EPISODE · Jun 18, 2021 · 24 MIN
Success Made to Last Legends with Howard T. Scott author of Rascal on the Run
from Success Made to Last Legends · host Success Made to Last
Success Made to Last Legends with Howard T. Scott,author of a must read...Rascal on the Run. Drawn into a web of small-town secrets, family drama, and the rusted tentacles of the Dixie Mafia, a young lawyer is forced to confront his own notions of justice, freedom, love, and sobriety. Athens, Georgia, 1988: Attorney August “Critter” Stillwell dreams of a life on the open sea, but he’s stuck juggling a crushing caseload after the sudden departure of his defense attorney father, Guy Stillwell. When an episode of Unsolved Mysteries leads to the capture of a murder suspect who’s been on the run for twenty-five years, the ominous pattern of facts drags Critter into a hidden corner of Guy’s past. In 1963, To Kill a Mockingbird was playing in local theaters, and Guy Stillwell was a lot like Atticus Finch—if Atticus had been a charming two-timer and burgeoning alcoholic. For fifteen-year-old Critter, working at his father’s law firm was a masterclass in the art of good ol’ boy litigating between his duty to the law and unwavering loyalty to his flawed but charismatic father Escaping an oppressive profession Why I left law to travel the Caribbean on a yacht & write novelsMy profession was lucrative and prestigious. Here’s why—and how—I left.Lessons about social drinking from my functioning alcoholic dadWhat worries me most as a former drinker about the emerging COVID Cocktail GenerationHow I stopped drinking and discovered health in 30 days Georgia Looking for an off-the-beaten-path destination for these times? 5 reasons to visit Athens, GA Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.
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Success Made to Last Legends with Howard T. Scott,author of a must read...Rascal on the Run. Drawn into a web of small-town secrets, family drama, and the rusted tentacles of the Dixie Mafia, a young lawyer is forced to confront his own notions of justice, freedom, love, and sobriety. Athens, Georgia, 1988: Attorney August “Critter” Stillwell dreams of a life on the open sea, but he’s stuck juggling a crushing caseload after the sudden departure of his defense attorney father, Guy Stillwell. When an episode of Unsolved Mysteries leads to the capture of a murder suspect who’s been on the run for twenty-five years, the ominous pattern of facts drags Critter into a hidden corner of Guy’s past. In 1963, To Kill a Mockingbird was playing in local theaters, and Guy Stillwell was a lot like Atticus Finch—if Atticus had been a charming two-timer and burgeoning alcoholic. For fifteen-year-old Critter, working at his father’s law firm was a masterclass in the art of good ol’ boy litigating between his duty to the law and unwavering loyalty to his flawed but charismatic father Escaping an oppressive profession Why I left law to travel the Caribbean on a yacht & write novelsMy profession was lucrative and prestigious. Here’s why—and how—I left.Lessons about social drinking from my functioning alcoholic dadWhat worries me most as a former drinker about the emerging COVID Cocktail GenerationHow I stopped drinking and discovered health in 30 days Georgia Looking for an off-the-beaten-path destination for these times? 5 reasons to visit Athens, GA Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.
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