As we look into 2025, we have many reasons to be hopeful. In addition to the pending conservative American central government, we have the pleasure of the recent publication of “The Pfizer Papers” by Dr. Naomi Wolf with Amy Kelly…
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The Next Logical Step
My third novel, “Criminal Opera,” was published on November 22, 2024; it begins in a relatively light manner: “Returning from his run over the Roeliff Jansen Kill and up the hill in the pelting rain, David Garvey saw a postal…
An Unplanned Procedure
Near the beginning of “Stepping on Fingers,” Lea awakens to a new horror: “As light and dark began to drift apart, I felt something very heavy holding my wrists tight against a frigid, waxy metal surface. Except for patches of…
Help on its Way to Lea
Near the beginning of “Stepping on Fingers,” Saddam Hussein’s former bagman and the impeached governor of Georgia are on their way to find Lea: “The knot in Tariq’s stomach tightened several turns as the Syracuse airport’s exit booth’s occupant came…
Unplanned Procedure
Lea’s horrifying journey gets worse: “As light and dark began to drift apart, I felt something very heavy holding my wrists tight against a frigid, waxy metal surface. Except for patches of warmth between my legs and under the soft…
Escaping Lea’s Minder
In “Stepping on Fingers,” Lea takes action to save herself in a New Hampshire church where she and Drak were staying. “A sudden calm enveloped Lea. Her attention was drawn back to the large, heavy, circular floor polisher. Its three-pronged…
The Father of Lea’s Daughter Wants Lea Back
Relaxing in Whistler, former Georgia Gov. Buddy Lassiter, Lea’s former lover, wistfully wants to reconnect: “Yeah, Boss?” “Want you to locate Lea Holderness. You know, my school teacher friend from up in that there Frigid Frontier.” “Sure thing…pluggin’ even as…