Neil Armstrong | Neil Armstrong
Sep.20.2012
On a summer evening in July of 1969, Neil Armstrong placed his left, then his right foot on the surface of the moon humbly saying, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” Words which will forever be etched in history books and minds of all who heard them across the airwaves....
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Aug.26.2012
Who would have thought that Neil Armstrong’s death would take us back to semantics? The eleven words he uttered are not merely historic. They convey evolution. It is almost Darwinesque. And like Darwin, this was challenged. Not for the words alone, although they added to the controversy....
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Aug.26.2012
The passing of the first man on the moon caused me to think about how important Neil Armstrong was to motion pictures. The origins of cinema’s relationship to human space travel dates back to 1902, when Georges Melies created The Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune). The film...
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Aug.25.2012
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Neil Armstrong. I must admit his passing makes me feel old. It seems as if a whole generation of our heroes, and favorite entertainers are dying at an alarming rate. Thinking of the Apollo astronauts particularly, I think of a time in the future, when every...
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Dec.17.2011
One of the best things about being a writer is doing research. Before I got notes back from my editor (last week) on the third Velva Jean book, and before I found out (this past Wednesday) that my own edits are due back to her by next Wednesday (!), I had scheduled a tour of Edwards Air Force...
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Aug.31.2009
I'm forty-six years old in October and I'm still building plastic model kits. I don't know if this is a sign of creeping dementia or an indication I've never really grown up.
I especially love any kit associated with old TV shows or the space age. I own everything from an Area 51 alien space...
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Aug.09.2009
Finally, some new work to show to my readers.
I've posted the text of my radio play "The First Room" on my blog. Do pop over for a look--you can download and read it for absolutely nuttin'. Let me know what you think of this piece--I think it's the best radio drama I've ever created, a...
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Jul.28.2009
I wrote to Adriana Trigiani for the first time prior to the publication of my debut novel The Thin Pink Line. I was in the blurb-gathering process and thought that if I could get an endorsement from the bestselling author of such sweetly beloved books as Big Stone Gap it might widen the audience...
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Jul.20.2009
40 years.
That's a long time in my book, considering I wasn't yet alive 40 years ago. So, I could sit here and paint a picture of what it was like back in 1969, listening to the Mets make their championship run on the radio, enjoying the sounds of The Beatles in the background, letting my children...
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Jul.16.2009
That's right--once again thanks to my wife's know-how, our short film tribute to the 1969 Apollo 11 lunar landing is now up on YouTube and available for viewing.
Have a look here...or pop over to my blog (and catch up on my latest hijinks).
Remember to raise a glass to Neil and the boys on July...
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