Exploring the Sands of Time: Imperial Beach
My current historical fiction writing project is centered on a battle that took place in December of 1943 in Bari, Italy almost exactly two years after Pearl Harbor and featured […]
The Eyes Have It
I recently finished a new novel (yet to be published) titled, “Eyes Edged with Tears.” It’s about a harrowing road trip in the WW2 era between a man and a […]
Where Shadows Run From Themselves
As a child of the 1950s I was dumbstruck when one of my fourth grade classmates took me over to his house after school one day and pointed to a […]
Anatomy of a Cover: Fall From Graize
Because I have a background in both writing and graphic design (I’ve owned a Southern California advertising agency for nearly 40 years), often I have as much fun and fulfillment […]
Voices You Just Gotta See: Part One
Before television became the king of all American living rooms, there was a time when radio held that title. Throughout some of the most important decades in our nation’s history, […]
A Caged Canary
While I was doing research on the life and career of an actress—Susan Peters—from the 1940s Golden Era of Cinema for a biography, I stumbled across the world of what […]
Short Story Award
This month I was honored to be selected as one of the award winners of the 2022 Short Story competition for original works under 3,000 words. For me, that is […]
Curiosity & Creativity
As the owner of an advertising agency for nearly 40 years at this point, I’ve found that throughout my lifetime I’ve admired the twin attributes of curiosity and creativity. They […]
Old Time Radio
Lately I’ve been fascinated by listening to old broadcasts of 1940’s radio dramas. You probably heard about them. It was during an era when the whole family gathered around the […]
Dick & Jane
When I was in second grade, my teacher, Miss Warner, was perhaps the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. I hadn’t had much experience, of course, in sizing up […]
