I need to state that this isn’t political conversation for me. I think the left and right alike would be sorely disappointed with my political views, but that’s another post completely. What this is, is a human issue. I have always had a deep need to understand more about how humans can treat each other …
In the summer of 2017, my third novel, In the Shadow of the Hanging Tree was released. The book is set during and just after the American Civil War. It’s not, however, a war novel. The book was reviewed recently by a northern California newspaper. It was a good review; the kind every author hopes …
Here are a few excerpts I’ve selected from In the Shadow of the Hanging Tree. Excerpt 1: “The white man only knows desire,” said Standing Elk. “He knows nothing of contentment. His heart is dry and withered and he seeks to revive it with that of which has no medicine. He is careless and wasteful …
This post has been the most difficult of the three I’ve written on this subject and it will be the final one. It was suggested to me by someone that tell my readers a little more about myself. Greatly valuing this someone’s opinion, I’ve done just that. Who knows, maybe in some small way these …
As far back as I can remember, I knew something wasn’t quite right with me. I was a normal kid and teenager in most ways; it was just little things. I couldn’t go without eating very long without feeling sick and light-headed. I passed out cold once when I was eight or nine—right in front …
The child was wearing a collar, like a dog. The attached leash was fashioned from some sort of braided rope. It dragged on the broken and potholed asphalt between her and one of the nine men who walked several feet ahead. Her hands were tied in front of her. She moved with her head down, …
Sam Burnside stared with disdain at the ten-year-old Hewlett Packard desktop. Although he used a computer every day for his construction consulting business, he’d never really embraced the technology. The fact was, he missed his stationary: From The Desk Of Samuel A. Burnside. Even more so since he could no longer write. His wife, Sharon, …
Last October we moved to the northeastern edge of the Sierra Nevada, and although I’ve spent most of my life tramping around the Northern California mountains, it’s the first time I’ve actually lived full time above the snowline. We chose a great year for the move:) I’m looking out of my window as I …
The following is a list of book blogs and other literary type sites I find interesting or helpful. Most are for readers, a few have good resources for authors. Chances are you can find that next great book at any one of them. I’ll add to this list frequently. Jennifer ~ Tar Heel Reader Audio …