The Theft of the Mona Lisa
In 1911, an Argentinian con man, the Marques Eduardo de Valifierno, came up with the idea for the signature scam of his life: the theft... Read More
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Rudiger Stories
About two years ago I wrote a short story, Rudiger, and a blog about it, Mark Knopfler, Rüdiger and Me (read it here), that introduced... Read More
Styles’ Petfinder Post
I found Styles, our 2 1/2 year old adopted pitbull’s, original Petfinder post yesterday when I was clearing out some old bookmarked links. He was... Read More
Victorian Christmas
Every year or so during the Christmas season, I try to return to the small town of Mt. Tabor in northern New Jersey where I... Read More
To Janet V. Lender, Departed
That’s Mom at left in her last photo, taken just days before she passed away about two years ago. She was 90. I haven’t blogged... Read More
Mark Knopfler, Rüdiger and Me
I recently wrote a short story called Rudiger. I titled it and created the main character, John Rudiger, based on emotions evoked by a song... Read More
To John Glenn and Mrs. Slocum
Today was the 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s orbit of the earth, the first by an American. It was also the 50th anniversary of the... Read More
Merry Christmas to Janet and Hank Lender
I ran a post on September 2nd, which would have been my father’s 88th birthday, entitled “Hank Lender’s Photographic Legacy.” I’ve reproduced the post below,... Read More
Vaccine Nation–In the Tradition
My new thriller, Vaccine Nation, is a fast-paced action thriller designed to entertain, but it also explores the very real issues in the current debate... Read More
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