by Chris Goff“The thing about happiness is you can define it by saying, you’re happy when you wouldn’t want to be anywhere else doing anything else.” – Robert Egelstaff, kayak guide and poet Traveling makes me happy. It also makes me feel youthful, like a child soaking up every new experience. New...
by Lisa Black As Billie Holiday sang, I love New Orleans. And I don’t say that because like sushi, feng shui and working out, it would sound totally uncool if I didn’t. I also don’t pretend that I understand the city and its...
by Lisa Black Politicians have always asked for money during their campaigns, to be used to help them win the election. But why do they ask for it when they’re not technically ‘campaigning’? Their term isn’t up for another three years, but still they...
by Chris GoffBuilt in 1982, The Friendship Statue is billed as one of the main tourist attractions in Kiev, Ukraine. It stands beneath the People's Friendship Arch as a testament to the friendship that exists between Russia and Ukraine.What? Wait a minute...In 2014, didn't Russia invade Crimea,...
by K.J. HoweThe Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is a treasured holy site for Christians. But for 39 days in the spring of 2002, it was the backdrop for the one of the most complicated sieges/hostage-takings and international negotiations in the modern history. In late...
by Chris GoffLittle bling tree I found at a crafter's marketThe holidays at our house can be a bit chaotic. First off, we have six kids in a blended family. Add six significant others, two grandchildren and a grandpuppy or two, and things can quickly border on mayhem.It's long been known that...
….by Karna Small BodmanWhat is it about a certain town or area that spawns dozens upon dozens of authors? Of course there are writers living in all parts of this wonderful country, but there happens to be one small part of my state of Florida that is the home of so many creative souls, I...
by K.J. HoweWith all the heartbreaking strife in the world these days, I'd like to light a candle of hope. Perhaps we can build more kindness and acceptance by uniting over a shared passion--BOOKS--as they can truly bring the world together, at least that is what I'm experiencing this week at the...
...Submitted by Karna Small BodmanWe Rogues have been writing about the use of foreign settings in our thrillers, so the question is: must we have traveled there...or is doing great research enough to "transport" the reader to just the right location? When the updated version of my international...
by Chris Goff View entering the harbor, St. Petersburg, RussiaOne thing I’ve noticed since becoming a writer is how many of my friends travel to research their books. The question du jour is, are they choosing destinations they want to visit and incorporating them into books or...
