By — V. J. Willis Jr. Mary and I sat quietly at our table. Nothing had been said since the waitress took our orders. Five minutes of silence felt like hours, but I just did not know what to say to comfort Mary just then. Equally, I was not sure…

By: V. J. Willis Jr. For the time being, at least, you are probably going to notice a difference in writing style from the rest of The Jury Pool. So, let me try to explain what is going on at this point. I am Mike’s friend, Brad. When I got…

It was the one time in my career as a bureaucrat that doing my job actually nauseated me. I guess some would consider inputting the names from Al’s list just one step worse than the variation which Mary and I had developed. Some postulate that “the law” is a matter…

By the time we got to the restaurant, Brad has already been seated at a table. As expected, it was in a corner with no adjoining windows and easy access to the rear exit. He and I had often situated ourselves in the same manner when we were out on…

Cleaning up your own vomit should be against the law, but it wasn’t exactly like I could afford to find someone else willing to do it. …

The Jury Pool — Part 3 “Now what?”, asked Mary. “Well, we certainly can’t just play along with Al, if that’s really his name.” “Agreed”, said Mary. “ I’m not willing to fall into that black hole either. If we do it this time, there will be no end to…

By V. J. Willis Jr. The boldness of the criminal element in America today rivals that of even the most outwardly corrupt nations in the world. The corruption in some cases has reached its horrid cenacles deep into all three branches of government, but I really didn’t expect it would…

The Jury Pool by V. J. Willis Jr. Ok, so mine is not a glamorous career. I’m that bureaucrat that everyone hates to hear from almost as much as the IRS. I’m the one who selects candidates and sends the dreaded Notice of Jury Summons to your mailbox. When I…

Trust Me! (Or maybe not?) by V. J. Willis Jr. There are currently an almost unlimited number of online news sources. Their popularity seems to be growing along with the distrust of the coverage (or lack thereof) of the total landscape of important news by the so called “Main Stream…