Book of the Day: D-Day: Time Patrol
‘Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.’ Winston Churchill The bulk of the Time Patrol books focus on one day in six different years. In this case, it’s 6 June. The title mission is, of course, set in […]
Book of the Day: Did Jefferson and Hamilton Know the Constitution Was Flawed in Term of Halting An Imperial President?
Years ago I pondered the problem of increasing Presidential power. It seemed we were losing our ability to hold in check the executive branch. The Founding Fathers for all their genius also had flaws. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were opposed ideologically. But what if one thing they agreed on was a way to hold […]
Giving Thanks For: Having My Life Saved Yesterday
I went into the University of Tennessee cardio unit yesterday for a scheduled appointment to check out my heart. I ended up getting a stent in my left anterior descending artery. More commonly known as the “widow-maker”. This is a terrible term because women are just as likely, if not more, to suffer heart attacks […]
What If The Second Coming/Armageddon Is Something No One Expects?
One of the mantras of my Area 51 books, indeed all my science fiction, is we don’t know as much as we think we know. And here is some truth hidden in myths and legends. Thus: I, Judas: The Fifth Gospel. Which, by the way, is now in Kindle Unlimited. Having spent 12 years in […]
Have You Ever Built a Fire?
Unless you’ve actually done it, starting a fire seems easy. I see so many movies and shows where people get a fire going with no problem. Roaring blazes that last forever. Torches that burn indefinitely. The reality is, fire starting, especially in a survival situation, or even just camping, is a lot harder than it […]
Book of the Day: Omega Missile. A single missile controls our entire nuclear arsenal and . . .
The original idea for this book came from my son, who wondered what would happen if a natural disaster occurred at a nuclear missile base. Say an earthquake hitting a launch control center? When I was in 10th Special Forces, we occasionally tested security at various installations. One time we hit the Alaskan Pipeline, which […]
Book of the Day: Nightstalkers. The Unit Meets Warehouse 13
Branching off from serious military thrillers and the other extreme of epic science fiction, I wanted to write something a bit more fun and personal. Having been in Special Operations, I considered what a team would be like that dealt with things that go bump in the night. The weird. The supernatural, but in a […]
AllWhoWander: Road trip review: From Knoxville to Monument Valley Avoiding Interstates
Interstates are a necessary evil. You can get from here to there in your auto fast. But they’re numbingly boring. And you’re competing with a lot of eighteen-wheelers. I do everything possible to avoid them unless under a time crunch. I’ve even read a book about how the Interstates came about: The Big Roads: The […]
AllWhoWander: Road trip review: Parsons Branch Road Out of Cades Cove; Smokies
Cades Cove is one of the top destinations in Smoky Mountains National Park. Because it is indeed beautiful, especially early in the morning. But because so many people go there, and it’s basically an 11 mile, single lane, one-way loop around the Cove, expect there to be long lines. And, unfortunately, a lot of people […]
Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs. A Review
This was a very depressing book to read. It also should be required reading for all involved in Special Operations, especially the Navy Special Warfare community. If you think you know what happened in the Eddie Gallagher case, you probably only know the tip of the iceberg. The rest is what is even more depressing. […]
Publication Day: Phoebe and the Traitor; Shane free and more
Out 10 days early as a Halloween treat, Phoebe and the Traitor is out in Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, trade paperback and hardcover. The prequel, Shane and the Hitwoman is free on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. Also for Halloween, Hallows Eve is free. Six Time Patrol missions on Hallows Eve, from Martin Luther posting, to the […]