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The Importance of Weather

In The Chechen’s Revenge the weather plays a role in the search for Marek Kafirov. In one scene Sean-Guy and Everet are aided by a light snowfall that allows them to understand that a vehicle recently left the abandoned kitchen

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Inside the Mind of a Terrorist

When I began to write The Chechen’s Revenge, I needed to figure out what went on in the mind of a terrorist. Questions arose such as: Why do they make the decision to become a terrorist? How do they become

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Birth and Death

Hello Friends: Yup, I know its been nine days since the last time I wrote anything here. Have to confess I’ve been a bit distracted. My first grandchild, Cadence Mae Stotyn was born at 12:13 AM on October 17th. That

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Pere Rene: Warrior Priest

Pere (Father) Rene Girau, is portrayed in The Chechen’s Revenge, as a retired Major, a Chaplain in the PPCLI (Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry) with a PhD in Psychology. More than that he self-describes as a warrior priest, because of

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Romance and Coupon Deadline Approaching

Hell friends: Just a short note off the top of this post to remind you the discount coupon at smashwords.com for the purchase of The Chechen’s Revenge has only a few more days to go. It expires on October 15,

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Government vs Deadlines in a Fictional World

Hello Friends Well here we are on the eve, more or less, of a government shutdown. If all goes south who do we blame? What actually gets shut down and who suffers? I’m not going to use this pulpit to

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Reminder and Thoughts About Sean-Guy

I had a supportive note from a FB friend today that included a sigh about limited funds. I can appreciate that budgets are tight these days, so I just want to remind you that coupon code ZD65L (not case sensitive)

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Update on Availability.

I have just confirmed that Smashwords has shipped The Chechen’s Revenge to three more e-book vendors. As of today my novel is available from Sony, Diesel and from Page Foundry.

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The Chechen’s Revenge Available Now

Greeting friends: I’ve checked to see if The Chechen’s Revenge is available at vendors I’ve suggested would have it ready to sell today. I can verify that smashwords.com com has it ready to go as a purchase for yourself or

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Milestone: Publication of The Chechen’s Revenge

Today, 09/15/2013, is something of a milestone. After nearly half a life of writing as part of my job (I’ve been a journalist and an academic), the publication today of The Chechen’s Revenge is truly a feat that boggles my

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