AR-15 Guns in America
Assault Weapons Hello readers, The tragedy of mass shootings in our country and the lack of action to stop them is sickening. I must take a stand. The Irish revolutionaries in the early 1900s had great difficulty obtaining the...
read moreTruth. Are we up S**t Creek?
Truth. Are we up S**t Creek without a paddle? Thanks to Jeffrey Hill, English Cartoonist of the Daily Blog No. But we are being sold down our swollen S**t River and the best we seem to be able to do with our paddles of truth is to try to steer a course over the...
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Stephen’s Saga – What a Week !
What A Week !!! Capital Public Radio This week's extraordinary events started with an interview on the Capital Public Radio Insight program of Sacramento on Wednesday, 9-13, hosted by the very talented and perceptive Beth Ruyak and her professional and supportive...
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The Irish Brigade – Valor in Defending our Constitution
From Antietam to Charlottesville Antietam was a pivotal battle during our Civil War, waged one hundred and fifty five years ago on September 17, 1862 near Sharpsburg, Maryland. This was the bloodiest day in American history and the Union...
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The Irish Clans ~ Genealogical Memoir or Historical Fiction Romance
I loved English composition and appreciation classes when I was a lad in high school, finding the nuances of poetry writing, with its meter and rhyme, fascinating. I marveled at the breadth and depth of the Shakespearean sonnets and plays,...
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Upcoming Signing Events – See You There!
Book Signings in the Motherlode The Irish Clans Novel Series Book 1 Book 2 I will be giving a talk and books signing Where: Face in a Book Bookstore 4359 Town Center Blvd., Suite 113 El Dorado Hills, CA, 95762 www.getyourfaceinabook.com...
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Is the Internet Broken?
My father was an English and music teacher who considered television to be a disastrous curse on humanity. We were the last family in the community to have one in the 1950's. I had to sneak out to my friend John's home to watch Sagebrush...
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Myths, Mysteries and Mayhem Issue #4 7/8/2017
Duty, Valor and Death In my novel Entente I utilized this image to depict my characters Tadgh and Morgan, soldier and nurse, crusader and Florence Nightingale, embroiled in the war-to-end-all-wars. The British used this poster to gain...
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Stephen’s Saga Issue # 7 Book Two Entente is Launched!
Dear Readers, Well, The Irish Clans Book Two, Entente is finally launched! On Friday, June 16 I spoke to a group of thirty-five of my Irish Adventurers at Greenhorn Creek Golf Club in Angels Camp, CA. Most of these readers had been...
read moreMyths, Mysteries and Mayhem Issue #3, December 25, 2016
Dear Readers, I wish you the happiest of holidays!! I first want to thank those of you who responded to my Facebook ad regarding my journey as an historical fiction novelist, writing about the Irish Revolutionary period 1915 -1923. I am...
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