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Come See Me!

Thanks to the Awesome owners of Bound Books , Chuck Blair and Sarah Timmcke, I will be appearing at Bound’s Spotlight on Local Thriller Authors on Sunday, August 18th! Come see me, get signed copies of my books and have tasty coffee and pastries during York Arts Week! More Information on the event can be … Continue reading Come See Me!

Cinema Second Look: Law Abiding Citizen

Today, I’m presenting another film in the Cinema Second Look Series. To recap, this is where I revisit films that are misunderstood, miscategorized, or got something wrong. Today we’re going to look at is Law Abiding Citizen, starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. This first caught my eye when it was featured on my local … Continue reading Cinema Second Look: Law Abiding Citizen

Going Underground

NOTE: Below may contain spoilers for Chasing Betty. If you have not read the book, the continue with caution. I originally set the story of Chasing Betty in New York, but so do a lot of stories, so I felt I needed to change the setting. Since my family is from Pittsburgh, and you don’t … Continue reading Going Underground

Dog Days

It’s been a crazy start to 2024. I’ve not kept up with the blog as real life has kicked in. I’m still getting in my words – a page a day – but not with this page here. A lot of that has to do with my real job, but also because we have two … Continue reading Dog Days

2024 Goals

I looked up today and saw that already, we’re nearing the end of January 2024. The end of 2023 came and went in a blink of an eye, and with a lot of things going on both personally and professionally, I haven’t had a chance to post this yet. Every year I like to make … Continue reading 2024 Goals

Giving You A Present on My Birthday

I celebrate my birthday today, but I want to give two lucky people a present! I am giving away two of these wonderful wooden bookmarks: My friend Amber DeLouis of The Wandering Woodcraft (https://www.hippiegirlcollection.com/) made them for me. They make great gifts and are awesome bookmarks for all types of books. To be entered to … Continue reading Giving You A Present on My Birthday

Solving A Christmas Mystery

It’s safe to say that I love mysteries. And that applies to reading them as well as writing them. In fact, my love of the genre, and the impetus for writing mystery novels stems from my love of reading mystery books. A decade ago, I learned of the Big Book Series of books that were … Continue reading Solving A Christmas Mystery

Ahead…And a Gift For You!

Halloween is over and as the calendar is now in November, people all over social media are bragging about putting up their Christmas trees already. There was a Christmas commercial for a cell phone out before Halloween. Hell, my local Lowe’s had their Christmas stuff out before October 1st. I saw a few TikTok videos … Continue reading Ahead…And a Gift For You!

The Substance

I cannot remember where my love of beer started. It was not the first adult beverage I was exposed to, but living 4 blocks from my town’s craft brewery cemented by love for the frosty beverage. My appreciate and enjoyment of beer grew when I took a job in the beer business with the top … Continue reading The Substance

Time to Write

The most common question I’ve been asked lately is “How do you have time to write?” I’m not as prolific as I’d like to be, as I have a full-time job with a lot of responsibility, plus I am a dad as well (though my kids are older), so I can sympathize with writers who … Continue reading Time to Write