The Idea That Wouldn’t Go Away

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  Some years ago, I got what I thought was a pretty good book idea. Two ghostwriters, strangers, happen to meet in a Key West bar. Both are fairly successful, … Read More

Voices in My Head

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If you are ever in the mood for a surreal experience, you might want to try this: Pick up a book that you’ve just finished writing. Bring it to a … Read More

Back to…Normal?

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Is it just my imagination, or is there a lot of chatter these days about getting back to normal, much of it spoken in rather wistful tones, as in, Jeez, … Read More

Forgiveness vs. Grudge–The Votes Are In!

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A week or so ago, I sent a mailing to some readers and friends in which I aired out a few feelings on a subject close to my heart: Holding … Read More

The Time Between

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  Most people in most places live through four seasons a year. But those of us with the hard-to-kick habit of writing books also experience another four-part cycle—different from the … Read More

How Hot Are The Beatles Right Now?

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Well, while half-heartedly searching through this morning’s papers for a scrap of something—anything!—other than more doom and gloom about Covid-19, I happened across an article in the UK edition of … Read More

Bert Meets the Beatles

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Well, it all started with a random piece of Beatles trivia…   Turned out the Fab Four made an unplanned visit to Key West in 1964. Turned out they stayed … Read More

The Beatles in Key West–A Short quiz

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Thanks to all of you who clicked through from the mailing. For those who just happened to come across this post while perusing the website—thanks for that!—a recap is in … Read More

Soon to Be a Major…?

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Soon To Be a Major Motion Picture! Those were the bold and thrilling words emblazoned across the top of the very first paperback edition of Florida Straits in 1993. The … Read More

Chickens–A Tale of Raw Courage

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  By coincidence, or so it seemed, the rooster set up shop on the far side of the compound fence just around the time old Bert had his fall. The … Read More

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