Contracted today to publish The Last Page: Mark's Gospel Mystery. The Last Page is a historical novel based upon the mystery of the missing last page of the Gospel of Mark. Chapters alternate between two story lines and sets of protagonists that follow two time...

On Friday, June 5th, Sandi and our good friend, Rosemarie Stucki, attended another wonderful concert at Carnegie Hall. Alexander, our dear friend, made Vivaldi's Four Seasons come alive. We felt swept away. The remainder of our short trip was also eventful. We spent...

The book is on track for publication by Leafwood Press/Abilene Christian University Press for August of this year. The staff is putting together a full court press on marketing including a video segment plus press releases/media kits. I'll keep everyone updated on the...

The novel, The Prison, I began in June last year, is approaching 200 pages. I am probably at the midpoint of the piece. Some have asked, so I wanted to give this update.

With the resolution of technical problems with my website, I can now report upcoming publication of a new short story with the literary journal CONFRONTATION. This notable journal has published the likes of John Steinbeck, W. H. Auden, Joyce Carol Oates, Joseph...

Today, early this a.m., I began a new novel. All I will say at this point is its title: The Prison. The idea came from a recent part-time job I accepted working in a private prison in the Mississippi Delta. The structure of the work will be different from anything...

On Friday the 13th, Sandi and I had one of those rare, lucky moments. Following dinner at Trattoria Del Arte with my literary agent, Linda Langton, we crossed 7th Avenue and attended a concert at Carnegie Hall. Our dear friend, Alexander Markov, arguably the greatest...

Ten Things I Wish Jesus Hadn't Said will be published by Leafwood Publishers, an imprint of Abilene Christian University. I am to receive a $1500 advance. The book is scheduled for publication in August of 2015. This news arrived when I came back yesterday from the...

Left Tupelo 4:30 a.m. and arrived Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility 7:00 for first day on my new job as part-time psychologist. I will work two ten hour back to back days a week. The facility has 2600 inmates, all from Calif. Long fueling day with no customary...