# graveyard shift (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover graveyard shift. Page: Feed: --- ## [Sheriffs: Cops, or Not? – Understanding Sheriff’s Offices in America](https://leelofland.com/sheriffs-cops-or-not-understanding-sheriffs-offices-in-america/) _2026-01-25 · Lee Lofland · Lee Lofland_ Many of us had our first real look at a sheriff s office back in 1960 when Sheriff Andy Taylor and his fearless deputy, Barney Fife, patrolled the roads around Mayberry, \[ \] The post Sheriffs: Cops, or Not? Understanding Sheriff s Offices in America appeared first on Lee Lofland . ## [Christmas For Jimmy Lee Bailey: A Child in Need of Love](https://leelofland.com/christmas-for-jimmy-lee-bailey-a-child-in-need-of-love/) _2025-12-24 · Lee Lofland · Lee Lofland_ The call a child in need of services. What I found was a child in need of love. His tired old house squatted at the end of a hard-packed red clay \[ \] The post Christmas For Jimmy Lee Bailey: A Child in Need of Love appeared first on Lee Lofland . ## [The Twelve Nights Of Christmas Graveyard Shifts](https://leelofland.com/the-twelve-nights-of-christmas-graveyard-shifts/) _2025-12-21 · Lee Lofland · Lee Lofland_ The Twelve Nights Of Graveyard Shift On the first night of graveyard my sergeant gave to me, a car-tri-idge and a cuff key. On the second night of graveyard my sergeant \[ \] The post The Twelve Nights Of Christmas Graveyard Shifts appeared first on Lee Lofland . ## [A Cop’s Thanksgiving: Save a Drumstick for Me](https://leelofland.com/a-cops-thanksgiving-save-a-drumstick-for-me/) _2025-11-27 · Lee Lofland · Lee Lofland_ Morning parade. Smiling faces. Children playing. Marching bands. Turkey. Pumpkin pie. Eggnog. Football. Pistol. Badge. Vest. Kiss the kids, please. And save a drumstick for me. I m almost \[ \] The post A Cop s Thanksgiving: Save a Drumstick for Me appeared first on Lee Lofland . ## [Dead Women Sometimes Cry in the Rain, And Baby Socks](https://leelofland.com/dead-women-sometimes-cry-in-the-rain-and-baby-socks/) _2025-10-13 · Lee Lofland · Lee Lofland_ If I ve heard it once, I ve heard it a thousand times Never start a story with the weather. Even Elmore Leonard kicked off his Don t-do-it list with a rule about using \[ \] The post Dead Women Sometimes Cry in the Rain, And Baby Socks appeared first on Lee Lofland . ## [Writers, Name Your Poison](https://leelofland.com/writers-name-your-poison/) _2025-06-08 · Lee Lofland · Lee Lofland_ It was a new novel, the third in her latest series, and, as always, in the early stages of the process the seasoned author required a new notepad for jotting \[ \] The post Writers, Name Your Poison appeared first on Lee Lofland . ## [In the Midnight Hour: A Cup of Joe, Maggots, Memories, and Run-On Sentences](https://leelofland.com/in-the-midnight-hour-a-cup-of-joe-maggots-memories-and-run-on-sentences/) _2025-05-31 · Lee Lofland · Lee Lofland_ Working the first 240 minutes of the graveyard shift, when the crazies and criminals come out to play, and when many normal and sane folks allow alcohol and drugs to \[ \] The post In the Midnight Hour: A Cup of Joe, Maggots, Memories, and Run-On Sentences appeared first on Lee Lofland .