JANUARY 1ST, 2021 Well, we made it through the Holidays and the year 2020. Some did not fare as well as others. We are all trying to learn a new way of living. During my isolation, I am sorting through and reading hundreds of letters and cards between my family, including my mom and […]
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Reviews for American Bluebeard John The Untold Story of James P. Watson American Bluebeard is a terrific read and a thoroughly well researched piece. The history surrounding this story is fascinating and Burnett-Reaugh is uniquely capable of guiding the reader through the uncharted territory that this story covers. Highly recommend the read, it’s going to […]
WHAT’S NEW WITH MY BOOK? I received an email from Carolyn Ossorio, co-host for the Scene of the Crime Podcast www.sceneofthecrimepodcast.com. She planned to do a podcast about James P. Watson and wanted to interview me about my book. Yesterday we did the interview, and Carolyn said the podcast would air in a few weeks. […]
Photograph of H. L. Mencken Ben Pinchot – Theatre Magazine, August 1928 (page 37) Bluebeard Watson died in 1939; he left his “fortune” to all he considered his friends. First was the warden Duffy then warden Holohan, Dr. Leo Stanley, and Lt. Dan Coughlin, a prison officer. The Will also named The Salvation Army, the Volunteers of […]
I am now a published author and my book American Bluebeard: Lies and Dead Wives is now available for purchase at my BookBaby Bookstore on my website www.alenereaugh.com Thank you all for your support over the years; it is hard to believe I finished the book that started with a question, who killed my Cornish […]
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While I sit at my desk, contemplating Father’s Day and thinking about our Dad, I realized I am at another turning point in my life. One of the last conversations I had with him was about me writing a book. I don’t think I ever told him before that fateful day in 2014 on the […]
Four strong and wonderful women were responsible for my upbringing. My mother was a single mom who worked diligently to provide a good life for her two children, me, and my brother with special needs. Because she worked two jobs, when I was just four-years-old, she enlisted the help of her mother, Lorraine, and a […]
I decided to take a day off from my writing, editing, and corrections to spend the day with my friend Judy Berg, a member of the PNW Cornish Society. She lives in Fullerton, California and she and her husband Hank spend a month at the Coromants Oregon Coast in Depot Bay every year. Due to […]