Whistleblowing Fact 895: In some of the 400 letters I found 26 years after he died in Vietnam, my father self admits that his actions qualify him as meeting the academic definition of a whistleblower. Two prominent scholars, Near and Miceli, defined in a 1985 journal article what has become the classic and commonly accepted definition […]
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Jay McCoy and Kevin Nance interview me about my investigative memoir Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew at 8 pm Wednesday, June 4 at https://radiolex.us/shows/kentucky-writers-roundtable/
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Review & Interview by WBT
The Wrath-Bearing Tree is a literary journal that “was established by a small group of combat veterans in 2013 and has published all kinds of prose and poetry related to the topic of military service, violence, trauma, and resulting mental and emotional health challenges.” Larry Abbott conducted a review of Because and recently interviewed me. […]
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June Book Tour Events for Because
June 14 | Lexington, KY | Joseph-Beth Booksellers | Book Launch – In conversation with Robert Dean Johnson discussing and signing Because | 4:00 pm June 15 | Midway, KY | A Likely Story Bookstore | In conversation with Scott White discussing and signing Because | 2:00 pm June 17 | Lexington, KY | Faith Lutheran Church | In conversation with […]
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June Because Events
In addition to the launch of my investigative memoir, Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew, at 4 pm on June 14th at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington, there will be a dozen other author events in Kentucky where I will be discussing the book and engaging in conversations […]
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Memorial Days are Difficult
Memorial Days have always been difficult for me. Just as my father’s death in Vietnam was an early one, so were the government’s lies to our family and the media about how he died. My mother was notified of her husband’s death by a phone call. I was first notified of the lies when I […]
“They say a person dies twice — once when they have their physical death and the second time when we stop saying their name.” https://jamesbwells.com/2023/09/25/giving-life/ This Memorial Day weekend, I wish to honor and mention the names of Wells family members who volunteered to defend our country during wartime. My great-great-grandfather Richard Wells cut down […]
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Full Circle to Where It All Began
I am excited to report that one of the venues for our book tour will be where it all began, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in College Park, Georgia, a location that holds deep personal significance for me. As I wrote in Because…”in the same nave my father’s funeral service was held in. The same nave […]
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Buckeye Book Fair
I was thrilled to receive an email yesterday from the Buckeye Book Fair, informing me that I am an invited author whose investigative memoir, Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew, will be showcased at the event on November 1st. I will also have the opportunity to participate […]
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What Are the Odds?
“What are the odds?” is a question I have asked myself many times over the past few decades while researching and writing my investigative memoir, Because: A CIA Cover-up and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew. Whenever I speak at American Legion or VFW posts about my book, I like to arrive […]
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