February 10, 2021
First Reviews on my True Crime Book, “The Darkest Glare”
"An entertaining true-crime period piece built around a…
October 29, 2020
Yeah, I’ve seen the bridge — the Colorado Street Bridge and a jam session that changed me
How an obscure song from the Hammer-of-the-Gods band grew…
September 29, 2020
The Fire That Crackled Inside of Me
Up in the foothills was a wasteland of smoke. You could…
May 15, 2020
I’ve waited long enough: the story of the Man in the Light
The baseball cracked off the bat, vanishing into the…
March 15, 2020
The Boom that Blew the Petals off the Rose City
E.C. Webster, it was said, could’ve sold plots on Mars for…
November 14, 2019
Lucretia Garfield: South Pasadena’s Lady in Perpetual Mourning
By the time she settled into her South Pasadena dream…
October 31, 2019
Ghosts of the Colorado Street Bridge: real or really ludicrous?
Since it's Halloween, and the witching hour is nearly upon…
October 30, 2019
The Colorado Street Bridge speaks, or rather initial critical reaction to my novel about her
"A riveting and enjoyable look at how local myths are…
October 22, 2019
Incredible home movie by the grandfather of Thaddeus Lowe
Lowe conducted military reconnaissance from a balloon for…