Putin's endgame: what he's waiting for, and why he might get it.
The Russian leader is hoping American voters will bail him out of the ditch he's in.
The Outer Garden
"Daniel Vanished," my new book, is available for pre-order!
My new novel is about a long-cold missing persons case that suddenly becomes a live murder mystery 32 years later.
A brief blog hiatus, and a photo from Mexico.
Here's why you haven't heard from me in a little while.
Cover Reveal: "Daniel Vanished," my upcoming mystery novel.
Here's the cover for my upcoming mystery novel, due out in April 2024.
Historic Photo: Antonio Prado Square, São Paulo, 1915.
This photo dates from a period of intense change in Brazilian society.
X'ed from history: why my generation will mostly be forgotten.
Generation X has contributed remarkably little to history. With all due respect, can you blame us?
The icy surrender: the bitter frozen end of the Battle of Stalingrad.
The end of the most terrible battle ever fought on Earth leaves us with a lot of depressing thoughts about human nature.