by mike | Sep 5, 2013 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Holocaust, Horror, Life, Native Americans, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sword & Sorcery, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
Through the centuries decades I’ve been asked a thousand times, “Mike, why do you write?” Being of eastern European descent I always answer that question with other questions. “Why do I write?” you ask. “Why do I breathe? Why do I eat and drink?” That’s about how...
by mike | Aug 13, 2013 | California, Holocaust, Life, Movies, Native Americans, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Does that title offend the living crap out of you? It did me, believe it. I didn’t make it up; it is attributed to a United States Army officer in the late nineteenth century. More on that shortly. The line would become the buzz phrase for many non-reservation Native...
by mike | Mar 12, 2013 | Aging, Life |
Let’s clarify one thing right up front: we are ALL aging, every day, every minute. Doesn’t matter whether you’re seventy-two, or forty-two, or twelve. It’s just that the older we get, the more aware of it we become—and, assuming we’ve gathered some wisdom during all...
by mike | Jan 29, 2013 | Baseball, Life, Native Americans |
The term “bucket list” is defined as a list of things that one must do before he or she…well, kicks the bucket. The Bucket List is also a bittersweet comedy starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, about two terminally ill men who skip the cancer ward and head out...
by mike | Dec 4, 2012 | Life, Publishing, Writing |
I made it through December 3rd yesterday. December 3rd? It comes after Thanksgiving and before Christmas, Kwanza, and (most of the time) Chanukah. This year it falls on a Tuesday, an innocuous day of the week at best. So what’s the big deal? Three years ago, on...