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While I know enough to steer clear of impossible New Year’s resolutions (i.e. I will meditate 365 days a year, I will write 500 words a day 7 days a week, I will exercise 200 days per [...]

Based on this year’s 33 books read, I’ve chosen 5 that were grand slam hits for me. Making the Top Five doesn’t always mean a book is “perfect” or “a page [...]

Well, it’s another year in books, folks, and although I’m certain I’ll read a book over the holiday, the time has come once again for my annual book list. Looks like I read 33 [...]

I’m going to be completely honest here: revising the novel has been slow going. I got home around October 19th, flew out again 10 days later, and finally exhaled on November 3rd knowing [...]

My sweetie and I took the weekend off and headed to D.C. for a whirlwind tour of college buddies, monuments, and…a carousel ride. I couldn’t help but wonder what monuments to the wars [...]

With Gary Gutting’s recent New York Times article about “The Real Humanities Crisis” in mind, I’m feeling even more bolstered as I compose this post recommending 4 books [...]

Tuesday, December 10th is Read Tuesday, a way to celebrate books and give the gift of reading this holiday season. All participating authors have agreed to lower the cost of their books through [...]

The Flashes of War holiday sale is on for five more days – $1 off the cover price plus free gift wrapping. This is a great gift for under $20 and has an immediate financial impact on The [...]

  In support of the “buy local” and Small Business Saturday shopping movements, I’m offering a sale on Flashes of War through my website for the next week. By using the Buy [...]