After I announced the up coming publication of Jake’s Revenge several of my readers suggested that I give a pre-view of the book and post the first chapter on my blog. So here it is. A signed copy of Jake’s Revenge can be ordered by sending a check […]
MAY 2 QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Some people are like Slinkies; not really good for anything, but you can’t help but smile, when you see one tumble down the stairs.” I’m closing in on having the office ready to be put on the market in June. In one […]
JAKE’S REVENGE After four years and seven re-writes, my first Novel in the “Shiva” series is ready for publication. Titled, Jake’s Revenge, the book follows the adventures of Mary Jo Thibodeaux as she unravels the mystery of a 50 year old murder. Mary Jo is a former military […]
MAY 2 QUOTE OF THE WEEK A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory Speaking of memories, they keep piling up as I sort through the detritus of 60 years. When I left Jackson, Mississippi in September of 1957, I packed everything I owned in […]
AS I LIKE IT! APRIL, 25 MAGNOLIA COTTAGE One of my New Year’s resolutions was that I would close my office and put the building on the market in 2016. I’ll turn 77 in September and my consulting practice has wound down to only a few old friends, […]
FLASH FICTION ALLIGATOR CREEK Lance Corporal Eddie Swift huddled under his poncho, letting the rain beat down on his steel helmet. The machine gun emplacement filled with water every time it rained, and it rained on and off all the time. Eddie hadn’t been completely dry since landing […]
AS I LIKE IT! APRIL, 18 COACH BILLY MUSTIN At Ole Miss they called him the Canton Comet. He was a 155 pound scat back, who could win ballgames with punt and kickoff returns. In Cleveland, Mississippi we called him “Coach.” Billy Mustin was 23 years old, when […]
FLASH FICTION October 12, 1492 The sun sank below the starboard bow, and the deck of the small caravel began to cool down, as the little ship rolled on the long waves of the ocean. Juan Bermejo and his three friends sat propped against the railing near […]
AS I LIKE IT! APRIL 11 MERLE RONALD HAGGARD APRIL 6, 1937 – APRIL 6, 2016 On his 79th birthday, Merle Haggard died this week. Merle finally succumbed to a lengthy battle with pneumonia. His lungs just gave out. Nearly seventy years of smoking—if they grew it, Merle […]
FLASH FICTION KLUG’S AWAKENING Klug stood in the opening of his cave, staring at the stack of smoldering wood he had covered with muddy dirt just before sundown last night. There were still wisps of blue smoke coming from a hole near the top of the stack. Klug […]
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