Book Review: RULES OF ORDER
“I don’t think people are inherently evil or selfish,” she said. “We just seem to have a hard-wired stubbornness for rationalizing our own beliefs and behaviors.” By far, one of my favorite genres is...
View ArticleThe Sagan Standard
So I dove back into my research and plucked this tidbit out today: The Sagan Standard. Now, Carl Sagan isn’t technically a character in my novel, but he’s certainly a presence (and quite an unexpected...
View ArticleYou and the Atomic Bomb
Here’s an interesting pamphlet I picked up for another project of mine. ‘You and the Atomic Bomb’ was produced by the New York State Civil Defense Commission in 1950 and reassured the reader that an...
View ArticleConcept Art Friday — Contact
There’s surprisingly little out there on the web about the development of Robert Zemeckis’ CONTACT. But it’s Friday, I’m a big CARL SAGAN fan, & I recently watched the film — so let’s TAKE A RIDE!...
View ArticleNAZI SPACE PLANE
Here’s a bit of history that didn’t make it into my novel, but it’s fascinating nonetheless: the Silbervogel, aka The Nazi Space Plane. Designed by Eugen Sänger and Irene Bredt, the Silbervogel...
View ArticleConcept Art Friday —Poltergeist
With today being the Friday before the most horrifying day of them all — I’m talking Halloween, not Election Day — I think it’s time we tackle one of my favorite horror films: 1982’s Poltergeist. So...
View ArticleReviews!
Hey y’all — the reviews have been pouring in for O.L.D. — A Good Way to Die so check ‘em out below. The novel is available here on Amazon but we’re hoping to make it available locally soon — so be...
View ArticleThe bullshit heard around the world.
For years, the CIA had been flying ultra top-secret (and highly illegal) espionage flights over the Soviet Union. Their vehicle: the U-2 spy plane, a technological marvel seemingly lightyears ahead of...
View ArticleAstroVettes
In O.L.D. — A Good Way to Die, our heroine Hunter Gunne drives a badass gold and black Corvette Stingray, which Steven immediately notes is similar to the cars that the NASA astronauts drove. So, let’s...
View ArticlePresidential Breakfasts
So not all the research that went into O.L.D. — A Good Way to Die dealt with Cold War top-secret missions. Case in point: presidential breakfasts. A real perk of being the Commander in Chief is the...
View ArticleNUKE THE MOON
Today’s tidbit of Cold War research might not have actually made it into my novel — but it’s just too good not to share. So, sit back, relax and let me tell you about PROJECT A119… aka THE MISSION TO...
View Articlemy book is NOW AVAILABLE!
I have some great news for y’all today: O.L.D. — A GOOD WAY TO DIE is now available (both ebook and paperback) on Amazon. And not only that, but you can preview the first four chapters as well. So get...
View ArticleProject Azorian
What’s one of the most enjoyable things about reading a fast-paced action-adventure like The Da Vinci Code or an edge-of-your-seat techno-thriller like The Hunt for Red October? — THE HISTORY, right?...
View ArticleI wrote a novel!
Check it out, y’all — I know I was M.I.A. for quite a while, but I’ve returned with some awesome news. I wrote a novel. Awesome, right?! And the ebook is now available for pre-order — and for only 99...
View ArticleDear Michael J. Fox…
I wrote this letter when I was 8. If you didn’t know I was born awesome, you do now. (And no, I never heard back. Heart broken.)
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