I was listening to National Public Radio on the way to work this morning, and they were talking about the prevalence of performance enhancing drugs among Russian athletes in the Olympics and how reports showed that this was monitored and sanctioned by their anti-doping organization there. No surprises there, as there’s a common myth about … More What About Honor?
I had to drive into Burleson and take care of a bill at the local hospital. On my way, I stopped at a gas station to fill up my pickup. I’m standing there putting gas into my truck when a large bird–a grackle (if you live here in the South you know what those are)–landed … More The Universe Doesn’t Care
Quantico by Greg Bear. Vanguard Press. 327 pages. I know Greg Bear from his excellent science fiction books such as The Forge of God and Darwin’s Radio. And when I read on the dust jacket words such as “a near-future thriller,” it led me to believe that what I was getting was a semi-futuristic FBI … More Review: “Quantico” by Greg Bear
This is for those who showed interest in “Tesla’s Ghost.” Here’s the next part to the story. Enjoy. A pack of wild dogs skittered across the wild landscape, the wreckage surrounding them reminiscent of a not-too-distant past when man had reigned supreme on the Earth. Broken and rusted cars lined a dusty street with … More “Letters from the Dead”
Yeah, I put the pound sign in front of free, ‘cuz that’s what you’re supposed to do these days, right? But the reality is, sales are a little sluggish these days–not quite the holidays, and people are saving their pennies, you know how it is–so I decided to give some books away to stir the … More News about #Free Stuff
The following are the first few pages on my writing project that is still currently without a name. People have been asking about it, so I am sharing it with you here. Be aware that the storyline doesn’t stay in the time of Nikola Tesla, although he plays a significant part. Enjoy. AUGUST, 1892 … More “Tesla’s Ghost”
Sometimes the words fall easily from the keyboard and you find yourself serving as some sort of transcriptionist for the angels. It would be nice if every book was written that way. Most of the time it is the other way. You get out the hammer, the chisel, the tongs. You break a nail. You … More And…We’re Rolling…With a Grunt and a Groan
I am getting more and more disillusioned with Facebook. It seems like every time I go on there, someone has an axe to grind, someone has to argue a point, someone wants to prove that they are right and everyone else is wrong. It just gets depressing. Somewhere we got the idea that argumentation was … More More Wag, Less Bark
I have a couple of announcements to make, ones that I have been looking forward to making for quite a while. In 2002 my son was involved in an auto accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury. The story of his recovery is nothing short of miraculous and is covered in a book I wrote … More A New Face, A New Name
Flashback by Dan Simmons. Back Bay Books. 550 pages. This book is almost perfect. Almost. I love the way Simmons paints a not-too-distant America that’s been destroyed in the shadow of Flashback, a new and powerful drug that grants its user perfect recall of any memory you desire. As you can imagine, such a drug … More Review: “Flashback” by Dan Simmons
