Preview from 'Destruction'
At the obstacle course, three dozen mud-brown soldiers waited in lines for their turn on the ten-leg [30-foot] ladder-climbing wall. Worn...
What Castles Teach Us
If a novel can be equated to a large physical structure (both have many levels of development) then novel-writing differs in that it...
Ghosts of Philadelphia
On a recent trip to Philadelphia, I found a number of gems. The city has a diverse vibrancy that’s personified by the madness of lunch...
Running Sands
Other than massive sharks and arachnids of frightening size or disposition, few things scare me as much as the nebulous fear that I won't...
