Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Haunted

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As we ambled through the New Mexico desert, we talked about our favorite books. We knew, all too sadly, this would probably be our last ti...
Thursday, April 11, 2019

Bilbo in the Banner County?

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Have you ever had one of those moments when you slap yourself on the head and exclaim, “How did I possibly get to the age I am without knowi...
Saturday, March 2, 2019

Blowing in the Wind

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One Atlantic storm after another blows over Ireland this time of year. A few weeks ago there was one called Erik, which frequent readers of ...
Monday, January 21, 2019

Stranger Than Fiction

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As I have discussed here before, people often accuse my novels of being thinly veiled accounts of things that have actually happened to me. ...
Friday, December 14, 2018

Darkness Over Puget Sound

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There was a time when I not only hoped but expected to have another book out in 2018. After all, I had impressed myself by managing to get L...
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Stan the Man (1922-2018)

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FYI: This is a cross-post on both my book and movie blogs. My phone beeped with the alert as I was in throes of writing. After effective...
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

What’s in a Name?

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Once I get caught up on all my other reading, I plan to re-read a book on my shelf which is called Turtles All the Way Down . Have you heard...
Thursday, October 4, 2018

Forever Young

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I have to ask the question. What is the deal with YA books? In the literary market, the Young Adult segment is huge. This appears to go b...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Proving Thomas Wolfe Wrong

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It’s hard to believe that it has been more than fourteen months since Lautaro’s Spear was released. After this amount of time, you may even...
Friday, June 29, 2018

R.I.P. Cordwainer Bird

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FYI: This is a cross-post on both my book and movie blogs. It is always sad when a great talent, who has been contributor to our culture...