It’s hard to walk the streets these days without feeling like the whole damn place is collapsing around your ears. I suppose proper writing style calls for me to document that statement, give a few examples but I’m not even going to … Continue reading →
I’m reposting this as it wasn’t up top very long and I think it’s an important issue. It’s also one that keeps coming back to me as I watch the Masters of the Universe lob spitballs at each other in … Continue reading →
For the past two years, America has lost more soldiers to suicide than in combat. And the figures are actually slanted to minimize the numbers–several services only list suicides by soldiers specifically on active duty, do not list soldiers detached … Continue reading →
I received an email last week from a woman who got a copy of ‘Mindbenders’ in a GoodReads giveaway. I posted it then but here it is again, in case you missed it (I have a reason so bear with … Continue reading →
If you ‘re looking for my dispatches from Thrillerfest, they appear directly below this post: Those of you who’ve read ‘Mindbenders’ know that the character who tells the story, Greg Hirsch, is a PTSD Iraq vet. I did a bunch … Continue reading →
The wonderful thing about imagination is that you see things other people don’t. The problem with imagination is that you see things other people don’t. Artists have a lousy record with reality. Part of the deal is that your mind … Continue reading →
The book isn’t as long as ‘War and Peace’ but the trailer is. Sorry. Don’t Forget – the ‘Mindbenders’ ebook is still on sale for 99 cents! And if you buy a trade paperback version of ‘Green’ or ‘Mindbenders’ (just … Continue reading →
Clarence Clemons never walked out in a contract dispute. He never complained to anyone (that I ever heard) about that Bruce guy’s attitude. He never told an interviewer that he didn’t need those other guys in the band. He always … Continue reading →
I have a discussion group on Amazon called Thriller, Suspense and Mystery Writers and Readers (See! You’re a member already!). Here’s a link. We had a little fracas the other day with a typical Internet type, the kind who seems … Continue reading →
When I was in college, Gato Barbieri was all the rage. ‘Last Tango in Paris’ came out in the middle of my college years and, if you see the film today, the music is the only thing that holds up. … Continue reading →
