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The Foot Soldier Is a Finalist for the Benjamin Franklin Award in Fiction

The Foot Soldier has been named as a finalist in the 2014 Benjamin Franklin Awards competition, in the Popular Fiction category. A […]

This is just a thought about what it means to be a writer.

I recently read an article claiming that readers who flip to the end of a thriller to check what will happen have […]

I was making psychiatric rounds at a nursing home where I visited weekly. Occasionally, elderly residents became agitated, as much […]

When I look at the faces of my dogs, I see innocence and love. I see loyalty beyond comprehension. I […]

I occasionally read a novel in which there are many references to popular culture in the storyline. This is particularly […]

One spring morning, while entering the nursing home, I held the door open for a middle-aged man who was leaving. […]

I was on Barry Eva’s podcast, “A Book and a Chat.” Bu clicking on the link below, you can hear […]

If I’m walking toward a door at let’s say, the post office and someone holds the door open for me, […]

Writing is an emotionally draining and solitary business. You spend hour upon hour alone with your thoughts and fantasies, doing […]