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Traitor – Now Available for Pre-Order!

He’s been a Traveler. a Prisoner. But to prevent catastrophe the world will need… a Traitor. Pre-order today! Kindle ebook from Amazon Signed physical copy from the Traveler Store Stripped of his memories and exiled to a world filled with foes, Trav Becker fights his way through parallel universes against an adversary capable of anticipating […]

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Traitor Cover Reveal!

He’s been a Traveler, a Prisoner. But to prevent catastrophe, the world needs… a Traitor. Stripped of his memories and exiled to a world filled with foes, Trav Becker fights his way through parallel universes against an adversary capable of anticipating his every move. But the Traveler will do whatever it takes to be reunited […]

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My Brush with Hayden

Legendary Iowa football coach Hayden Fry passed away December 17 at the age of ninety. You’ve heard tributes to Hayden Fry from fellow coaches, former players, and sports experts. This is not one of those. But my Hayden story might give you a little insight to the man behind the legend, and how he looked […]

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New Covers and pub date for Traveler 3!

Once upon a time, I wrote a thing. Not long after, I wrote another thing. Then, for a very long time… I wrote no things. But no longer, because I am pleased to announce that Traitor, the third and final volume in The Traveler Chronicles, will be released on February 29, 2020! It took four years to […]

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Showing The Rifle

Like anyone who has spewed forth a book, I’m occasionally asked what the toughest thing is about writing. I’ll mumble something about the difficulty of making time to write when you have a full-time job and family, or trying to write when you’re not inspired, or something equally cliché. But I’m lying. I don’t want […]

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I keep ’em a long time

I said goodbye to my friend and writing partner Lennox Randon recently. He lost his battle with cancer in November 2018. Few people have taught me more about writing and no one more about life than my friend Randon. Folks who have attended my book readings or visited my web site may be familiar with […]

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SF & Drugs & Rock ‘n Roll

What rock & roll tune tells its story against the background of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity? And which sci fi-themed funk masterpiece was honored by the Library of Congress? Read on for the answers to these and other questions about the connections between science fiction/fantasy and rock and roll music. In a previous post, […]

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Hometown Boy

I’ll be doing an author event in my hometown of Council Bluffs, Iowa for the very first time on November 18. I’m excited to be an invited author to the Council Bluffs Public Library’s annual Local Author Fair. The library is no longer in the Carnegie building, where I made my weekly visits there as […]

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Recommended!

My friends Rob Cline and Lennox Randon have each published a debut novel in the last couple of weeks. I’ve read them both, and even though I happily admit to being prejudiced, they are both great reads. Now, I see that Amazon is recommending them to me! Please allow me to do the same to […]

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