For years now, I have researched and written a series of short stories entitled "Killing Kennedys," a direct quote from something Jackie Kennedy Onassis once said. I also have a series of short stories in that series about the many women victimized by the Kennedy men and the machine in and around them. This is one. Today would have been the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe, and in her memory, here is my story, based on years and years of research and study, on how I believe M

Nativity, at Night, A Christmas Poem Inspired by the Art of the Same Title of Geertgen tot Sint Jans, 1490 (Written for a poetry contest) Dedicated to Dana Adkerson Beneath a Northern star, his life cut short, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, of Netherlandish sort. An oak wood sheet, his genius would proclaim, He built his Christmas mystery for fame. Inspired by faith, the artist sought to spread The holy words that Saint Bridget had said. She saw a light no earthly sun could

I'M BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN, but first.... This Blog is dedicated to the late Harvey Wilson: Christian. Friend, Writer. I’m a writer with two feet firmly planted in two different worlds—the traditionally published and the indie press. I'm a hybrid author. Yet, my training began in the pre-digital age: I trained as a journalist when the Internet wasn't even a common word, and concepts like digital publishing, indie writing, or citizen journalists were completely foreign. Th