- I’ve had four dads in my life.My dad. Mahlon Boop. Adopted me at birth. Raised me to be a good man and to love God. I don’t know that I ever lived totally up to that expectation. Died when I was 19 in my arms. My …
- A Novel UpdateOver my career as an author, most of you know, I’ve struggled to finish novels. Since She Murdered Me with Science came out in 2008, I have only completed three, and one of those was a mosaic novel (Drowned Horse …
- Travis Heermann, my friend.It has taken me awhile to put any thoughts I have about the passing of Travis Heermann in some semblance of order, and I still don’t have all of it the way I want, but I’m going to give this …
- Grief Lies to UsI entered grief therapy in 2009. The year before, I lost three people close to me: two mentors, and one of my closest friends. My grief issues go back long before that with the death of my father in 1997. …
- To Antoine on his 97th BirthdayToday is my later stepfather, Antoine Delmenico’s birthday. Had he lived, he would have been 97. His passing in October still affects me, including occasional dreams, etc. What’s odd is that I didn’t think it would affect me at all. …
