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Together Apart…

April 05, 2020

Last night, after watching the news, I had a few thoughts…   It lurks in the invisible, striking without care, And infects with ferocity, the unaware. It takes, not gives and crushes our hearts, And forces everyone to live apart. But it underestimated our will, our spirit and fight, And our unlimited capacity to care […]

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One Stitch at a Time…

March 01, 2018

I’ve just lost one of the greatest people I’ve ever known…and I know just what I’m going to do… I believe in good and evil. That’s clear if you’ve read any of my novels. But based on my broad sample of people while travelling around the world, including Africa, South America, Europe, Asia, and across […]

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O Say Can You See…

May 16, 2017

It seems that sometimes in our lives inspiration and great joy come from the most unlikely places. Recently, I had a chance to attend a Stanley Cup Playoff game at the PPG Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. But this blog is not about the Penguins. After being on the road for most of the week, I […]

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I’m Back…

April 04, 2016

After a bit of an absence due to the day jobs (I have several) and a long distance move to the Pacific Northwest, I have returned with the third and final book in the Swimming Monkeys Trilogy. Thanks to those of you who patiently waited. I hope you enjoy it. I’ve also worked with my […]

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Why I Wrote Swimming Monkeys

October 02, 2012

I’ve been getting a few questions about where the idea for Swimming Monkeys came from, so I thought I’d post the story here. While on a business trip to Singapore, my wife, CJ, and I decided to take a tour of the surrounding islands. As part of the tour, the boat docked at a small […]

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Sometimes It’s What You Leave Behind

June 27, 2012

Last year, while working on my novel, Genetic Imperfections, I moved into a new home. It was around the time Steve Jobs resigned from Apple due to the deadly pancreatic cancer ravaging his body. Ironically, the idea for the book started when my wife and I were in the car one day, and the reporter […]

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