Author With A Day Job

Mild mannered working stiff by day, author at night.

  • Kids are More Diverse Than Ever

    The need for diversity in children’s books caught publishers flat-footed. Prior to about 2010 children’s books featured almost exclusively white characters. What the industry did not seem to be aware of was the nation was becoming more diverse.   It’s not hard to imagine why this happened if you look at the demographics of the United… Read more

  • School Shootings Are Caused By More Than Just Guns

    You have certainly heard of the school shooting in Georgia by now. This event has revived the argument of gun rights verses gun control.  I’m not going to discuss whether or not we need stricter gun laws. I will leave that to other blogs. I do want to express my belief that the causes of… Read more

  • Strong Women Are Not New

    Strong female characters are not a new thing. There were strong women in every age. In honor of Women’s History Month, I thought I’d take the time to show you a couple of my favorites from classic television. Dale Evans’ vest is embroidered with ‘girly’ fringes, but that’s where it stops. She packs a gun… Read more

  • The 1939 Winter War

    Russia invades a small neighboring country, using a false flag operation as a pretense. Everyone expects the small country to be quickly overrun by the vastly larger Russian army, but the smaller country beats back wave after wave of Russian attack. After several months of hard fighting, the two countries reach a peace settlement. The… Read more