So I decided, somewhere on the long trip out West, that Shards of Heaven needed a glossary. Nothing on a Tolkien scale, mind you, but at least a basic historical who’s who, since the majority of the novel’s characters — even bit players — are based on real people. The …
Not long after I arrived here at El Cid, one of our senior faculty members retired. There was not, I don’t think, a cause-and-effect relationship between the two events. There was, however, cause for cheering the retiring professor, and I chose to do so by rewriting the famed lines of …
The news came to me from Citadel cadets via Facebook about an hour before midnight: LCpl Anestis had died. I immediately went through several stages, from thinking it was some sort of sick joke to hoping it was someone other than my former student Cameron Matthew Anestis — selfishly hoping …
From a pragmatic point of view, tail-light guards are pretty silly. I mean, how often do you ever take a hit to your tail-lights out on the trail? Honestly, I’ve never done it. So why did I get tail-light guards? Oh, I’d like to give you some Boy Scout rigamarole …
As my students and those folks who read this blog are well aware, I love football and I’m a lifelong fan of the Denver Broncos. As a result, there’s something I need to get off my chest. Several somethings, in fact, all dealing with this tumultuous “off-season.” You know, the …
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