by Shelly Reuben on March 5th

One day after I had been investigating fires for about a year, I was standing outside a private residence in ..

by Shelly Reuben on February 5th

When I was in high school, I believed that the doughy bread in a sandwich roll should be dug out ..

by Shelly Reuben on January 2nd

An unpredictable set of circumstances brought me from the Midwest to a confrontation with a failed actress in a tenement ..

by Shelly Reuben on December 5th

From the day Francis met Will—the same day that they became partners—it was as if, for her, the rest of ..

by Shelly Reuben on November 6th

Today, I’m going to tell you a story. It’s a mystery, as good or better than the fictional ones ..

by Shelly Reuben on October 3rd

Life creates circumstances during which people are plopped in our paths, and for good or for ill we exert something ..

by Shelly Reuben on September 4th

Yes, here I am All body parts Intact, where they should be. My heart to beat My feet to walk Both eyes in orbs to ..

by Shelly Reuben on August 7th

I received a letter the other day from my friend Lolly, saying, “Did I tell you that I got my ..

by Shelly Reuben on July 10th

Imagine if you will two built-in bookcases, one on either side of large windows overlooking a leafy front yard. ..

by Shelly Reuben on June 5th

It was a family gathering in Chicago, and all of us were there. Assorted uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, my ..