The Graveyard Shift

Our road trip this week takes us to Salinas, California for the East of Eden Writers Conference. The conference kicked off Friday with workshops taught by a star-studded group of presenters and speakers.

Conference co-director, Kelly Harrison, was one of many staffers who assisted conference goers and faculty with registration.

L-R Author Terri Micene, literary agents April Eberhardt and Verna Dreisbach.

L-R Author Maralys Wills, keynote speaker Brian Copeland, and conference co-director Edie Matthews.

Publisher Charlotte Cook and Komenar Publishing’s marketing manager, Jasmine Nakagawa.

Literary agents Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen.

Foreground - Authors Becky Levine and Terri Micene chat during the faculty meet and greet session.

Authors Hallie Ephron (keynote speaker), Maralys Wills, and David Corbett

Literary agent Nathan Bransford chats with faculty members.

Tommy Brandt

L-R Literary agents Verna Dreisbach, Andrea Brown, and April Eberhardt.

Linda McCabe and agent Verna Dreisbach

Deputy Sheriff Anne Jackson, 40

Skagit County Washington Sheriffs Office

On the night of September 2, 2008, Deputy Anne Jackson was shot and killed after she had responded to a disturbance where three people had been murdered. Another officer was wounded during a chase of the suspect. The shooter was apprehended. Deputy Jackson is survived by her parents.

Officer Christopher Kane, 38

Jacksonville Florida Sheriffs Office

Officer Kane was killed September 4, 2008 in an on-duty automobile accident. He leaves behind a wife and two children

Deputy Probation Officer Irene Beatrice Rios, 28

Imperial County California Probation Office

On August 13, 2008, Deputy Probation Officer Rios was killed in an on-duty automobile accident. Deputy Rios is survived by her parents, sisters, and a brother.