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Book Review: Moonraker by Ian Fleming
As you can see my reviews are not timely. I read what comes to me then write about it. Ian Fleming came up because a reviewer of Dark Paradise mentioned Fleming as someone I compared to favorably, a wonderful compliment, then I decided to tackle a James Bond novel to remind myself after many years…
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2025
Hi Everyone, I’ll be at the LA Times Festival of Books 2025 on April 26 from 2-5:45pm selling and signing copies of my three novels: Dark Paradise, Sweet Paradise, and Crime Paradise. I hope to see y’all there. I’ll be at the Acorn Publishing Booth 731 located near the YA (young adult) Stage. I hope…
2nd Place in the.travel.awards Best Travel Writing Competition 2019
Gene finished 2nd in the annual competition with a 1,000 pound prize. Gene’s piece told the story of his family’s trip to Peru in 2017. The full story can be seen here: The Spiritual Land of Peru. Special thanks to the.travel.awards judges and a nod to my fellow writers who finished in the top 3:…
Crime Story.
What the fuck was he doing here?Theo had planned this out. He had contingencies in place for many things: a beat cop who happened by, a browser who wouldn’t leave, a kid who had to have a Charleston Chew from this store every night at nine o’clock. He hadn’t planned for Fitts. Theo felt the…
Book Review: Sex & Rage by Eve Babitz
About an alcoholic named Jacaranda Leven who goes gets involved with the rich and beautiful people of “The Barge” in Hollywood, then moves to Santa Monica to surf and discovers she has a talent for writing. Her love for a lithe, gay man named Max belies her existence. Once she starts writing, the “dear friends”…
Review of Our west indian Neighbors by Frederick A. Ober
“Our West Indian Neighbors; The Islands of the Caribbean Sea, America’s Mediterranean: Their Picturesque Features, Fascinating History, and Attractions for the Traveler, Nature-Lover, Settler and Pleasure-Seeker” This book was interesting in its historical context, especially about the volcanic disaster in St. Vincent in 1902 (2 years before this “travel book” was written). 50,000 people died…