Turning words into stories
Author Patti Lacy
Hi! I’m Patti Lacy, a lifelong writer and editing consultant, though I didn’t know it until around age 40. A mystical story of an Irishwoman’s journey from the bustle of Chicago to the rocky cliffs of County Clare, Ireland, introduced me to this “new” profession, which began with my parents’ Bible stories and books from the shelves of my great aunt, an elementary school teacher. My goal is to enrich your life with stories of redemption, love, mercy, and hope. Some of these stories will flow from your own heart…
Current project
Thin Line: A Detective’s Reckoning with the Dark Side of the Justice System
Can a small-town detective cross the blue line of police solidarity to help exonerate the man he and his squad sent to prison?
This true crime manuscript of 112,000 words spans post-World War II, War in Vietnam, and 90s grunge and internet eras and examines issues of domestic violence, substance use, and failures of the criminal justice system. Source documents include the Normal Police Department case file, historical newspaper articles, and 452 pages of interview notes between Tony Daniels and Patti Lacy, who began working on this project in 2013. Cowriters include Angie Reedy and Cindy Alcazar.
If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956