You can’t make this stuff up…

C.E. Grundler

As twisted as my imagination might be, I’m forever discovering that it can’t hold a candle to the depravity found in the hearts of some humans. It’s been said that the truth is often stranger than fiction, which is why when I’m on the lookout for some writing inspiration, I’ll often take a peak at those shocking realities. I’m not a fan of mass media news – I don’t have the time or interest to filter past Miley Cyrus’s antics or what the Kardashians (weren’t they a race in the Star Trek universe?) are up to. No. I want my news filtered down to just the news I want, which is why I simply pull up a few pages I’ve bookmarked, and then brace myself for an onslaught of disturbing tales that leave even my muses shaking their heads.

Here – see for yourself…

http://www.newser.com/tag/2048/1/murder.html

http://www.topix.com/forum/news/violent-crime

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/murder/

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/m/murders_and_attempted_murders/index.html

And a little more eclectic, yet loaded with usefully unusual plots and schemes…

http://www.thefraudreport.com/

http://www.fraud.org/news

http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/explore?tag=scam

But beware. Set a timer, lest you fall down the rabbit hole, only to discover half your day has slipped away, and after jumping from link to link, (and just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water,) you’ve somehow surfed your way to news like this…

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/24/testicle-fish-new-jersey_n_3984181.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Then again, who knows? Maybe a testicle-chomping fish in Passaic, New Jersey is just the twist I’ve been looking for. Like I said, you can’t make this stuff up!

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