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#SaturdayScenes: Wounded Honor (Tracking Jane), Part 3

Even though time is getting short on us, I refuse a ride and instead, holding Dan’s hand, the two of us walk down to the visitor center. “Nice weather,” he says a couple of times. It is. The crisp fall air fills my lungs with what strikes me as the refreshing touch from the Almighty […]

#VOTMNews: Random Origins, How #OurCyberWorld Got Its Random, #99cents

Random Origins, a four short story collection introducing some of the key characters and themes of the Our Cyber World series, is now available for 99 cents at the Kindle, iBooks, Nook, and Kobo stores. Order now »

#SaturdayScenes: Wounded Honor (Tracking Jane), Part 2

A week later, after making my second trip to Washington DC, I stand at the top of the steps above the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, overlooking this portion of Arlington Cemetery. Next to me, Dan shifts his weight to lean closer. He pats my back to express what he won’t say. Keep it together. […]

A Day for Celebrating Foolishness

It seems silly, even foolish (ha!) to have a day when we celebrate foolishness. April Fools’ day is here, and all manner of energy will be spent to concoct “credible” hoaxes and clever sarcastic-filled missives in the hopes that one of them will go viral. While I usually sit on the sidelines and look askance […]

Promo for Active Shooter and Pink Ballerina, The Esperanza Saga

A writer is like a parent: he doesn’t like to admit he has a favorite kid, where kid stands for character. But honesty demands it. Yes, I have a couple of favorite kids. One of them is Andre Esperanza, the lead character in Pink Ballerina and its sequel, Active Shooter. Why is Andre one of […]

Let Hope, Renewal, and New Life Spring This Easter

What’s worse than getting up early Easter morning to news coverage of the ongoing political campaign? Doing so with a massive ear ache (yes, the antibiotics seem to be working). It’s enough to make a grown man want to write all sorts of social media messages and blog posts to wax cynical about all the […]

#SaturdayScenes: Wounded Honor (Tracking Jane), Part 1

“Guess Candice knows what she speaks of,” I tell Dan. Having told the kids to scoot back in the house, and after settling down the dogs, Dan and I are standing on the porch, letting them cameras with long telephoto lenses get a solid bead on us. “I count four,” he says, referring to the […]

#DidYouKnow? Waiting For Shadow Hits #1 at Amazon

After a brief hiatus, Waiting For Shadow returned to perma-free status yesterday on Amazon, and today it’s number 1 in one of its categories! A big thanks to everyone who picked a copy! If you haven’t started on the Tracking Jane series yet, this might be a good time to get started, especially since… [drumroll] […]

Virtual Identity: What Readers Are Saying

Reader reviews for Virtual Identity are coming in, and I am pleased to find that readers are connecting with the story as I hoped they would. Virtual Identity probably stands as one of the most intricately complex stories I’ve written. I did a fair amount of hand-wringing, wondering if it would work, primarily, whether the […]

#SaturdayScenes: Virtual Identity, Part 6

AT LEAST PHYSICALLY, SANDRA WAS feeling better by the time the tall crew cut guy walked in the room. She attributed her tenuous comfort not only to her leather outfit, but to the room’s rising temperature. On her face she could feel the warm draft blowing out of the overhead vents. “Rod,” he said, holding […]