Editor’s Note:This post recounts my experience at a 2012 Garland County Library event featuring Mara Leveritt, author of Devil’s Knot, following a screening of Paradise Lost. It remains a pivotal moment in my exploration of the West Memphis Three and Arkansas true crime stories. The Garland County...
Vicky Edwards is a writer, storyteller, and lifelong observer of life’s everyday messes. She blogs about memories, grandkids, life, and all the weird little moments in between—some of it’s true(ish), some of it’s not, but it’s all accompanied by a tear or a smile. She’s written for The DeQueen Dispatch, contributed to national history projects, and served as an editorial assistant for The Lindenwood Review.