I still remember watching herky-jerky home movies of my great-uncles ski-jumping in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  I suspect the film was shot sometime right around World War II.  I have never…View post

Writer Daphne Young interviewed me in advance of the upcoming Fox Cities Book Festival.  Daphne had done her homework and we covered some ground, from Neil Diamond to Kenny Chesney…View post

Should you find yourself working for a man who repeatedly insists, “money is no object,” by all means get paid up front.

I have written about Barry and Michael before.  Dancing beautifully up there in Rusk County.  These two men have lifted my heart and driven me forward in times of darkness. …View post

John and Julie have a new book. I love to tell the story of how I met John Shimon and Julie Lindemann when we were all in prison.  It’s true,…View post