Apr 17,
2013
Bombing a Marathon
Armed conflict has been kin to the Marathon race since its beginning. The Human Spirit will always triumph over evil.
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Jan 16,
2013
Deadrise, One Draft at a Time
The following was originally posted on My Life In Stories. Read the original post here. Writing Deadrise was one of the most gritty, arduous, transformational experiences of my life so…
Dec 18,
2012
A QUAKER ON NEWTOWN
I will never forget the horror on their little faces as my partner and I tried to shield them from seeing the carnage.
Nov 12,
2012
Superstorm Sandy Wreaks Havoc
On Smith Island, where my novel DEADRISE is set, the waters rushed in. The Rhodes Point Church and the Smith Island Baking Company were both flooded. (Anybody with a bad sweet-tooth might argue they are both houses of worship.)
Sep 11,
2012
MEMENTO MORI, YOLO, AND SEPTEMBER 11th
Happy recollections of our short acquaintance in New York City made a bridge back to that time in my mind. And in the middle of the thought-span lay September 11th, 2001.
Aug 27,
2012
NEIL ARMSTRONG AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
Should our first man to step on another heavenly body have denied himself the more peaceful life, and raised the Congressional roof insisting we continue reaching outward, ever onward into space?