Ever since I was a little boy, I liked to read. The first book I remember reading cover to cover was Silver Blaze, a Sherlock Holmes short story written by Sir Author Conan Doyle. I think I was probably in the third grade. I was fascinated by the character, Sherlock Holmes, who possessed the investigative skills that allowed him to solve mysteries that even the finest detectives with Scotland Yard could not. My mother had been with the Colorado … [Read more...]
Patrick Gallagher On Being “Thrust Into Authorship”
When I created my first drawing, it was very crude. I drew a rectangle, which was to be a house, with two windows, a door, a chimney, and a sidewalk leading to the house. When I created my 100th drawing, it was the same scene and no better. Clearly, I do not have creative drawing skills. When I created my first piece of original writing, it was equally crude. It was equal to what I was reading at the time, “See Dick run.” In the ensuing time … [Read more...]
TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE
The Book That Won A Presidential Pardon! Updated With Breaking News! Plus Copy Of The Pardon! On the morning of July 2, 2012, in the most dangerous warzone in the world, Lieutenant Clint Lorance took command of his small band of American paratroopers at the spearhead of the American War in Afghanistan. Intelligence reports that morning warned of a Taliban ambush against Lorance’s platoon. Fifteen minutes into their patrol, three … [Read more...]
