WE ALL CARRY A HIDDEN YOGI
It was this time of year in 2005, right before the holiday break, when I did something I didn’t think was even on my radar screen: I took a yoga class. This was not the very first time I’d done so; back in the early seventies, I took a few yoga classes in California, but […]
FOURTH NJA CLUB NOVEL TO BE RELEASED IN EARLY 2023
Photo by Stephen Shaiken I’ve been a busy writer. Next month will see the release of my Sixties rock ‘n’ roll novel, Queensborough Rock, published by Crosswinds Press. (See COMING THIS NOVEMBER-A VERY DIFFERENT KIND OF STEPHEN SHAIKEN NOVEL ) While that book is undergoing production and pre-release publicity, I find myself deep in the […]
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IT’S OFFICIAL- I HAVE A FAN BASE
I am absolutely flattered to learn that someone took the time and trouble to blog in such detail about Glenn Murray Cohen, the protagonist of my NJA Club series. I officially have a fan base! Click the link below to read the fan review ! https://spyguysandgals.com/sgShowChar.aspx?id=2211 Click on the link for the NJA Club Amazon […]
SCENES FROM BEAUTIFUL KOH PHANGAN
Sunset on Koh Phangan. Photo by Stephen Shaiken I’ve posted quite a bit about Bangkok during my two month visit to Thailand, but I spent ten glorious days on the beautiful island of Koh Phangan, in the Gulf of Thailand, part of the Southern Province of Surat Thani. I’ve been here many times, and plan […]
TAKING TIME OUT IN BANGKOK’S BENJASIRI PARK
The iconic gold coin greeting visitors at Benjasiri Park. Photo by Stephen Shaiken As peaceful and orderly as Bangkok may be compared to other cities throughout the world, it’s still a busy metropolis of more than ten million people. To quote the Eagles, sometimes you just want that “peaceful, easy feeling,” and you can find […]
BANGKOK’S GREEN MILE OFFERS A BREAK FROM THE BIG CITY
The Green Mile pathway. Photo Much as I love Bangkok, it’s easy to feel hemmed in and crowded in a sweltering city of over ten million, no matter how nice, orderly and friendly the inhabitants may be. Fortunately, it’s not difficult to find respite. The city is blessed with at least three major parks, filled […]
GETTING AROUND BANGKOK IS EASY
The first row of photos was taken at the Phrom Phrong BTS Station. BTS, or SkyTrain as it is affectionately known, glides above the busy streets of Bangkok, allowing public transit users to ignore the city’s world-class traffic. The second row was taken at the Sukhumvit MRT (subway) station, which goes many places the BTS […]
BACK IN THAILAND AFTER THREE YEARS
Bingo Beach, Chonburi Province, Thailand, home of internationally acclaimed magician know as Dr. Penguin. Photo by Stephen Shaiken If any readers ever take the time to check out my biographic information on Amazon, Goodreads, this blog, or any of my novels, they’d see I “split my time between Tampa, Florida and Bangkok, Thailand.” That was […]
A MORNING E BIKE RIDE, AND A NEW NJA CLUB NOVEL TO BE RELEASED
Taking a morning e bike ride in Old Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL, thinking about the release of the third novel in the NJA Club series, titled Bangkok Blues. It will be released in less than two weeks. The first two novels, Bangkok Shadows and Bangkok Whispers, continue gaining readers, and Bangkok Blues will please old and new readers […]