I have not made much progress on my short stories, “Circular Run” in particular. I have made progress on more of my Gitmo stories. This one in particular, “First Grade,” was the first of many misadventures in academia. -John First Grade My first memories of any type of organized school …
Today, Gitmo conjures up visions of prisons, terrorists and a dry tropical unused corner of US military presence. Not so for me. I remember Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba quite differently. My Gitmo is from the early 1960s when our family was stationed there courtesy of the US Navy. It was …
So with the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 looming, I have reopened a couple of my stalled projects. I had to spend some time reacquainting myself with the innards of a Balao Class Fleet Submarine, specifically the social areas like the crew’s mess and where they all …
Merry Christmas! Here’s a free short story of submarine action in World War II. I originally wrote this to submit to thefirstline.com which runs a contest every quarter. They give you the first line for your story and you build the rest. If you are looking for a place to …
The Alpine Viper Pit: A Blaze Burns Adventure has been published on Amazon for the Kindle. Our second Blaze Burns Adventure finds Blaze finishing up a mountain climbing vacation in the Swiss Alps until trouble finds him in an innocuous tobacco shop. Plus you can pick up his first …
