerge, some good, some bad, some even bizarre.
