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The Hunger Games & PTSD

I just finished reading Mockingjay the final book in The Hunger Games trilogy. I could say something about how Suzanne Collins kept the story moving at breakneck speed, or how immediate a story can be when told in first person (even better in present tense). I could even complain about the graphic violence, but that complaint […]

Lincoln’s Tragedies

I promised to post this a long time ago. Now the wait is over. Lincoln was no failure (see The Myth of Lincoln’s Failures). But he did … … experience  a great deal of trauma. Consider this: From Lincoln’s earliest days, melancholy hangs over him like a fog refusing to burn off. Death repeatedly rips […]

The Myth of Lincoln’s Failures

There’s a common myth that Abraham Lincoln experienced a lot of failures before he was elected president. Truth is … … he only lost one popular election and only failed in one business venture. The election hardly counts as a failure. It was his first campaign, he was 23 years old, had only lived in [...]

Was Lincoln an ‘S’ or ‘N’ on Myers-Briggs?

Here’s a revealing insight from William Herndon, Lincoln’s law partner who was possibly his closest personal relationship between 1844-1860. It gives us a peek into the way Lincoln processed information in making decisions. It adds fuel to both sides of the question, was Lincoln an S or an N under the Myers-Briggs personality classification. S [...]

Lincoln’s ‘fatal 1st of Jan’ry’

Lincoln called New Year’s Day 1841 that ‘fatal 1st.’ He had just dishonored himself by breaking his engagement (a legal contract) with Mary Todd a few weeks before New Years Day when on that holiday his closest friend announced his intention to propose to Matilda Edwards (on whom Lincoln had a crush – an over [...]

Lincoln’s ‘fatal 1st if Jan’ry’

Lincoln called New Year’s Day 1841 that ‘fatal 1st.’ He had just dishonored himself by breaking his engagement (a legal contract) with Mary Todd a few weeks before New Years Day when on that holiday his closest friend announced his … Continue reading →

Preview the first chapter in my new book, Lincoln Raw – a novel

This is what I’ve been working on all year instead of blogging. It’s about half done. Hoping to finish by mid summer. Chapter 1 : A. Lincoln – my life

Preview the first chapter in my new book A. Lincoln – my life

This is what I’ve been working on all year instead of blogging. It’s about half done. Hoping to finish by mid summer. Chapter 1 : A. Lincoln – my life

At Russo’s Books

Vampire Hunter – Abraham Lincoln?

So it’s time for me to weigh in on the latest commercialization of our revered 16th President – I believe that Seth Grahame-Smith is an absolute … Genious! Now don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing ingenious about his novel from … Continue reading →