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You know the poet, now meet Walt Whitman, sleuth
Speakers of the Dead by J. Aaron Sanders By David Healey (The following article appears in the March issue of The Big Thrill magazine.) Before he wrote Leaves of Grass or became a famous poet, and long before he had … Continue reading
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Irish rebels and World War I
I just wanted to share this review I put together of David Downing’s great WWI novel, One Man’s Flag. It is available at the local library as well. Great book with lots of history of this time period! One Man’s … Continue reading
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Fascinated with the Writer’s Desk
You can tell a lot about a writer from where he or she works. Writers’ desks and offices always have fascinated me. The same goes for their work habits. I’ve read that Charles Dickens wrote in a chair in the … Continue reading
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Civil War returning to the Big Screen
The upcoming film Free State of Jones is based on a true story of a rebellion within a rebellion, telling the tale of a former Confederate soldier who leads a small faction against the Confederate government to declare independence in … Continue reading
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Meet the legendary duelist Quentin Knox
The Duelist is a story that I’ve had in my head for a long time, and was finally able to write late last year. The inspiration for the main character and the events described come from local legend. It seems … Continue reading
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Author interview with Larry D. Sweazy
This is an interview I did for The Big Thrill with Larry D. Sweazy, whose forthcoming book, A THOUSAND FALLING CROWS, was a really enjoyable historical mystery. I could go on, or I could just share a link to the … Continue reading
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Read The Revenant before you see the movie
There’s something about The Revenant that sticks with you. This novel by Michael Punke is one that I read and then wrote a review of The Revenant for our local library blog months ago, and yet some of the images … Continue reading
Historical thrillers that bring history to life (and teach us something about the present)
Put several historical fiction writers together in the same room and ask them the question: “Does history matter?” The answers, in story form of course, touched on politics and humanity, and spanned the centuries. And as it turns out, many … Continue reading
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An interview with Texas author Harry Hunsicker
Over the last few months I’ve had the opportunity to interview several authors for The Big Thrill, published by the International Thriller Writers. Sometimes I’ve been able to talk over the phone, but at the very least we exchange a … Continue reading
Takeaways from the Bay to Ocean Writers’ Conference
On a crisp winter’s day, writers from across the region gathered at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills for the 18th annual Bay to Ocean Writers Conference, organized by the Eastern Shore Writers Associaton. Days and weeks after the end of … Continue reading
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