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The Ballad of Fred and Ed

I had friends–Fred and Ed.   These were their real names and this is a true story.   As odd products of fate and circumstance both men orbited each other for several decades.   Both men were spawned from different backgrounds, and held very different political values.   Oddly, while both men pursued life from [...]

Author Gordon Basichis Selected for List of 100 Top Facebook Authors

As some may have noticed, by day I am a co-founder of Corra Group, specializing in background checks and corporate research on a global basis.  But I have long been a writer, an author, in fact, a novelist who sold my first book at twenty-five years of age.   I still enjoy writing novels and [...]

Minstrel’s Alley Discounts eBook Publications for the Holiday Season

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 29, 2011 Minstrel’s Alley will be discounting its ebooks for the holiday season. The discount applies to all electronic publication editions, including Kindle, iPad, Barnes & Noble, Sony eReader, Smashwords, and Kobo. We thought the holiday season would be a good time to introduce new readers to our books, ” [...]

The Myriad Possibility Puzzles of Intelligence Disinformation After the Osama Bin Laden Raid

Before we wear out are hands patting ourselves on the back for the success of the Osama Bin Laden mission, there are a few things to consider in the aftermath.  While on one note the raid was a true success, and we did kill Osama Bin Laden, I am compelled to critically review the story of his [...]

The Guys Who Spied for China on Kindle Rank

I was pleased to see that my book, The Guys Who Spied for China, my Gordon Basichis roman a clef was listed on Kindle Rank as one of the Best Kindle Books.  It is always nice when one’s work is regarded, and I spent quite some time living and writing this novel. Here is the [...]