…a poem ought to be written…

The following poem was buried in old archives and I thought I ought to resurrect it as a reminder to live deliberately and appreciate every small moment in life. Reading student poetry in Cedar Key while looking out at the Gulf of MexicoApril 3, 2006A poem ought to be written…

The only real second chance is today

In March of 2026, I published my third novel The Death and Life of Edward Reed, a genre-bending look at the afterlife. In this book I strove to answer some pretty weighty questions, not the least of which is "what if we could have a real second chance to live…

Yes, No, I Don’t Know

In her collection of stories, Yes, No, I Don’t Know (2026, Cornerstone Press) Kathryn Gahl gives us characters teetering on the sharp edges of life. A woman married forty-nine years not sure how much longer she can stand it. A young woman who wonders if maybe this time the man…

Back where it began: A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva

Note: This is not so much a review of one book, but an overall impression of the Gabriel Allon series of novels by Daniel Silva. Yesterday I started listening to—for the second time—the audio book: A Death in Cornwall. It is #24 in the Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva…