Hint: He is German, born in Cologne in 1862. Still nothing? OK, now peek. Kaiser Wilhelm? Oh, that’s an excellent guess if you made it, and you played right into my hands. Exxxxcellent. But wrong. His name was Joseph Havertz, Sr. We came across Mr. Havertz in our research for our book, No … [Read more…]
When I retired from the military in 2010 I left many things behind. Some of them I miss a great deal. Superb friends, interesting, challenging assignments, and most of all the privilege of serving with such committed men and women. There are things I don’t miss. Minor things like PT tests … [Read more…]
I’m thrilled to plug the debut novel of E.B. Wheeler! She is a friend and fellow historian. I’ve had the privilege of reading parts of this novel and if you like a cracking good ghost story written with skill and faithful to the history of the period – this will be a fun read. It … [Read more…]
Trailer park tabby cat, Bubba by name, Big and strong, hunting small game. Old habits we’ve lost, whole families sing, around the piano, carols did ring. One magical moment, around our green tree, our child started singing, then so did we. Neither planned nor expected in holiday rush, “On dancer, on … [Read more…]
Yes Dear. Except, I just can’t stop myself. I don’t know why some people blog, but I know why I do. I started because it is the cool thing for new writers to do in order to build a social network following. This would, presumably, help book sales. Not so much. But along the way, … [Read more…]