What would you have done differently if you were in Jesus Christ's sandals? Taking self-esteem issues into consideration I would have said it this way . . . 'Love your neighbor as much as you love your dog or cat.' I would have never used the term 'thee' by the way.
Ethel Rohan, author of ‘Out of Dublin’ on Curt Rude's writing. "Overall, great writing style. Reminds me of Rushdie: internal, emotionally complicated, and dualistic. Delivered with a sensitivity and awareness that is underrated. In one word his work is Awesome!"
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Monday, October 18, 2021
Halloween Read
You ever get the feeling lawyers just don't get it? I mean, Bill Cosby walks. Mohamed Noor is set to be resentenced. The only thing an attorney has ever produced is an argument. Weiner represented Ted Bundy. Ever get the feeling monsters are for real?
Sunday, October 17, 2021
John Sanford
John put out 'Rules of Prey' and has been on a roll since then. John produces cop stories like a cow produces milk. His cops chase down bad folks with a Dirty Harry attitude. Realistic? You be the judge. After George Floyd met Lucas Davenport I figured we'd seen the last of the Prey series. Now I'm left to wonder if folks on juries are reading about the exploits of Virgil Flowers while deliberating crimes. Gotta wonder what it'd be like to get pulled over by Lucas. Can ya imagine? 'You were doing 33 in a 30 pal. Reach for your DL slowly. You don't wanna make my day . . .'
I'm encountering snow in western Montana. Snow and ice and nothing nice is in the offing. I love Old Man Winter!
Friday, October 15, 2021
Kindle Vella
I suffered from PTSD in the service of others and would love to share 'The Bee Killer' with you. It's free. It's on Kindle Vella. It's a short story - long on meaning, available on your android with appropriate app. Please feel free to share a comment.
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Read & Feed
This link will get ya the info ya need to read away on your device.
Be one of the first 25 to read one of my stories and leave feedback on Amazon then the next Caribou Coffee is on me. Five bucks should do the trick. So what're ya waiting for? Read, enjoy and live it the way it was meant to be lived.
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Read Away
Folks have to wonder about them folks back in Afghanistan. Reading 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' by Khaled Hosseini or 'Never a Child' by Fatima Hosseini is a start to understanding our world today. Both books are available on Amazon. Read, be entertained and educated. What more can you ask for?
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Enjoy I Shall!
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Sunday, October 3, 2021
If anyone knows what this means please reply . . .
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Saturday, October 2, 2021
As Real as it Gets.
Ahh What? . . . I was a real cop so you ain't gonna get some Iowa Writers Workshop Graduates writing about something they gleaned from TV. Nope . . . ya gonna get the real dope reading my stuff.
Friday, October 1, 2021
Duluth
Had a great time in Duluth. Thanks for all the interest. Always nice to receive an award by the way.
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
We are all potential Targets . . .
It's not the person who landed in prison to serve life without parole. It's, perhaps the gentleman sitting next to you in church, who has an amazing voice. I am a graduate of the FBI National Academy and found folks love a good story. Now that we are outta Afghanistan perhaps Never a Child would be a perfect lane to understanding. Reach out with questions. I shall remain devoted to my readers.
Friday, September 24, 2021
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Royal Club
Excited. Love meeting up with folks who have experienced my stories. Also have to admit I love the venue! I think very highly of Duluth and not because you folks enjoyed my stories. I will not have books available for sale. I'm sold out, which is a good thing I guess. Anyways, yes I'll sign every last book and answer every last question.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Read
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Monday, September 13, 2021
Little Hard on the Police . . . Ya think?
I'm discussing the books I have written and a gentleman by the name of Nate asked if I wasn't being a little tough on the police. I responded that nobody is perfect . . . the police are somebody . . . thus they ain't perfect.
See Tomorrows Headlines Today. Enough Said?
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
'The Beekiller" all over again.
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Someone pounded on Miguel Rivera's sliding glass door early Sunday, but when he went to investigate, no one was there. Minutes later, gunfire erupted at his neighbor's house, where authorities say a Marine vet who thought he heard the voice of God killed four people, including a 3-month-old boy.
I'd like to invite those who are left wondering to read "The Bee Killer'. Read away at Kindle Vella for free or it's up on Amazon as well as other places.
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Ya Think?
'They are so defiant and so strong': Photojournalist Paula Bronstein on documenting women and girls in Afghanistan
Next School Shooting
Sometimes it gets to the point of a Mass Denial. We all know it's coming but we don't know where or when. Ominous.
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Click to Read 'The Bee Killer' Take one War. Why is it that somewhere between 400,000 and 1.5 million vets ended up suffering to...
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Good god it's chilly back in the Midwest or perhaps I'm not used to it. Here's the deal. Readers of this blog certainly must be...