Hopeful Romantics

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It is always nice to see when one’s efforts are rewarded.  In this case my novel, The Guys Who Spied for China, was just highlighted by Independent Publisher Online.   As this roman a clef took me long enough to write and long enough to live through, I am glad to see that publishing industry folk as well as [...]

Life can be cruel at times.  Life can be filled with contradictions.  Contradictions that become paradoxes in our day-to-day lives and as the years progress  leave us wondering,  what the hell happened?   The cruelty part is that there is no going back, no modifying the order of things or adjusting priorities.    Despite all good wishes and inspiring messages [...]

When you think of China, you don’t think of it as a particularly sexy place.   Probably the Chinese don’t even think of China as a particularly sexy place as they tend to take their lead in sexual conduct from the West.   Nevertheless, with nearly 1.5 billion people, China is the most populated country in the [...]