The author, on how Francie got her name:
Our last dog--Atticus Hairyson Henson--was named after Atticus Finch ... and my favorite Beatle (George Harrison), so we decided to stick with the literary and music theme. Her full name is Francis Lane Henson, Francie for short. Francie comes from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, a favorite book of both mine and my husband's, and Lane from "Penny Lane." She gets...[read on]About Henson's Devils Within, from the publisher:
Killing isn’t supposed to be easy. But it is. It’s the after that’s hard to deal with.Visit S.F. Henson's website.
Nate was eight the first time he stabbed someone; he was eleven when he earned his red laces—a prize for spilling blood for “the cause.” And he was fourteen when he murdered his father (and the leader of The Fort, a notorious white supremacist compound) in self-defense, landing in a treatment center while the state searched for his next of kin. Now, in the custody of an uncle he never knew existed, who wants nothing to do with him, Nate just wants to disappear.
Coffee with a Canine: S.F. Henson & Francie.
--Marshal Zeringue