Remembering My Sister, Deborah Ann Lilienthal

On January 28, 2023, my sister Debbie passed away at 54 from colon cancer. She fought hard, but the initial diagnosis in February 2022 showed the disease had already metastasized to her liver, lungs, and brain. Our mom always called Debbie bullheaded. Her last eleven months proved it. I met Debbie in February 1972, shortly …

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Creature from the Dead Pool Featured on Horror Complex

Click here to read a post on the Horror Complex blog about my fan-fiction short story, “Creature from the Dead Pool,” a mashup of Dirty Harry versus the Gill-Man in 1957. Learn what inspired me to create the story. Click here to download your free copy of “Creature from the Dead Pool”Download

Zapruder Nation

Originally published in November 2013 for the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. Reposted now for the 60th anniversary and to reflect the release of previously withheld files on the assassination. It is the anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. The resultant reverence, pain and doubt have remained in the American psyche since November 22, 1963. …

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The Deliverer Honored at 2023 Angel Book Awards

My Christian sci-fi novel The Deliverer won third prize, Speculative Fiction, at the 2023 Angel Book Awards. My thanks to the Faith and Fellowship Book Festival for this honor. Buy The Deliverer at Amazon. https://youtu.be/kkWX5jEI3es?feature=shared