The quiet solitude of Bears' Cove ushers Cronin and Sonya MacArthur into its seclusion as a respite replete with the accentuations of small town life, only to discover worldly elements that will not be denied.
This story, though historical fiction, paints a reflection of the tenuous U.S. - Pakistani relationship and the long masking shadow that emanates not only from the Pentagon but from Islamabad and its culture of militarism and classism. The futures of both culturally divergent nations are tied to the eventual cessation of hostilities in Afgahnistan and the shrinking worldwide influence the U.S. will exercise on the world stage. Though In the Sh...
The Simple Time is a reflection of the changes that brought us, as a nation, from the quiet easy 1950's to the tumultuous '60's. This story chronicles two families, similar but at the opposite ends of society, as they discover respect and love for one another against the backdrop of race and poverty.
Mamie's Button provides a glimpse of the all-to-common journey of boyhood into the realities of a world gone astray. From his innocence to the barren landscape of Afghanistan, Rudy Carmichael is pulled into the familiar and the tempting, but through it all, the unconditional love from Mamie, his grandmother, guides him away from the parched land and to the oasis of life.
The button, a prized remnant from long ago, is given to Rudy as a consta...
International relations are fragmented by mistrust, greed, and often hatred for those unlike us. Pegasus One leaps forward in a divided and super-secret world to predict the unthinkable and safeguard peace and our way of life.
