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(view spoiler)[I have the 50,000 word manuscript for The Forgotten Lawmen 2 nearly complete. Whereas part 1 chronicles my first seven years of service as a game warden in the small town of Flandreau, part 2 chronicles my seven years of service in Sioux Falls, the largest and fastest growing metro area in South Dakota. I went from the pan into the fire.
Part 2 is a compelling story but, admittedly and as a matter of factual necessity, is darker and grittier than part 1. I describe and dissect my most memorable close calls and near misses along with the ugly political side of the job. Corruption, incompetence, and intra-agency back-stabbing are exposed in breathtaking and appalling detail. Writing part 2 was quite cathartic... (hide spoiler)]