SPARROW news, and a request

I had very modest expectations when I began writing The Sparrow back in 1992. I never meant it to be a novel. I thought I was trying a short story. It was an experiment. I wanted to see what it was like to create characters, to write dialog, and set a scene. I...

Teeth from Waterloo

A lot of readers have asked me about the reference in Doc to the use of teeth from dead soldiers in dental bridges and plates. Here’s a link!

Back in the saddle again!

After five weeks of dealing with pertussis, I have advice: if you’re over 50, get a tetenus-diptheria-pertussis booster. Immunity from childhood vaccines evidently wears off after a few decades and the disease is making a big come-back. However, I am well now...

A personal favor?

If you were planning on coming to one of my tour events, please go to the store anyway and buy a copy of Epitaph from them. I am so distressed by having to cancel on these great stores. Please support them! Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchemere Blvd., Shaker Heights OH...

Epitaph tour events canceled, March 23-28

If you’ve followed the Epitaph tour on Facebook, you’ll know that I’ve been traveling sick and getting sicker by the day. I joked about having the Doc Holliday Memorial Cough, but by the time I got to Denver, it was clear that I couldn’t keep...