Hi, Dan here.
We decided to put some more of Chapter 8 up, and Molly asked me to shed some light on what’s going on and why we’re slowly publishing the story.
First of all, we’ve had no word from Rich at all. I’m going to Belton in early April for a research trip and to see if I can find any evidence that Rich spent time in that area in the 1930s. I’m not sure what I’m looking for, but have a few ideas. Rich left me a note with some instructions that after my trip, I may or may not reveal on the blog.
Secondly, Molly wanted to keep the pace of updates intact when we took over, so we decided not to just dump the whole story online at once. Rich would write, then edit and post. Most of what he wrote past Chapter 7 hadn’t been heavily edited and cleaned up, so Molly (who happens to be an online news editor herself) is doing that work. She then sends me what she wants to publish.
Working helps Molly a lot, but we’re both a little unsure about whether we want to keep updating the site, not knowing where or when Rich is. We see the web numbers, and know the site gets read a lot, but we’re not sure just how many people are really that interested in the story.
Feel free to email me at dan.garmen@gmail.com if you’d like us to keep updating the site. Your feedback and input helps.
