Actions are largely driven by emotional responses, which in turn are created by thoughts. Now, a man may, of course, act a given way through cool reflection: because he sees it is the thing to do. But he will not do so reliably. The head rules the hands through the heart. A man becomes moral … Continue reading On the Purpose of Fiction
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Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Four Sleuths in The Common Thread
“Phone call for Mister Fireson.” Andre looked up. He had been reading the latest reports over Detective Crane’s shoulder. The police were busy trying to sort out all the information coming in regarding the conspiracy and working to track down Cummings, Deaney, and the others. It was … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Four Sleuths in The Common Thread
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Four Sleuths in The Trap Closes
Sarah Rockford returned to consciousness by slow degrees, resisting the process at every step, for the more aware she became, the more her head pounded and her muscles ached. She dimly hoped that she was dreaming, and that when she did finally become fully awake it would be to discover that she was in … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Four Sleuths in The Trap Closes
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Four Sleuths in The Mastermind
Sitting on the edge of the table, kicking her feet and looking more like a schoolgirl on recess than she would have cared to know, Sarah Rockford looked around with interest in the strange group she had found herself in. There was Andre Fireson, whose mansion she had woken up in that morning (was … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Four Sleuths in The Mastermind
Book Release: Spring and Fall in the Old Dark House
Just in time for Halloween is this nice little ghost story about two friends - super-smart, super-sweet, irrepressibly lively Jenny Spring and taciturn, dour, extra-stoic David Fall - who end up having to explore a (possibly) haunted house, where they learn a thing or two about how much they still have to learn. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K1LFTTQ “Do … Continue reading Book Release: Spring and Fall in the Old Dark House
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson and Nick Windworth in Friends in Need
They sat across from each other, as they had done once before, just prior to a hail of gunshots that had killed Gallano’s bodyguard and ended up setting his restaurant on fire. Andre thought the mobster had grown even more vulture-like in the intervening week or so. “You place me in a most … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson and Nick Windworth in Friends in Need
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford and Karen Stillwater in “Mate in Two”
Detective Crane hung up the phone and turned to his young partner. “Well, they’re on their way,” he said in a low voice. Karen Stillwater nodded, feeling a thrill of excitement that she carefully kept from showing on her face. They were making progress at last. Between Fireson and Rockford’s statements and the information they’d … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford and Karen Stillwater in “Mate in Two”
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson and Sarah Rockford in ‘A Snare of Attraction’
Sarah Rockford returned to consciousness with a throbbing headache and a very dim recollection of what had happened the night before. She sat up, rubbing her head and trying to figure out where she was. It obviously wasn’t her own apartment; her whole place probably could have fit in the bed alone, and besides, … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson and Sarah Rockford in ‘A Snare of Attraction’
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson in Necessary Evils
Andre Fireson was no stranger to elegant afternoon affairs like this one. Being the President of a major arms manufacturer, he’d often had to wine and dine his way to a lucrative business deal. They could even be enjoyable at times; there were worse ways to spend an afternoon than among well-educated, successful men and … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson in Necessary Evils
The Ten Commandments of Murder: Available Now
I'm a big fan of 'cozy' mysteries: Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy Sayers, G.K. Chesterton, I can't get enough of them. Naturally (because that's how my mind works), I've always wanted to make one of my own. So, I did, and it's now available on Amazon. “A house of many sins is a … Continue reading The Ten Commandments of Murder: Available Now
Serpent's Den 