The Michigan True Crime Symposium: What a wonderful event
It was the third annual event, and it showcased several true-crime authors from various parts of Michigan. It was also hosted at the most appropriate of places -- the site of the original state prison in Jackson, Michigan, specifically inside the old carriage house where prison inmates once worked. The building is now home to Art 634 , and the gallery offered a nice setting, as you can see in the photos below. And nearby were other left-over artifacts of the old prison site -- much of the original stone wall still stands around the property, for instance. When I first parked my car, I had to walk over to get some close-up video of it, and there was even a small film crew in one corner, near one of the old guard towers, shooting a scene of something-or-other with that wall as the backdrop. What a cool setting for an event like this. Many thanks to author Michael Delaware and everyone who came out -- my fellow authors along with the wonderful attendees who visited the table of myself an...
