Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington D.C. is connected to my current novel and the novel I’m working on. This week, I had a whiskey neat at the bar.

A few thoughts about the Historical Novel Society conference in Las Vegas

Check out the latest news about my PNW Book Tour!

My novel is out in the world! Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble and other retailers. What a journey it has been.

Elements of my novel contain violence and crimes against humanity. It is not a light read.

Fact, fiction, and history intersect when your novel is based on true events.

A “rabbit hole” about America’s post WWII effort called “Operation Paperclip” lead me to writing a novel.

Reflections on a band that inspired me when I was young.

Diving into the Gilded Age and Grant.

ARRGH! How can this be the season finale? Only nine episodes? That’s hardly a season.

A very fortuitous glove shopping trip for George and a slap in the face for Bertha during her luxurious Newport vacation.

Recapping episodes six and seven…a betrayal and an illumination.

More Nathan Lane please, and I believe I know the real-life person that Bertha is based upon.

An episode full of consequential misjudgments!

Episode three turns up the heat.

The second episode of the Gilded Age delivers on the Downton Abbey formula.

A promising first episode of “The Gilded Age” on HBO

Book review of Think Like a Rocket Scientist and some thoughts on “how to” business books.