Category: Books
Mapping My Books
However you may feel about Google and its parent company Alphabet, their maps application has been a great resource for writers (and most everyone) since it was first made available over twenty years ago. It’s pretty much a …
Filibusters & Fools
“From what I have read in The Sun,” he said. “Mr. Smith has turned his editorializing powers against the Mexican government in Baja. He greatly encourages the filibusters.” John Sigerson, The Deadly stingaree, Chapter 23 The nursery When …
Covenants & Lost Neighborhoods
I recently visited the San Diego History Center to view the San Diego’s Lost Neighborhoods exhibition, which examines the local history of African-American communities displaced by redlining, freeway construction, and other discriminatory policies. One of those lost neighborhoods …
Reuben the Guide
He perceived the foolishness of men as keenly as anyone I ever knew, and without malice. The Deadly Stingaree, Chapter 5 While researching the historical veracity of The Deadly Stingaree I came upon the photograph at the left. …
The Great Hiatus
My latest book, The Deadly Stingaree, takes place in 1891. Which just happens to be the first year of what is known as The Great Hiatus of Sherlock Holmes. What was The Great Hiatus you might ask? Well, …