American Pioneer

  Day 10, and Verizon Wireless still can't get it's own Customer Service alibi straight.   The story so far. One telephone ...

  There are entities, who believe that they are so far above reproach, that they do not have to supply the level of service that they ...

January 5 is National Screenwriters Day. One day, my children will be watching and recognize themselves. And they will ...

My father turns 75 today. A milestone birthday, and this year, I was away, once again. What can I say, my father is better Dad th...

Laying in bed on Thanksgiving Eve this week, I came to the realization that not much writing has been accomplished in the past year. ...

In Australia, it is November 17, and my youngest child turns 21 today. It has been 4 years to the day since we last spoke on the phon...

When I was a child, my parents divorced. As a teenager I visited my father at his place of work one time and saw a photograph of my brot...

On September 11 2016, Delta Airlines completely forgot about a 75 year old disabled retired serviceman at Los Angeles International Ai...

A story twenty five years waiting to be written, represents the second appearance this year and the fifth overall. For Alyse and Meg...

Halfway to the finish line. The first 50 has been great. The next 50 look to be awesome.

This week I have been in Orlando, Florida , enjoying a vacation. The day after I arrived, news reached me from Australia of the passing ...

In the real world, writers complete major works, editors correct within a short time, publishers get the book out and royalties begin ro...

Which Australian author has signed for a third book this year? :) 

I'd like to thank the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for all their exce...

This 4th of July weekend, Murphy has given me the opportunity to have two Amazon best sellers in a month. Presenting, Geocaching GPS:...

Coming soon to a geocaching book near you. #murphy

Because the Night Belongs to Writers ...and Bruce.  ...even if Nils does steal Patti's spotlight. ...

Have you ever dialed a cell phone carrier's Customer Service division? You call in, punch in your pass code, provide your secret ans...

The Fall of Saigon. Earlier this week I got to listen to the first hand account from the man on the right in this photo. ...

Umm... "Mission Control is Dark. Wall Street has fallen.." Last week I wrote about the loss of a long standing computer...