I write things and talk about stuff. Sometimes I swim.
Prisoner, Book II of The Traveler Chronicles is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Kindle version is just $2.99. This week’s chapter is posted below, along with links to the previous ones. Prisoner takes place about a year after the events of Traveler. Trav Becker thinks he has settled back into a normal life, and will […]
Chapter 1 I DROVE THROUGH a McDonalds, wolfing down an Egg McMuffin as I left my car in a small gravel lot beside the station. It was home to an odd assortment of vehicles, including two wrecked black and whites, a half-dozen impounds, our personal vehicles, and four dark sedans. I would describe them as […]
“THEY’RE COMING.” BRIGHT, arterial blood spurted from the shoulder of the man standing at my door. It contrasted with a darker stain that soaked his abdomen. The arm that wasn’t gushing blood was wrapped around the stomach wound, trying to hold his guts in. He swayed a couple of times and crumpled to the ground. […]
The second book in the Traveler Trilogy, “Prisoner,” will be released August 1st. And here is your first look at the cover! Thanks to Terri LeBlanc of Second Run Reviews for hosting the cover reveal. Jump over to her site to read an exclusive Prisoner excerpt and register to win signed copies of both Traveler and […]
In May 2015, Debbie and I were invited to participate in a Group Study Exchange in Cuba for prospective tour group leaders. It was a remarkable adventure. In the time since we have been back, we are quite naturally asked to describe our trip. It’s hard to put into words. Like almost everything else in […]
One of the first things an American learns about Cuba is they have a lot of old cars there. It’s easy to figure a lot of it is hype. Not so. Fifties-era American cars are everywhere. Fords, Chevys, Oldsmobiles, Buicks, all pre-1960 models; along with a sprinkling of Russian Ladas, Peugeots, Kias,Toyotas, and even a […]
Music is everywhere in Cuba. There are street performers, bands that perform in the restaurants and paladars, entertainment in the hotel lobby, and great clubs. Our group was treated to a demonstration of a Cuban son in the lobby of our hotel, accompanied by two talented dancers. We also heard a band consisting of students […]
Just because the Cubans are looking forward to better relations with America does not mean they want to return to the days when their culture was subsumed by the U.S. Cubans are a very proud people, and they have every right to be. For over fifty years, the U.S. Government has tried to bring the […]
Havana is bursting at the seams. Anyone who figures they can wait and visit Cuba when it opens up, more hotel rooms are available, and the rates are cheaper will have a long wait. The city is already doing a brisk tourism trade, and dozens of buildings that started as hotels have been converted to […]
[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShlW5plD_40&w=854&h=480]