Driven by Faith
The first year I attended Berea College was 1985-1986. Due to internal stresses and other home issues, I didn’t return the following fall. In the summer of 1986, I bought Read More …
Category: Memoirs
The Chapters of Life
Not all chapters in our lives are long. Some are short. Of course, not every chapter ends well or satisfactory. They can be painfully long, dark, and hopeless. Whether it’s Read More …
Good Ol’ Boys Like Me
Don Williams’ hit continuously played on the radio in early 1980, and hit #2 on the Billboard Charts. This song floods my mind with memories from that year, as it Read More …
Blizzard of ’93
At the time of the ‘Storm of the Century’ blizzard in 1993, my wife and I were both students at Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. Being college students, we didn’t Read More …
Ever Gentle on my Mind
Some of my earliest memories are the countless hours on the highways and backroads traveling as our father drove to satisfy his curiosity (my guess, at least) by seeing places Read More …
The Deimos Virus (Re-released) Behind the Scenes
The Deimos Virus was the most difficult novel I’ve written. From concept to finished product was a fourteen year timespan. The story required a lot of research on my part Read More …
My Magical Money Shirt
When I was six years old, our grandparents were visiting from Ohio. I always loved when they visited, as we seldom got to spend a lot of time with them. Read More …
Throwback Thursday: Christmas Break 1985
I was a college freshman at Berea College in 1985. One of the hardest things about being a student at Berea was moving two states away and leaving my twin Read More …
To See or Not to See?
While this might not be the most relevant question, if you’re writing mystery/suspense, this question plays a pivotal role in your story. In 1998, during my senior year at Morehead Read More …
Weight Loss & Writing Full-time
A couple of years ago, I mentioned the dangers of a sedentary life as a writer (or anyone in general), and how I had developed a DVT in my lower Read More …