Pleased to announce my novella, “Agent of God,” is available in the new anthology, Under A Dark Sign, in paperback or eBook format. Enjoy. Click here to purchase a copy of my new book
Though a staunch defender of the First Amendment, I’ve experienced moments of discomfort because of it. While in politics, I questioned the legitimacy of Rap lyrics that encouraged the brutal treatment of women, for example. If the subject were race, I pointed out, the writers could
The amount of personal information being gathered by commercial interests should begin to worry folks, no matter how convenient it may be when Macy’s remembers your shoe size. Unfortunately, new innovations are underway which will expose an individual’s personal information beyond
The reasons are many for moving into a retirement center while a person is healthy enough to enjoy the spa-like amenities. Nonetheless, Death is a permanent resident and is never completely hidden from view. Recently, a 101 year-old man at the center chose not only to acknowledge Deat
Hillary Clinton’s emails, though scoured by several investigative agencies, government and private, have turned up little of interest. Mostly, she’s a woman baffled by technology. Here’s a typical exchange: (Excerpted from “Inboxes of the Rich and Famous,” by Josephine Wol
I’ve followed my hair dresser around as she relocated from shop to shop for a number of years. Tipping her was never in question as she was an employee working on salary. A year ago, she moved to a location where she owns her chair — which means she rents the space but is her
Technology continues to change the landscape faster than social conventions can adjust, which creates a gap, a lawless frontier where tech companies can do what they like. For example, who gave them permission to monetize our private information? If stalking us on the internet to dete
The world has become an uncomfortably small place. In the past, habits and cultures of other nations seemed little more than a curiosity to those of us who lived separated from the other continents by two oceans. Our friends in Canada were too like us to bear comparison and, mostly, w
In his article, “Confessions of a Catholic Novelist,” author William Giraldi, believes one cannot be a Catholic and a good novelist simultaneously. “Catholics already have the truth, whereas novelists write novels in part because they don’t.” (New Republic, July/August,
Sipping lattes in a bookstore, a retired friend and I talked about the exploding global population and the dwindling resources of the planet. By 2022, India’s inhabitants will exceed 1.4 billion. By 2050, our species will have grown from the current 7.3 billion to 9.7 billion. T