This is one of my rare blog entries. I am currently working on a novel inspired by the work of John Keel. In the course of research I...

I have been writing a few book reviews of old books that no one reads anymore. Personally, I find some of these old tomes to be...

Here's my latest blog post, for the Historical Fiction Authors Co-op. Mainly about my new book. https://hfebooks.com/the-driver-trilogy-a...

Following numerous headaches and false starts, I have published my first trilogy. I give you Ira Beard, books one, two and three. Here is...

After a considerable absence, my tale JOURNEY TO RHYOLITE has returned. In 1908, Nathaniel Strange travels to Rhyolite, greatest gold...

This post is another in my series of book reviews of books no longer in print or available. You can find most of them in digital form at...

I have decided to write some book reviews. These will not be your usual type of review, meant to sell books. Instead, these will be...

The Cottage Physician a sort of book review Umberto Eco once said that if you want to know what people were really up to in a previous...

A new book! Hyram Courtenay and his wife Lisbeth have lived in San Francisco since it was Yerba Buena. They have some strange tales to...

Flash fiction is, I believe, a new literary form in the English language. I don't know about other ethnic traditions. A flash is usually...

My latest book, Spirit Catcher, has just come out and is available on line. I’ve been asked to say a few words about it, but first I’m...

One of the oddest and most forgotten episodes in California history was that of the “Ingot Lottery” of France in 1851. As sources for...

Elsewhere I have made some comments on the dangers and discomforts of travel by sea during the Nineteenth Century. Indeed, from a modern...

When I was researching material for Gold, a tale of the California gold rush, I ran across many anecdotes relating to everyday life...

I have just published another short story on Amazon Kindle. This one is titled The Case of Marten Oman. It’s a tale of vigilante times,...

The nineteenth century offered few job opportunities for an educated, single woman. She could become a servant, governess, or school...

Recently I was honoured to be present at an actual interview of Emperor Joshua Norton I, in person. Click here to listen.

The Inventor is now on line and in print. You may find it on the usual Internet outlets, or ask your local book store to order one....

check out the book trailer for black bart May 1, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l4cPVVjdWZc

Yesterday I went to a local gathering. This particular event happens only once every two years. Maybe that’s one reason it was an...