Art and Artifice: Sneak Peak No. 2
[Below is Chapter 2 from my soon-to-be released memoir, Art and Artifice: A Memoir. Stay tuned for more excerpts and news of the actual book launch, which is planned for late summer 2025! Chapter 1 can be found here.] —- In the months leading to the birthday party weekend, a gradual flirtation started to develop […]
Art and Artifice: Sneak Peak No. 1
[Below is the first chapter from my soon-to-be released memoir, Art and Artifice: A Memoir. Stay tuned for more excerpts and news of the actual book launch, which is planned for late summer 2025!] “That chick can’t swim!” Megan’s voice shrieked above the noise of the party as she ran to the swimming pool and […]
The Tragedy of Gene Hackman
A few weeks ago I watched my worst nightmare play out in the news, first as a notification on my phone and later in the online newspapers I read: Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa died alone in their home in a remote section of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Their bodies were not found […]
The Siege
by Ben Macintyre, 2024 Most Americans remember the Iranian hostage crisis well, which occurred during President Jimmy Carter’s term. For those of you who were too young in the late 1970s, or who aren’t American on my subscriber list, 52 American citizens and diplomats were taken hostage in the US Embassy in Tehran by armed […]