“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.” – J.R.R. Tolkien Though I opened my very first novel, THE LIONS OF LUCERNE with a phrase about bravery, I could have easily opened it with the above from Tolkien. What is loyalty? Can you be loyal to an idea? Or can you only be loyal to a person? What...
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” That quote, believe it or not, comes from Helen Keller, and it has always resonated with me. Most men (and women), as Thoreau so succinctly put it, lead lives of quiet desperation. But why? Why are we so afraid of risk-taking? Why are we afraid of going after what we...
LaRue rifles figure prominently in my novels – and for very good reason. Their Tactical Stealth system’s precision is legendary. Using 77-Grain match ammunition, the 12″ barreled version is capable of hitting 4″ steel plates at 400 meters. You read that right. 12” barrels hitting 4” steel at 400 meters – an amazing and deadly accurate accomplishment. Simply put, LaRue rifles are...
Night of the Living Dead (original) Dark and gory, this classic 1968 film was George Romero’s first foray into horror and marks the beginning of the genre – making it my all-time favorite. Dawn of the Dead (original) The second of Romero’s Living Dead series, Dawn centers on a group of survivors holed-up in a well-stocked, suburban shopping mall and...
“God gives us the nuts, but he does not crack them.” – German proverb In my thriller, STATE OF THE UNION, I wanted to explore discipline, particularly as it relates to spies, Special Forces operatives, and others who place the needs of the nation ahead of their own. Discipline is a trait I call upon daily – especially when I need to...