by mike | Dec 1, 2022 | Myths & Legends, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
This inexplicable mystery, now a century-and-a-half old, has yet to be solved. I first presented this post in 2019. A natural disaster? An assault by pirates? A murderous plot by the crew? An attack by a giant sea creature? Paranormal activity? All of these...
by mike | Oct 20, 2022 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
This story epitomizes the horrors visited upon America’s indigenous People. I first presented the post in 2019. In the excellent Native American film, Powwow Highway, we join Philbert Bono riding his “war pony” (A rusted, piece-of-crap Buick) as he leaves his home on...
by mike | Oct 6, 2022 | Ghosts, Movies, Myths & Legends, Non-Fiction, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
This is one mystery that may never be solved. I first presented the post in 2019. File this one under “unsolved mysteries,” an incident that has confounded researchers, as well as ordinary people, for over a century. How did three lighthouse keepers on Eilean Mòr,...
by mike | Jul 28, 2022 | Books, California, Editing, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Nightmares, Non-Fiction, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
Most of my novels were ones that I wanted to write. STONE WOMAN was one that I HAD to write. When writing historical novels based on true events, the challenge is to not make the scenes read like dry, academic research for a thesis. My award-winning historical novel,...
by mike | Apr 14, 2022 | Books, Historical Novels, Museums, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
Who knew? Not me, until I read about the Bone Wars in Michael Crichton’s book, Dragon Teeth, back in 2018, when this post first ran. Also called the Great Dinosaur Rush, the Bone Wars comprises an interesting chapter in American history. The phrase refers to a period...
by mike | Mar 10, 2022 | Life, Museums, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
This is one of the oddest stories I’ve come across in all the years that I’ve been doing this blog. The post first ran in 2018. “There’s a sucker born every minute,” someone once declared. No, it wasn’t P.T. Barnum, the great showman, as many believe. But Barnum did...
