As part of writing the Western novels in my “Ames Archives” series, I spend a fair amount of time and money looking up original sources, written accounts of the Old West from people who were there and lived its reality. (Recently, in this series, we heard from famed scout Billy Dixon about the Second Battle… Continue reading Saturday snippet: the perils of trail driving Texas longhorns
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Saturday Snippet: Repairing a capitalist motorcycle in communist Yugoslavia
Tim Severin is almost legendary among modern explorers and historians. From his college days, he’s specialized in studying an ancient voyage of discovery or some other historical travel narrative, and recreating it using technology of the period and in as practical a way as possible. In doing so, he’s dispelled many myths, but he’s also… Continue reading Saturday Snippet: Repairing a capitalist motorcycle in communist Yugoslavia
Saturday snippet: urinary frigidity
A few weeks ago, I published an excerpt from the late Brigadier Dick Lord’s history of the South African Air Force, “From Fledgling to Eagle“. It was well received, particularly because it was very funny, and I had several requests for more of his tales of flight and fighting in the service of three different… Continue reading Saturday snippet: urinary frigidity
Saturday snippet: Sam the Sex God
Some years ago I published “Walls, Wire, Bars and Souls“, a memoir of my service as a prison chaplain. Many of the realities of prison life are grim and unappealing, but there are flashes of humor even inside the walls that can relieve the tension. Here’s one incident, as narrated in that book. A large… Continue reading Saturday snippet: Sam the Sex God
Saturday snippet: A doofus in Africa
This isn’t your typical “Doofus Of The Day” incident. It’s a tale from about forty years ago, when yours truly was still young, sweet and innocent. (That’s my story, anyway, and I’m sticking to it!) I came across it while re-reading the late Brigadier-General Dick Lord’s excellent book “From Fledgling to Eagle: The South African… Continue reading Saturday snippet: A doofus in Africa
Saturday snippet
I’m going to try to post more of my writing from time to time, as many of you seem to enjoy reading it. It’ll be drawn from work(s) in progress, to give you something to anticipate. This morning’s snippet is from the sixth volume of the Maxwell Saga, to be titled “Venom Strike”. The protagonist… Continue reading Saturday snippet