At their annual benefit last weekend in Richmond, Virginia, James River Writers recognized my novel LITTLE SONG as one of three finalists in their Best Unpublished Novel Contest. Founded in 2002, the Richmond, Virginia, non-profit organization “serves aspiring and professional writers and passionate readers in all genres through a variety of programs, services, and events,” including their …
We arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, this afternoon. The seas were rough and the mood somber during the five-day return voyage on the RMS St Helena. Even with stabilizers dampening the ship’s roll, she bucked high waves and heaved continuously. Gray skies and occasional rain added to the gloom. The first two days, we …
He is the epitome of France, yet he didn’t speak French until he was nine. The second son of minor, impoverished Corsican nobility, he attended military school on the French king’s sou. By age thirty, he had supplanted that monarch as France’s ruler. He faced battle fearlessly but could be petulant over a slight head …
