S.W. Capps grew up on the ‘not-so-mean streets’ of Downey, California, where he parlayed a childhood of bloody knees, countless spankings, and failed accordion lessons into a writing career.
A one-time TV news reporter—he was nominated for an Oklahoma Broadcasters Award for his ‘hard-hitting’ piece on Christmas fruitcake—he’s also penned three novels, numerous magazine articles, and a childhood memoir.
He lives with his wife in the Pacific Northwest, currently at work on his next book.
It’s a ride in a ’76 Celica—a chance to crank the music, stick your head out the window, and feel the wind of youth. And never have we needed a trip back to the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s more than we do today.
There are stories of brawling brothers and Groundhog Day vacations, dance class debacles and ruined Christmases, all wrapped in a package of polyester and told in a style that’s one part Wonder Years, one part Dazed and Confused.
The result is an often hilarious, sometimes poignant voyage to our collective beginnings, a not-so-subtle reminder that we’re all No One Special. And that’s exactly what unites us.
"We're going to give our viewers more!"
With these words, the TV news 'train' officially 'ran off the rails'. First-time reporter Bill Stacy arrives at KEGT in August of 1987, the same month the FCC rescinds the Fairness Doctrine. No longer forced to report news in an "honest, equitable" manner, Bill (whose name is as fake as the news he covers) finds himself in the middle of the biggest story to ever hit 'Texomaland'--a serial arsonist is terrorizing the community.
The big question: Can the investigative journalist find the 'Torch' before his ratings-hungry boss gets him killed?
Woodrow Salmon has it all—a great career, money, a beautiful wife. Yet inside his gut burns like a warehouse fire. But that’s all about to change.
Wading into the cool Pacific, he has no idea what awaits him—a scuba diver hired by his wife, his assignment murder. But a violent wave rips the victim from his attacker’s grip, launching Woodrow on a quest of self-discovery. Alone and on the run, he crosses paths with a string of memorable characters, each propelling him one step closer to the truth, his journey leading him back to the dreams he’d long forgotten, the life he’d once abandoned, and the person he believed he’d lost forever.
Are there really second chances in life? Only if we take them.
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