It’s the last week in October. That means soon there’ll be lots of ghosts and goblins walking the streets begging for sugary treats. The TV stations will replay classic vampire and zombie movies. Some intrepid epicureans will delight in eating…
Recently I finished writing a novel, PUSHING WATER. The story is based in Vietnam several years before WWII. It’s a murder mystery, but probably it’s more about what was happening during those years. The world was a mess. Japan had…
Every couple of months I visit The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. It’s the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and a big tourist attraction. If I see a lot of tour buses parked outside,…
The other day I visited an historical site, The Morris-Jumel Mansion, the oldest house in Manhattan. I’d like to take you along on my visit and tell you what I learned. In 1765 The New York Mercury, a Sunday weekly…
Today I am a guest on THE CRIME WRITERS’ CHRONICLE. Please stop by to learn more about Sharon Wolf, the protagonist in my novel FISH KICKER and to get a little more info about me. This post will give you…
I just arrived back from Vancouver WA, my old stomping ground when I was a kid. I went there for a reading of FISH KICKER, to attend a high school class reunion, and to visit with family and friends. It…
Last Thursday I took the #11 bus to the Chelsea art gallery district where I’d planed to check out a couple galleries. The first gallery was the Magnan Metz Gallery where my friend Kimberlae Saul’s husband, David Opdyke had a…
This weekend Kings River Life Magazine is reprinting my article “BUY ME SOME PEANUTS & CRACKER JACKS.” If you haven’t read it, here’s your chance. It’s that time of year again. When the smell of spring is in the air…
CHECK OUT THE REVIEW OF FISH KICKER IN KINGS RIVER LIVE MAGAZINE. THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FREE E-COPY OF THE NOVEL.
FISH KICKER, the novel, was officially published on March 7, and on March 9 I had a launch party to celebrate the occasion. It was held in Mid Manhattan and was hosted by the National Writers Union. We had beautiful…