Short story: The Greatest Gift

Short story: The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift I’m taking a departure from the normal theme of my stories to offer you this Christmas story. I don’t know about you, but for me and my family, 2022 has been a rough year. In the span of thirteen months, we lost three parents. I am...
Was Justice Served?

Was Justice Served?

Was Justice Served?   Last month, a man named Murray Hooper was executed in Arizona for a double murder that occurred in 1980. He’d been in prison for forty-two years before being executed. According to the article lower courts had previously rejected attempts to...
Book Review of Lost Light by Michael Connelly

Book Review of Lost Light by Michael Connelly

Lost Light by Michael Connelly As all Harry Bosch books are, this one is strong on justice. There is an undercurrent of vengeance running through it that isn’t obvious until toward the end. I didn’t pick up on any redemption. Regrets and guilt, yes, but not true...
Movie Review of Bullet Train

Movie Review of Bullet Train

Movie Review of Bullet Train directed by David Leitch This entertaining, though violent movie is all about vengeance. Whether justice is served I’ll leave to the viewer. There are definitely moments of poetic justice. The main character, who goes by the code name...
Short Story – Trapped

Short Story – Trapped

An Experimental Short Story – Trapped “Trapped” is an experimental short story. I’ve always been fascinated by dialog. When I started writing, I read a lot of Ed McBain and Elmore Leonard, both whom I feel write amazing dialog. McBain, for example, has long...