Do People Remember Fail Safe?

It was one of the classics of the Cold War. The strange thing is, that the scenario is just as likely now. There are more nuclear countries than when the original was written and the movie was made. With the proliferation of disinformation on all sides and the ability...

Area 51: Interstellar Publication Day!

The latest in the Area 51 series is out today: AREA 51: INTERSTELLAR, and it’s a bit different than the earlier books. Someone who hasn’t read any of the other books can pick this one up and get right into the story. By the end, it loops back to the end of...

Anatomy of a Scene

This is the opening scene of New York Minute– the event that starts everything in motion heading toward a bloody showdown a week later, when the Blackout occurs on 13 July. Thursday Night, 7 July 1977WEST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN On the far side of a lot cluttered...

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...

Goodfellas; and Barge?

Since every idea has been done, a job of the writer is to absorb as much idea and story from the world around them. Not to plagiarize: it’s research. It’s our job. In the evening, my wife and I, and our dogs, pile into bed and watch TV. My wife always has...