FREEDOM AND MEMORIAL DAY, 2018

I saw a friend’s Facebook post on eating a hot dog at the ballpark, and followed the ensuing discussion on the best way to consume this iconic American delicacy. The sausage industry has weighed in on this controversial issue: Click here to read the “experts’” advice on how to eat a hot dog. And let […]

WHY DO SO MANY LAWYERS WANT TO BE WRITERS?

I have posted on why so many English language writers live in Thailand, and  what an author might read after writing a book.  I have also posted about my writing group, Keybangers Bangkok and the writing prompt workshop I attend. I have not weighed in on one question I am constantly asked, presumably because after more than […]

AMERICA, HERE I COME

A day from now I will be heading out to Souvarnabhumi Airport to board a flight back to America. Over the past three plus years, I’ve spent almost all of my time here in Bangkok. I am definitely not one of those American expats who bears America any ill will, and my time here should […]

LIFE, DEATH, AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

After finishing the final draft of Bangkok Shadows, my weeks were filled  with proofing, formatting, downloading, uploading, side-loading and promoting, I missed sitting down and writing. So I took a break from the drudgery  and wrote this little story in one sitting, something I rarely do.  It’s a mere thirteen hundred words; I can produce […]

WHAT TO READ AFTER PUBLISHING A THRILLER

WHAT TO READ AFTER PUBLISHING A THRILLER Hopefully  by now the whole world knows that I just published my novel, Bangkok Shadows.  Available as e book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C125MS1                                                    and as paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/173214741 It […]

BANGKOK SHADOWS NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON KINDLE

Click here to view Bangkok Shadows page on Amazon Kindle The novel is now available as a e-book; paperback will be available in a few days. Right now it is being offered at an introductory  discount price of $.99. I hope you will enjoy the adventures of Glenn Murray Cohen in Bangkok’s mysterious underside, and […]

VIRTOX: A Satirical Look At Crypto

Photo courtesy of Jeremy Benzanger                                                             VIRTOX by Stephen Shaiken  ( c ) 2017     Ferdinand was awakened by a firm grip on his shoulder.     […]