I come from a large family. My Mother's biggest fear was that one or all of us would die on her watch when we were babies and then children. As we grew up, her fear shifted a little - not just that we would die, but that we would be found Dead In A Ditch. It was the ditch part that always made it seem so much worse, something drug or alcohol related, to be sure. Mother's children crumpled up and tossed out the window like an old beer can. "Where have you been?" she would say, "I was worried sick. I thought you were dead in a ditch." This was Mother's mantra. Humorous, beautifully written, observant, and heartbreakingly honest ... you will be entertained "Jody Seay handed me this book and said, 'I hope you laugh so hard you bust your spleen.' I'm happy to say that my spleen survived intact - but my pancreas is still in a splint. Jody Seay is ONE FUNNY WRITER." - Jerry Juhl, 3-time Emmy Award winner, former head writer for The Muppets and Jim Henson Productions, screenwriter for The Muppet Movie and Muppets Treasure Island, head writer for The Muppet Show "Dead In A Ditch is the hilarious memoir of a tomboy Texan, a little...hellion who takes every dare. Jody Seay is also a worry-wart. How many ways in Texas can you die if you're not careful? If the snakes don't getcha the atom bomb will, and in the meantime, watch out for lockjaw! A smart, funny tough survivor of a goofy family and her own weird antics, Seay (pronounced See) is one helluva writer and a great observer of the absurdities and poignancy of family life in Texas." - Robin Cody, Award Winning Author of Another Way the River Has, Ricochet River and Voyage of a Summer Sun

Dead in a Ditch

Literature & Fiction

Seay, Jody

Humor & Satire

Koho Pono, LLC

A married couple's union ends in its 50th year when a crazed gunman goes on a rampage and kills the wife. It happens to Jimmy Heron of Texas and the novel describes his attempt to recover by moving to another part of the country, only to find hate and violence there too.

The Second Coming of Curly Red

Erotica

Firebrand Books

A married couple's union ends in its 50th year when a crazed gunman goes on a rampage and kills the wife. It happens to Jimmy Heron of Texas and the novel describes his attempt to recover by moving to another part of the country, only to find hate and violence there too.

This second, revised edition of the award-winning novel, "The Second Coming of Curly Red" is candid, compelling, compassionate and could have been torn out of today's newspaper headings.\nOne minute Texan Jimmy Heron is sitting next to his beloved wife of 50 years eating pie, the next minute she is dead in his arms; killed by a racist, woman-hating, semiautomatic gun-toting maniac. Shattered by Lou's senseless death, Jimmy Heron hits the road - can't stay put; can hardly breathe. He roams the western landscape looking for solace until he lands in the tiny pioneer town of Reliance, Oregon. Here he settles, figuring it is as good a place as any to wait until he dies.\nHis new neighbors, however, delicately jump into his life. A lesbian couple eagerly awaiting the birth of their first 
child, a Native American ranch hand, a big-hearted dog, and a small band of generous people together gently encourage 
Jimmy to deal with loss and death and kindness, perseverance and love. Jimmy Heron starts to heal.\nThat's when his new friends become the targets of a vicious campaign. Fueled by lies and bigotry couched as "family 
values", the hatred begins to poison the soul of their little community. Each character caught in the conflagration must decide what they believe and why they believe it. In this explosive environment a community is forged and a town remembers how it got its name.\n"The Second Coming of Curly Red" will grab you by the heart and not let go.

Contemporary

Almost a Murder

"ALMOST A MURDER" is a nonfiction novel of literary realism.
It is a starkly honest portrayal of a cub lawyer accepting a case no one else will touch in an attempt to cope with his recent grief and entrenched reflex of inferiority. He is up against powerful financial, social and political pressures in this epic legal battle.
Tension builds during the three trials that comprise this case: police procedures, crime scene investigations, legal jostling, and the defendant's relationship with the victim. "ALMOST A MURDER" is fraught with emotion and unflinching in its portrayal of abuse of power, human frailty and depicting the hypocrisy of "civilized" society turning away from the unincorporated because they do not warrant notice.
No doubt the authors can construct a compelling story, but it is the flesh-and-blood characters, the dead-on dialects, and the searing honesty that brings this story to life.
In a REAL-LIFE COURTROOM LEGAL DRAMA, "ALMOST A MURDER", authors Jody Seay and Jim Lloyd recount how a wealthy "Son of Oklahoma" is slain by his delicate foreign wife. To police, the brutal facts are clear: she cracked his skull with a bat, shot him twice, she strangled him, dumped his body; lied repeatedly and then, when cornered, she confessed. Everyone believes it's going to be a slam-dunk murder trial and a quick trip to lethal injection. 
But cub lawyer, Lloyd, reluctantly comes to her defense in this completely lopsided contest. He puts his family and future in jeopardy to defend a killer with no friends, no money, and who barely speaks English. Together the defendant and Jim stand against powerful political and financial forces in an epic battle between retribution and truth in the Oklahoma legal system. Ultimately this TRUE CRIME THRILLER is one of the most studied legal clashes in US law today. 
Written by an award-winning author and the lawyer who defended this case, "ALMOST A MURDER", showcases their stunning ability to capture pivotal moments and to reveal vulnerability. This provides readers an unparalleled "you are there" view of the headline-making trial with personalities on display. And the regional tone is captured perfectly. It's a sensational battle... drama, humanity, moral dilemma and, yes, even painful self-examination as it happened in this great Oklahoma courtroom.

Lloyd, Jim

Dramas & Plays

"ALMOST A MURDER" is a nonfiction novel of literary realism.It is a starkly honest portrayal of a cub lawyer accepting a case no one else will touch in an attempt to cope with his recent grief and entrenched reflex of inferiority. He is up against powerful financial, social and political pressures in this epic legal battle.Tension builds during the three trials that comprise this case: police procedures, crime scene investigations, legal jostling, and the defendant's relationship with the victim. "ALMOST A MURDER" is fraught with emotion and unflinching in its portrayal of abuse of power, human frailty and depicting the hypocrisy of "civilized" society turning away from the unincorporated because they do not warrant notice.No doubt the authors can construct a compelling story, but it is the flesh and blood characters, the dead-on dialects, and the searing honesty that brings this story to life. In this REAL-LIFE COURTROOM LEGAL DRAMA, "ALMOST A MURDER," authors Jody Seay and Jim Lloyd recount how a wealthy "Son of Oklahoma" is slain by his delicate foreign wife. To police, the brutal facts are clear: she cracked his skull with a bat, shot him twice, she strangled him, dumped his body; lied repeatedly and then, when cornered, she confessed. Everyone believes it's going to be a slam-dunk murder trial and a quick trip to lethal injection. But cub lawyer, Lloyd, reluctantly comes to her defense in this completely lopsided contest. He puts his family and future in jeopardy to defend a killer with no friends, no money, and who barely speaks English. Together the defendant and Jim stand against powerful political and financial forces in an epic battle between retribution and truth in the Oklahoma legal system. Ultimately this TRUE CRIME THRILLER is one of the most studied legal clashes in US law today. Written by an award-winning author and the lawyer who defended this case, "ALMOST A MURDER," showcases their stunning ability to capture pivotal moments and to reveal vulnerability. This provides readers an unparalleled "you are there" view of the headline-making trial with personalities on display. And the regional tone is captured perfectly. It's a sensational battle... drama, humanity, moral dilemma and, yes, even painful self-examination as it happened in this great Oklahoma courtroom.

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Dead in a Ditch

The Second Coming of Curly Red

The Second Coming of Curly Red

The Second Coming of Curly Red

Almost a Murder

Almost a Murder