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In the Acknowledgments section of my investigative memoir, Because, I express my deep gratitude to my mother, Betty J. Wells. I write, “I am especially indebted to my mother for taking the time and energy to share her memories of my father with me and for safeguarding his letters for as long as forty-five years before I […]

Last night at the Poetry at the Table event, I shared a poem I recently wrote about my feelings regarding a FOIA denial appeal I filed eight years ago with the CIA. I received word last month that they will continue to withhold information due to national security, foreign policy, and privacy concerns. Here are […]

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Find out why I believe the CIA refuses to declassify information on my father’s death in an Air America plane crash in Vietnam a half-century after the end of the Vietnam War this April 30th in my investigative memoir Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew.  Pre-order Now!

I spoke at the American Legion Post #67 in Versailles last night, telling the crowd about my soon-to-be-released investigative memoir and upcoming author events in the area. I love coming early and engaging in fellowship with these men and women who served, and I welcome the opportunity to continue to do so with other posts. […]

Both “art imitated life” and “life imitated art” last night at the packed Bluegrass Writers Studio open-mic at Dreaming Creek Brewery as I read an excerpt from my soon-to-be-released investigative memoir Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew, describing the CIA’s CONTINUED reluctance to reveal what they […]

Guess whose soon to be released book is listed on the front of their publisher’s website now?

At our grandson William Jack’s 11th birthday party, I surprised him with the very first signed copy of my investigative memoir about his grandfather’s still-classified death in Vietnam. The book is titled, Because: A CIA Cover-Up and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew. In his book, I wrote in it I hope he […]

I had a fantastic time at the 2025 Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference in Los Angeles! I want to extend my gratitude to Tracy Crow of Milspeak Books, as well as authors Liam Wil Cor and Lauren Kathleen, who joined me at the Milspeak Booth to promote our incredible titles. I also […]