So Get Ready For a Long Slow Ride. A thought entered my cranium this morning. If I could change anything over the years of writing, what would it be? The many short stories I penned with the intention of submitting them to magazines? Having published works would give me more credence in the eyes of publishers and agents once I completed my first novel.

Monday, September 9, 2013. 17th National War of 1812 Symposium, Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Saturday, October 5, 2013. Only fifty places available, including speakers. Chris George to Speak in Baltimore and Frederick, MD, and Detroit. In October I will be a speaker at the War of 1812 Symposium at the Detroit Historical Society on Monday, October 14. Check out the Society website.

Book reviews and other American Civil War related news. St Augustine and the Civil War. Friday, August 14, 2015. Press Release- Grant Under Fire. An Exposé of Generalship and Character in the American Civil War. A book by Joseph A. New York, NY 10009.

A father, husband, poet, engineer, accordionist, and baseball fan who believes it is possible to root for the Mets without hating the Yankees shares thoughts on contemporary creative writing. Friday, December 21, 2012. Saturday, April 14, 2012. New Post at Where Poetry Intersects. Friday, March 09, 2012.

Musings on history as viewed by someone with one foot in the past. The depiction Ball chose would have been familiar to many at the time. But it seems clear he was inspired by a famous etching utilized by many abolitionist publications before the war.

A collage of ephemera, snapshots, research and historical misadventure. A Short History of Whale Strandings in New Zealand.

How is your summer coming along? It is still warm in your part of the world? Many may prefer to brings colours into home during summer but I love the whitish pale shade. I start off with my seashell and raindrop. So, I make up my summer table centerpiece with this giant female seashell, company by pale green, blue pebbles, and more small seashell.

Thoughts and musings of award-winning Civil War author J. Tuesday, November 15, 2011. We began giving tours together and sharing documentary resources, and after a few years we determined to begin writing some books together about the subjects we love. That began a researching and writing partnership that last until this day. Happily, publisher Savas Beatie.

Thunder in Winter, Snow in Summer. Friday, December 31, 2010. What is Freedom Worth? It is worth everything. Thursday, December 30, 2010. Ed Rondthaler on English Spelling. Ed Rondthaler on English spelling. Wednesday, December 29, 2010. Sunday, June 06, 2010. The Wizard of Westwood Passes On. My black face fades,. Hiding inside the black granite. My clouded reflection eyes me.

Writing about anything that interests me. The Land of the Free. This morning I got up, showered, shaved, and dressed for work. Sixty Seven years ago today your fathers and grandfathers got up and, along with 168,000 others, crossed the English Channel as part of the invasion of Europe. Take a moment today to reflect on the sacrifices they made for us and say thank you.