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Those pesky World Wars—they just won’t go away: continued

The World War I veterans are gone now, but the lingering effects and presence of that war are still remembered and felt today. The observance of the hundredth anniversary of the event that sparked the war—the assassination of the Austrian … Continue reading →

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Those pesky World Wars—they just won’t go away

In one sense we want to forget the world wars, and in another, we want to remember. Whether it’s books, TV, radio, movies, politics, museums, games, school, road signs, national holidays, or the news, the reminders are everywhere and unending. … Continue reading →

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83,936 Bags of Trash…A Little Litter Story

By Erich Eipert This story has a dejecting part as well as something heroic and uplifting. Let’s get the cheerless part out of the way first. Litter on roads I don’t think about litter much until I’m on foot and … Continue reading →

Just another day in North Korea—execution of singers by machine gun

Tired of North Korea and its sicko leader Kim Jong-un yet? One more post and then I’ll stop. This headline grabber is too barbaric to pass up—a report that Kim Jong-un machine-gunned his ex-lover and 11 other singers and performers … Continue reading →

North Korea—where the threats keep on coming

Last year I reviewed a book about North Korea (Escape from Camp 14) in a commentary titled Justice would demand they be sentenced to dig up frozen human waste with their bare hands. The book is about the political prisoner … Continue reading →

This gives a whole new meaning to the expression “You’re full of s***”

When I saw the recent news story in the June 7 issue of The Week about a swimming pool study done in Atlanta by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, I read it with interest because I’ve often wondered … Continue reading →

Heroes Shooting Blanks Pt. 2: Is there any location Hollywood hasn’t discovered?

I’m beginning to think the answer to the question posed in my title is “no.” At least in the West within a thousand miles of LA. After leaving Movie Flats in the Alabama Hills, the lovely but surreal setting of … Continue reading →

Heroes Shooting Blanks

I just spent a couple of days camping in and hiking through hero country. No, it wasn’t a battlefield. And yet it was. If that sounds contradictory, it should become clear shortly. It is a princely place if you’re drawn … Continue reading →

Guy Going Under – free until Jan 13

I have decided to make the Kindle version of my young adult novel, Guy Going Under, available  for free until Jan 13 to make the book more visible to readers. Download at http://amzn.com/B009R60F1W/ for reading on your Kindle or on your … Continue reading →

Cherries—a Vietnam experience and a half

Authors writing from personal experience about combat know that conveying their experience is ultimately an impossible task. The chasm between those who lived the trauma in a place like Vietnam, or some other version of Vietnam in another war, and … Continue reading →