February 24th, 2009

One of the three writing projects I’m working on right now is about the life of Sam Sixkiller. The extensive research into the slain lawman’s past began today. I’ll have to make a trip to Oklahoma to find out what I need to know about his personal life. All I’ve got so far is the name of his wife. I’d like to know more about the man and not just what he did for a living. I’ve reached out to the University of Oklahoma for assistance. I think this is going to be an interesting quest. I like the research part of writing. I like investigating so much I’m in the process of getting my private investigator’s license. There are a lot of secrets to be uncovered not only about the historic figures I get to write about, but about some of the people who visited my site just today. People from public libraries in the Kansas City area, locations near Wells, Maine, and St. Louis are interested in my brother’s statement. That statement continues today?. “My ex-wife’s mother had a brain aneurism in 1996 and was in a coma for several months. My ex-wife spent most of her time with her mother at the hospital in Kansas City. I moved our family out of our small 2 ½ room home and into her mother’s home. The plan was to care for her mother once she returned home. I was with the kids most of the time and alone with them throughout the evening. All of the kids were in a single bedroom with two bunk-beds. I also drove back and forth not only to work but to the city to see my ex-wife and her mother. From my ex-wife’s mother’s home we moved to a house close to my grandparents. All of the kids were upstairs with the two oldest girls sharing a room. My two other children each had a room of their own. We got a computer shortly after we moved into the house and got internet service. We allowed the kids to use it and they each had their own email addresses. My step-daughter got into trouble numerous times for being on questionable sites. She had hundreds of contacts on her instant message account and people from all over the country, especially boys, were sending her pictures. My oldest daughter and step-daughter had trouble with each other because my daughter was popular, well-liked, and had more friends than my step-daughter. My ex-wife’s was jealous of my daughter. My daughter was kind to everyone and generous. My ex-wife’s daughter was mean to many people and made fun of classmates.” More tomorrow.