Join me tomorrow, Saturday, November 30th from 9 am to 2 pm for the Sarasota County Farm Bureau Women’s Program Craft Fair at the Farm Bureau Pavillion, 7289 Palmer Boulevard, Sarasota. Finish your Christmas shopping early with autographed copies of my award-winning #1 bestselling thriller Terror’s Sword for every reader on your gift list!

Politics aside Thanksgiving remained a solid religious occasion  Over the years, Thanksgiving proclamations have demonstrated a consistent theme as they were first issued by our Revolutionary War generation. They all believed God was active in the world and intervened in the affairs of men, particularly those of the colonies during our war with England. Thus,…

Join me Saturday, November 30th from 9 am to 2 pm for the Sarasota County Farm Bureau Women’s Program Craft Fair at the Farm Bureau Pavillion, 7289 Palmer Boulevard, Sarasota. Finish your Christmas shopping early with autographed copies of my award-winning #1 bestselling thriller Terror’s Sword for every reader on your gift list!

  Veterans Day is a U.S. legal holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars, and Veterans Day 2024 will occur on Monday, November 11. In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in…

I was reminded today that precisely one year ago, my debut thriller, Terror’s Sword, received the prestigious Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal for Mystery Thrillers.  I am honored that this terrific organization recognized my work! The number one question readers regularly ask, with increasing frequency, is: when will I release the sequel to…

Declaration of Independence (1776) Although the section of the Lee Resolution dealing with independence was not adopted until July 2, Congress appointed on June 10 a committee of five to draft a statement of independence for the colonies. The committee included Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman, with the…

President Reagan’s Address Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France June 6, 1984 40th Anniversary of D-Day (click to hear)     D-Day represents a significant moment of bravery and sacrifice, as thousands of American soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy under heavy enemy fire. June 6th, 1944 is often remembered as a turning point in the…

MEMORIAL DAY Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May. All Americans must stand united to honor and pay tribute to the brave individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the United States of America. This solemn day of remembrance recognizes the selfless service of those who had…

Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Dick Vitale, college basketball’s top ambassador and author of numerous books knows a good thriller when he sees it!  I had the pleasure of speaking with Dick recently, and we discussed our meeting at the Final Four in Indianapolis in 1991 and the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball program.  I…

YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU’RE GOING TO MEET ON ANY GIVEN DAY AND WHAT THEY MIGHT BE UP TO Today, I was in the new Publix Fruitville Farms grocery store in Sarasota.  As I looked up from one of the racks, I saw a huge alligator heading my way!  Fortunately, it was the Publix mascot…