Welcome!
Look, Ma, I have a website.
I hope you can find what you’re looking for, in this little place that has become my electronic home.
Feel free to look around, ask questions, make comments and let me know what you think.
Thanks for showing up,
Tyner
The Latest:
Writing Like An Old Man Drives…
…Slow and sloppy. (Okay, so, I stole that line from George Carlin – although his version was far more colourful – but it fit the theme I was thinking about today, and I didn’t think he’d mind.) As I was … Continue reading →
A Good Time to Keep My Mouth Shut
I’ve been thinking a lot about perspective, lately, and how it relates to me, in both my personal and writing life. But over the past few days a few incidents have really highlighted the fact that there are times to … Continue reading →
A Little Time, A Lot of Emotion
The last two weeks have been rough. Policing in the aftermath of the murders in Moncton has been challenging, but we’re keeping on as best we can. There has been an out-pouring of public support, which makes the burdens a little … Continue reading →
Loss, Anger and Moving Forward
This has been a week of loss, and every cop – really, every Canadian – across the planet has felt it. Three men, three Mounties, were murdered in Moncton, and two more injured, after a man ambushed them with a … Continue reading →
Small Talk Isn’t Small
I should probably know better, but I keep trying to do this stupid thing called “Human Interaction”. Ridiculous, I know. My most recent failed attempt happened in Costco today while my wife and I were braving the crowds of other … Continue reading →
The Value of a Word
This week has really just been one of those weeks. There wasn’t anything particularly traumatic, but I’ve worked about sixty-five hours in the last 5 days and I’ve encountered all sorts of ridiculous people. From the group of hollering youth … Continue reading →
One Voice Among Many
People are funny, and Police work, just like writing, is all about people. One of my favourite past times, recently, has been to immortalize on Facebook some of the stranger (hilarious) conversations I have with the people I come in contact … Continue reading →
A Little Self-Reflection
I’ve noticed a disturbing trend at my gym lately: there are a lot of people taking ‘selfies’ while they work out. Hang on, let me qualify that. They’re wearing gym gear, they’re in a gym, they’re standing near to gym … Continue reading →
Writing My Father’s Obituary
All of us will experience loss during the course of our lives, but the death of a parent, a father, comes with an especially keen edge that makes a ragged cut. And that cut is slow to heal. I lost … Continue reading →
The Original Intent
There are a lot of reasons why I got into a career in law enforcement, and no small part of them have to do with the fact that I got my ass kicked on a regular basis when I was … Continue reading →