Cover Reveal: "Daniel Vanished," my upcoming mystery novel.
Here's the cover for my upcoming mystery novel, due out in April 2024.
The Outer Garden
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.
Historic Photo: First Lady Grace Coolidge with her dog, 1924.
More than just an "aww" moment from the past, there is some interesting history behind this picture.
Disaster in memory: the Great Blizzard of 1975.
49 years ago this week, Midwesterners suffered the "blizzard of the century." How we remember weather events of the past matters.
Historic Painting: "A Boyar Wedding Feast" by Konstantin Makovsky, 1883.
This scene depicting 16th or 17th century Russia has more to do with the present than you might think.