I was invited to attend the unveiling of the restored statue honoring fallen Australian doctors who were deployed to battle fronts in World War I and World War II and were killed during their service. 41 names on the base are from World War I and 32 from World War II. My novel, Bombs Over …
The Japanese Bunker at Rabaul Hotel. And a Famous Shell Money Wheel
Dear Friends and Readers, As I rev up for the book launch of Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and Loss, I want to share my photographs of my fantastic trip to Rabaul, the novel’s setting. Rabaul is on New Britain Island, and became an impregnable Japanese fortress during World …
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I Moderated an Open Mic. Event at Jefferson Market Library Last Night, May 15, 2024 for HNS-NYC Members
This was a lovely and fun event, with published and work-in-progress historical novels ranging from the 408 A.D. to the 1970s. Readings went for 2 minutes each, then an open discussion. The readers were: Andrew Kas, Lisa Yarde, Helen Lundstrom Erwin, Diane Simmons, Christina Britton Conroy, Jeri Hilderley, Kate Bahlke Hornstein, Martha Hoffman, Anne Marie …
ANZAC DAY APRIL 25, 2024 IN RABAL, PAPUA NEW GUNEA.
MY FORTHCOMING NOVEL SET THERE IN 1941-2 WAS PROMOTED BY SUSIE McGRADE Annual ANZAC DAY Observance in Rabaul, April 25. Susie Mcgrade is the owner of the Rabaul Hotel where I stayed and runs the Rabaul Historical Society with curator Albert Konie. My novel Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love …
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An Author Interview in Literary Titan Magazine
A Compartmentalized Life A Compartmentalized Life The Reversible Mask follows an ambitious man deeply devoted to the Catholic church who becomes a spy for the church before changing his mind and becoming a double agent serving patriotism and religion. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story? I was fascinated by the notion of …
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I Am Honored to Host an Open Mic. Reading for HNS-NYC Members May 15 at the Lovely Jefferson Market Library.
Open Mic Night at the Jefferson Market Library Join us for an in-person only event on Wednesday, May 15, 6-8 pm. We’ll be in the lovely, intimate Mae West Room, Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue, NYC (10th Street), 3rd Floor. Back by popular demand, our two-minute readings last year of published works of historical …