New York Minute– the story
My latest slideshare, the first of a number that will revolve around the world of New York Minute: 1977, New York City. Nothing but good times ahead! NEW YORK MINUTE
New York Minute and the reason for writing
Finally! A fixed publication date for New York Minute, 24 June, and the pre-order is live on all eBook platforms. Print will be live prior to pub date and the audio is being done this week and will be also be ready before pub date. I’m more excited about this title than anything in years. […]
Seven Days in May
I was giving a keynote at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference several years ago and I mentioned this book and movie and got blank stares. The book isn’t that great actually. It reads like a manifesto and lecturing. One of the few times the movie is better than the book. You’ve got Burt Lancaster and […]
The Ides of March
15 March is a significant date in history, but not just for the event of 44 BC. It’s also the date in 1917 that the last Tsar of Russia formally abdicated, which I submit might be the most significant event of the 20th Century, given what followed and is still happening. It’s also the date […]
15 March 1917: The Last Tsar Abdicates
This might be the most significant event of the 20th Century. Tsarist Russia was gone, replaced by Communist Russia. Part of the momentum behind Hitler’s rise to power was the battle against communism in Germany. The Cold War. And on and on. To the present day. The reasons for the fall of Tsarist Russia are […]
91 Years Ago: Worst Engineering Disaster in California History
At 11:57 PM on 12 March 1928 and then cascading into 13 March, the St. Francis Dam, north of Los Angeles, failed. Designed by William Mulholland, the man who was hailed for bringing water to the City of Angels, there is another dam, designed exactly the same, still in existence in the city of LA. […]
When Spanish Expansion in New World Was Halted. In Nebraska
This is the stuff I love finding when researching. in 1720, a Spanish expedition out of Santa Fe was attacked in Nebraska by Native Americans, most likely at the instigation of the French. The Spanish were there to capture French explorers and trappers and stop the French expansion west into what was ostensibly Spanish territory. […]
A World-Wide Pandemic?
The Hot Zone was a #1 bestseller when it came out in 1995. It also got me thinking. When we deployed overseas one of the things our team medics had to study and brief the rest of the team on was the medical threats in our area of operations. I was on my sixth Dave […]