Carol Cornwell Strickland
Bio
Carol Cornwell Strickland, PhD, has been a nurse for over 30 years. In 2021, she is enjoying writing fiction. Please read her works here and don’t forget to hit “like” and/or leave a small tip if you enjoyed her stories. Thanks!
Stories (2/0)
If DEXTER, Then CLARICE!
He’s intelligent, conflicted, and he’s got a super sense of humor. He’s Dexter Morgan (Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall), a lovable serial killer. When “Dexter” (a Showtime Original Series) opens, he is delivering cruel justice to a child molester. Dexter captures the man and takes him to a hideaway where he exacts his own gruesome brand of punishment. He was raised by his father, Harry Morgan (James Remar), a cop who died in the line of duty several years ago. Through a creative and captivating series of flash-backs, we learn that Harry teaches Dexter how to kill using a strict code of ethics in choosing his victims. As a child, Dexter begins by killing animals. His father becomes aware of his ghastly inner urges to kill and feels the need to intervene to put Dexter on a path that will not be harmful to innocent people. In several flashbacks, Harry teaches Dexter the art of choosing victims who should’ve been put away in the criminal system but who have escaped prosecution. Using his police knowledge, he shows Dexter exactly how to plan and carry out justice without getting caught and leaving no trace.
By Carol Cornwell Strickland3 years ago in Criminal
Obsession
I hadn’t been in New York City for very long but the sprawl of the metropolitan landscape and the lights, especially at night, had captured my imagination and attention like no place ever had. I was raised in upstate New York, in a rural town just south of the great Lake Ontario. It was beautiful country and my father was an apple farmer. He had managed to parlay the fruits of the land into a respectable income that had allowed our family to have an upper middle-class experience in the setting of a lower middle-class community. My best friend from college, Vicki, had joined me in my quest to move to NYC and we were fast friends and roommates since moving to the city.
By Carol Cornwell Strickland3 years ago in Humans