/tags/spithoods/Recent content in Spithoods on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usMon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2017/07/31/the-newspaper-story/Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2017/07/31/the-newspaper-story/<p>A bit of background, in addition to my regular 9-5 job, I do a bit of writing for a small community newspaper where I live. Just a bit of a way to supplement my income. I write under a pen name, so as to be able to write openly without friends and family knowing it’s me.</p> <p>A few months ago, the editor called me, and asked me if I’d be interested in doing a special story, as crime prevention week was coming up a few months later. I said sure, and he said we’d set up a meeting to go over some story ideas.</p>