I spent this past weekend selling books at the Indianapolis Wizard World Con at the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. I shared a table with Violet Patterson and her son, Chris Brown, his wonderful wife, Michelle and two of their sons, and Stuart Thaman. The four of us had a blast. I got to do …
Ask an Author
Today I will be on the Ask an Author forum answering questions on small press publishing from 1:30-1:50 pm. Tomorrow morning, I will be on the forum from 10:40 until 11:30 am discussing my writing, movies, who I'd like to have at my ultimate poker game and anything else you guys can think up. If …
The Speaker, Chapter 1
I am close to finishing The Speaker, the third book in the Victor McCain series, and I wanted to share Chapter 1 for your reading pleasure. Let me know what you think in the comments section. Chapter 1 Eduardo kept watch out the front window while Congressman Owen Grenville committed suicide. True, the congressman …
Favorite TV Characters
Over the years, there are several TV shows I consider to be my favorites. In this post, I thought I would take it a bit further and list my top 5 all time favorite TV characters. I love them for different reasons, but when I'm flipping through channels and I see them on, I stop …
Holiday Memories: My Mother
The person recording the video could have done a better job (and talked a lot less) but it's the one video I can find of my mother at Christmas time. From 2005, Christmas Eve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDnclbdMf5Q
Holiday Memories: 16 Trucks
Back in my wicked youth, I worked for Toys R Us. When it got close to Christmas, we seemed to get one truck after another and I was on the crew which unloaded them. We would get about ten guys and form a line and toss the toys down the line, from the back of …
Holiday Memories: That’s What She Wants?
To say I was a precocious kid would be an understatement. Sometimes it paid off. We were getting near Christmas and I was sitting with my father on the couch. I think I was around 11 years old at the time. My father asked, "What does your mom want for Christmas?" Without skipping a beat, …
Holiday Memories: The Duffy Train
Right after my wife and I were married, we occasionally dog sat for her parents. Duffy was a Dalmatian setter mix and terrified of cats. (The comment about cats is not important to the story, but I still remember my friends making fun of me when my cats were chasing the dog around our apartment …
Holiday Memories: We’re Going to Kick Your @%&^
It was 1985 and I worked as an assistant manager for a store called The Toy Works in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was located in the first Biggs mall in the United States. The top toy that year was Optimus Prime of Transformers fame. A lady came in and a bought the last one we …
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Holiday Memories: That’s Why You Want Off???
I was 16 years old and working at Long John Silvers in La Grange, Kentucky. The calendar flipped to December and I asked for a rare Friday night. The only problem? Two other people also asked off for the same night. Dave, our manager, called the three of us into the backroom and explained the …
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