Hello from the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. We made it…
New York Travel “Shorts”
Our Modern “Gods And Goddesses”
When we write, we have to employ everything at our disposal. Whether one writes a comic book, or a novel, a writer must be fearless. As a consequence, we may well be uncomfortable at times with what we create…
“I’ll mention Marshal Foch; that’ll impress them…”
University department cocktail party-style chit-chat – [he thinks] “I’ll mention Marshal Foch; that’ll impress them…” – like that dropped on Twitter trying to be passed off as journalism is I feel an excellent example of why the current US president enjoys lots of support when he criticizes certain media and reporters as conjuring up “fake news.”
Now It Is 100 Years
I’ve set my phone alarm for just before 11am on Sunday. We should just take that moment at least and remember.
Why Americans Don’t “Remember, remember, the fifth of November…”
“Remember, Remember the 5th of November” now means – thankfully – nothing in the United States.
To Challenge Ignorance
In a restaurant in 1939 Germany, thirty-ish American foreign service officer “Leslie Slote” and young American twenties-something expat “Byron Henry” – who had just returned from the chaos of Poland during the German invasion weeks earlier – fall into discussing anti-Semitism…
“Who Do You Think You Are?”
What nationality would you be if you could not be what you are? Do you ever *think* you’d like to be someone else, and from somewhere else?
To Calais And Back
In case you haven’t noticed, I pay attention to as much as I can when I’m traveling. You never know, as a writer, what you might be able to “use” someday. 😉
Sunday Reflections
Who says “romantic” historical novels can’t teach us something?
Men Of State (And State Of Men)
Fear not, we can at least still fire off an enraged tweet or concoct a cutting Instagram meme: that’ll make the bastard tremble at his keyboard, no doubt.
“A third post in but three days…”
I admit I resisted sharing a third post in but three days, but in the end I thought ’tis acceptable. I hope to-day sees you well.
A Small, Distant, Weak, Fascinating Land
I find that early period in our history to be truly remarkable. I think it also makes for some pretty good romance/historical novel material, too…
The Winds Of Change
I don’t want to think about “tech,” I’m trying to write books. But I will say…
The Next Next
As a writer, one tends to think ahead too. I find now that I am getting on with the new book, appearing in the back of my mind is what happens after it.
At Holiday’s End
“Over there,” a tour guide announces, “is the famous painting of the signing of the 1776 Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. Next to it, you see a magnificent painting of the British surrender at Saratoga, New York. There’s George Washington, who defeated the British…”
