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Thailand’s Last Executioner: Obituary for a Kindly Killer

Thailand’s Last Executioner: Obituary for a Kindly Killer

by Jim Algie | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog, My Writings, Personalities, Stories

What sort of cold-blooded executioner leans over a sub-machine-gun bolted to the floor, takes aim at a target on a white curtain in front of a condemned man strapped to a cross, and then pumps 10 to 15 bullets into his back? A family man, a rock musician, an altruist,...
Suicide Notes on Anthony Bourdain, Chris Cornell, Kevin Hines and the Middle-Aged Plumber Down the Street

Suicide Notes on Anthony Bourdain, Chris Cornell, Kevin Hines and the Middle-Aged Plumber Down the Street

by Jim Algie | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog, Features, Music, Personalities, Profiles, Stories

On the first anniversary of the passing of Anthony Bourdain, Jim Algie looks at the spiking suicide rate in the West and how a man who survived a leap from the Golden Gate Bridge is leading a revolution in suicide prevention and awareness. My brother and I were nine...

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