My latest book, The St. Nicholas Murders, is now available on Amazon.? It’s a bit of murder in the Foothills for Christmas.? The book is a cozy mystery, meaning there is no foul language, explicit sex or graphic violence.? Something … Continue reading →...

Let’s start with the apocryphal history of the Kirkin’ of the Tartan (a.k.a. the Kirking of the Tartan or the Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan). In 1745, Bonnie Prince Charlie, the son of the claimant to the British throne, James III, … Continue reading →...

The first of my Father Robert Bruce mysteries, The St. Nicholas Murders, will be out in a few weeks. Unlike so many crime-solving priests in novels, Father Robert Bruce is young, fit and handsome.  As an Episcopal priest, he can … Continue reading →...

If you’ve seen the movie Dunkirk, you know that it was not a British victory, but snatching disaster from the jaws of defeat (click here). Amazingly, an armada of civilian small craft were able to assist the Royal Navy in … Continue reading →...

Before I begin, let me say that I did not have a lot of school spirit when I graduated from Claremont High (CHS) in 1967.? For those of you doing the basic math, yes, it has been 50 years since … Continue reading →...

Before I begin, I’d like to warn any readers that believe that the Twin Towers were destroyed by the CIA, that the Illuminati still exists (especially if you believe they are in any way associated with Freemasonry), that the Knights … Continue reading →...

Nowadays, fake news, alternative news (#altnews),and alternative facts are hot topics. Both sides of the political spectrum accuse the other of engaging in the practice while doing the same themselves. They both claim they want objective news. But does such … Continue reading →...

  This is the second part of my 1995 interview with George MacDonald Fraser on the Isle of Man.  His knowledge of history shown in his books, gained without a formal degree, was impressive.  I went to my first writers … Continue reading →...

Back in 1995, when I was living on the Isle of Man, I was able to interview George MacDonald Fraser (click for more info).? I was the vice-chairman of Clan Fraser Society of North America (even though I had moved … Continue reading →...

Doubting the existence of Santa is not new.? On September 21, 1897, the editor of The New York Sun newspaper published a reply to a letter from a an 8 year-old girl that has become a classic.? In it, he … Continue reading →...