January 24, 2015 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of one of the great heroes of the twentieth century, Winston Churchill. In a lovely Op-Ed piece in the Wall Street Journal, his granddaughter Celia Sandys describes his last days … Continue reading →
Today is Memorial Day in the United States, a day set aside to honor those fallen in our country’s wars, and those who served and are now gone. Some romance authors have built whole careers on wounded heroes returning from battles ranging from Waterloo … Continue reading →
She took out a handsome, very expensively bound volume of Don Juan. “This must have been your purchase,” she said. “The last cantos of Don Juan were published scarcely four years ago. I didn’t know you had a … Continue reading →
“He was ninety percent hotshot, and the ten percent was left for us. But he loved me more than I’ve ever been loved in my life.” Amanda Marsh, widow of Eric Marsh, Granite Mountain Hotshots’ Founder and Superintendent, quoted in … Continue reading →