Hechler’s Blog

When I was in Columbia a couple of weeks ago to promote In Good Hands, I asked the hotel clerk where I could buy dental floss and a copy of The State  newspaper. She thought about it for a minute and said, "Well, there's a Walmart over the bridge. You could just go...

Friday afternoon I visited The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina. As part of a package of articles about the case that was the subject of my book, they wanted me to talk about it on camera. I hope to post as much of the weekend package as I can in the next...

My new book, In Good Hands, is only available as an electronic book (usually called an ebook). If you haven't ever read one, DON'T BE INTIMIDATED! It isn't hard and it isn't expensive. In fact, if you have a computer (and you wouldn't be reading this if you didn't),...

I will be traveling to Columbia, S.C., this weekend to meet with some of the people who were part of In Good Hands. I have seen some of them in recent years, but it has been much longer since i've met with some of the others. Most of them had no idea that this book...

This opinion piece in The New York Times  today is powerful. It’s deeply emotional and obviously heartfelt, and it was written by a doctor. (Surprise: doctors can be emotional!) It reminds me of a very different piece of writing by another doctor who was also thinking...

I used to be a teacher. Mostly teachers (like journalists) get to ask the questions. But kids have plenty of their own, of course. And one that will never disappear, and that teachers everywhere will continue to loathe, is the one I made the title of this post. Now...

This is my first blog post. It coincides with the launching of my first website. Both are designed to support the publication of my second book, which is called In Good Hands. It’s available today on Amazon. Right now it can only be read on the Kindle. But that will...