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Sometimes, great places are more than a great setting for a novel. They become characters in the story. My next novel, which is the third and final installment in the Thomas Conner Series, takes place almost entirely in Southeast Idaho, and in particular, the area east of Ashton. It's a beautiful place with amazing scenery. The land abounds with amber waves of grain, and the horizon is framed by purple mountains majesty. In this case, the Teton range. View of the Tetons from

Christmas is celebrated right in the middle of basketball season. On numerous occasions, I have played, coached, or broadcast basketball games a few days before or after Christmas. Christmas 1985: My senior year in high school. We played Bloomfield High School. Their star was 6’10” Alaa Abdelnaby. He went on to play in college at Duke and then for several years in the NBA. I held him to 32 points. Alaa Abdelnaby playing for Duke Christmas 1988: I was in college, playing for

Recently, I was in New Jersey for the memorial service for my uncle, Al Swanson. He was quite the athlete. He was so gifted that he lettered in 4 different sports at the U.S. Naval Academy. At the memorial, his playing days at Navy and West Orange High were brought up. The luncheon that followed was at the country club where he played endless rounds of golf. He was really good at that sport too. My uncle, Al Swanson, playing football at the US Naval Academy Al's younger broth

September is back-to-school time. If you or your child is not very motivated for the start of school, here’s a little story that might help. Growing up, I wanted to become the next Larry Bird and, eventually, play with Bird on the Celtics. But I wasn’t that good. Other people knew it, but I didn’t. Larry Bird One day, I had a funny interaction with Red Auerbach, the legendary Hall-of-Famer who coached the Celtics to 9 NBA titles. I was a freshman at George Washington Universi

The last installment of the legend of Ray Johnson, the inspiration for the fictional character, Ray Folsom, who plays a pivotal role in my two novels, The Blue Team and Wardrobe Of The Wolf, and my friend in real life.

The continuation of the story of Ray Johnson, the inspiration for the fictional character, Ray Folsom, who plays a pivotal role in my two novels, The Blue Team and Wardrobe Of The Wolf, and an unlikely friend in real life.

The second part of the legend of Ray Johnson, the inspiration for the fictional character, Ray Folsom, who plays a pivotal role in my two novels, The Blue Team and Wardrobe Of The Wolf, and a real-life friend of mine.

The first part of the story of Ray Johnson, the inspiration for the fictional character, Ray Folsom, who plays a pivotal role in my two novels, The Blue Team and Wardrobe Of The Wolf and the prison inmate that became my friend.