It’s been a long, hot summer but I have finally finished the Hot Dog Detective series, with the publication in September of The Absent Ally. Not only is the 25th book in the series available, but...

Guess what? I get a month off! Well, not really. I’m house-sitting my son’s house while he’s galivanting on some other continent, giving talks on nuclear physics or some such topic I...

            I watched Matt Damon in The Talented Mr. Ripley, a film made in 1999.   I love Matt Damon, but I must say I was not happy with the theme and ending of the movie. I don’t like stories that seem...

          As I’ve posted before, I have finished the final draft of the final book in the Hot Dog Detective series, book 27, The Absent Ally. Finishing a book gives a writer a...

I realize I haven’t been here in a while. There’s no excuse for that, but there are some things going on right now that appear to be a higher priority to me. (Yes, that comment will result...