The Great Depression

It’s odd to admit that The Great Depression fascinates me, especially since it was a dark period in American history. But it does fascinate me, enough so that I’ve written several short stories and a couple novels (unpublished) based in the era. How people lived, what they ate, how they entertained themselves – most of …

Tears In A Bottle

Two posts in one week? I'm on a roll. J/K Last week, I revised an old story entitled, "Tears In A Bottle." It was originally published in 2021 at McCoy's Monthly and maybe five people read it. Special thanks to the five of you who always read my stuff - you're the best! Unfortunately, in …

Irena’s Vow – The Trailer

I'm flipping out! Yesterday the official trailer for "Irena's Vow" was released. For those who may not know what I'm talking about, here's a post that I did last fall on this upcoming movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy7SM6TN4pw From what I could find out, it's playing nationwide only on April 15th and 16th. Doesn't it look fantastic? I …

Banned Books Week 2023

It’s that time of year again, when we honor and focus on the books out there that have been banned. And boy, it seems the last few years that book banning has been on the rise. You know if you don’t like a book and you don’t agree with it, no one is forcing you …

Irena’s Vow

I have many heroes from WWII: Anne Frank, Irena Sendler, Stefania Podgorska, Oskar Schindler…just to name a few. Back in my teens or early twenties, I was reading “Sister Freaks,” by Rebecca St. James and stumbled across a woman of faith I never heard of before: Irene Gut Opdyke. I did further research on line …

Band of Brothers

Today is the 79th anniversary of D-Day. A few years ago, I wrote an article/review on "Band of Brothers" for a friend's magazine/blog. I've decided to post it in honor of that Day of Days, so many years ago. ~*~ “From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be …

After Dinner Conversation November 2022

I'm a little behind, but my story "Holy Night," has been published in the November 2022 issue of After Dinner Conversation. It was originally published in their October 2020 issue, so this is the second time it's being released. The first time it was only available for Kindle. Now you have the option to buy …

Fun Facts About “In Love and War”

Okay, so way back in January 2020 (with the pandemic, that seems like a lifetime ago, LOL!) After Dinner Conversation published my short story “In Love and War” via their website and Amazon Kindle. Somehow, I overlooked it, but it was also included in their June 2021 issue. Apologies to ADC, I neglected to do …

Fun Facts About “My Brother’s Keeper”

As you know, my latest story, “My Brother’s Keeper” was published last Friday by The Saturday Evening Post. If you’re interested in reading it, click here. Now, time for the fun facts about this story! This story is dedicated to my grandfather, Harold, and his younger brother Allen. I loved both men dearly and admired …

Remembering Mickey Kor

Last week, Mickey Kor passed away. He was the husband of the late Eva Mozes Kor and docent at the CANDLES Museum. Over the years, I would see Mickey around town and at CANDLES. One time we happened to be eating at the same restaurant and it was all I could do not to go …