My choice of coursework through college was even more random and wandering than the rest of my life. If I followed any sort of pattern at all, it would have been the alphabetical order of the class syllabus catalog, which might explain why I finally wound up with a degree in Zoology. I spent a good deal of time in the 'A' section, taking astronomy at University of Texas, largely so that I could check out the famous McDonald Observatory, which I … [Read more...]
Gallery | ABOVE THE GROUND: A True Story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland by Dan Lawton
Dan Lawton's ABOVE THE GROUND: A True Story of The Troubles in Northern Ireland delves into the gripping realm of true crime, Irish history, prison escape, and the remarkable redemption of an unjustly accused man entangled in the complexities of an IRA murder. This photo gallery complements the absorbing account. … [Read more...]
Author Rod Sadler’s Journey to Mackinac Island Began With a Visit to the Father of a Serial Killer
It was an interesting trip. I traveled to Mackinac Island in the spring of 2021 to investigate the Island's only murder in modern times. It's a murder that remains unsolved to this day. I planned to stay at the same hotel where the victim, Frances Lacey, had stayed. I planned to walk the same route she walked and visit the murder scene. It would be a short trip but worthwhile. There was one thing I had to do first. I'd be passing Indian River, a … [Read more...]
Meet Richard L. Carrico, Award-winning Historian and True Crime Author
A veteran of the U. S. Army, for more than forty years, I have been in pursuit of archaeological and historical truth with a strong desire to share that information with the public. This journey has carried me through thirty years as an educator at the university level having taught anthropology, archaeology, modern history, Spanish colonial history, and American culture. I have excavated artifacts dating back more than 12,000 ago, researched … [Read more...]
Author Dan Lawton Ponders: “Who were really the good guys and the bad guys?”
As a kid, I found the Troubles hard to understand. The American media just didn't do a good job of explaining clearly who, exactly, were the opposing parties, and what things they wanted out of the war that was going on in Northern Ireland. At times, they made it seem like a religious war of sorts, which it wasn't. I read about Bobby Sands dying in 1981, in the U.S. media, which conferred a kind of stardom on him. But, to me, the coverage … [Read more...]
Meet Author Dan Lawton
I'm a writer and lawyer. My short fiction and columns have appeared in The Recorder, Los Angeles Daily Journal, The Pensive Quill, The Daily Transcript, and Sheepshead Review. ABOVE THE GROUND: A True Story of The Troubles in Northern Ireland is my first work of narrative nonfiction. I was born in Los Angeles and raised in Fullerton, California, along with my three younger brothers. I earned my undergraduate degree … [Read more...]
Q&A With REAWAKENED WORLDS Contributor Laurie Winslow Sargent
REAWAKENED WORLDS: Vintage Dystopian and Sci-fi Stories by a Master Storyteller, Volume One, by John Hayden Howard is now available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook! The stories in this collection were compiled and introduced by author and editor Laurie Winslow Sargent who answered some questions for us! Read on to learn more. What was your relationship with John Hayden Howard? I knew him for 25 years as "Jack" or Jack Howard. We met when I … [Read more...]
Meet Author and Publisher Steve Jackson
New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Steve Jackson has written fourteen non-fiction books in true crime, history and biography genres; he has also written fourteen crime fiction thrillers for the Times bestselling "Butch Karp Series" in collaboration with former New York assistant district attorney Robert K. Tanenbaum. Steve's first non-fiction book, MONSTER was published by Kensington in October 1998 and within two … [Read more...]
Contributor Laurie Winslow Sargent Comments on the Characters in Bygone Eras Present in REAWAKENED WORLDS
In the new science fiction book REAWAKENED WORLDS: Vintage Dystopian and Sci-Fi Stories by a Master Storyteller, eight stories reveal author John Hayden Howard's ability to use creative language to immerse readers fully in the past. In this collection, characters include boxers, professors, surfers, archaeologists, and space explorers. Each story has a different feel to it, adding wonderful variety to REAWAKENED WORLDS. For example, in one story, … [Read more...]
Narrated by the Acclaimed Lee Ann Howlett, the tragic true story, PRECIOUS FEW CLUES by Marla Bernard, is Now Availble in Audiobook!
This chilling case shook Kansas City to its core on an April evening in 2001 when the headless body of a young girl was discovered in a makeshift dump site. Sgt. David Bernard and the Kansas City Police Department's 1020 Squad embarked on a four-year investigation to uncover the truth behind the brutal murder of Erica Michelle Marie Green, known as "Precious Doe." The book candidly delves into the investigation's devastating impact on Sgt. … [Read more...]
