2 Excerpt 2: The Deception of Surfaces

The President in 2012 had been re-elected by adroitly using well honed phrases. One of them was a re-tread: “This is a defining moment.” Over the course of his campaign, America listened as… Read More →

Panache-post 1

It’s been a while since I’ve been in a cast in which I feel like I’m part of a sports team. The last time I can remember feeling like this was in Of… Read More →

Excerpt: The Deception of Surfaces

from chapter 3: *** The classroom was a converted sound stage. A large rectangle, it contained a raised platform in front of one of the short walls. This platform took up about a… Read More →

Shawnee Dispatch

I am in Shawnee-on–Delaware, near the Delaware Water Gap, doing research on Fred Waring for Fred Waring’s Christmas Shindig at the Shawnee Inn. Oh, and I’m also having a much needed getaway with… Read More →