James B. WellsSt. John’s Episcopal Church in College Park, GA—the church where I was raised, where my father’s funeral services were held, and where Brenda and I were married—recently sent me a booklet describing all the stained glass windows in the church, including one donated by our family and paid for with memorial funds after my father’s […]
Brenda and I stumbled upon a hidden gem as a venue for one of my author events. The Rockport Fulton/Corpus Christi KOA RV Park, with its welcoming spirit and scenic surroundings, proved to be the perfect setting. We had the pleasure of collaborating with Marie, the energetic and creative Activities Director, who went above and […]
The Rockport Fulton Book Festival overlooking Arkansas Bay in Texas has been one of the most rewarding and well-organized book festivals Brenda and I have attended. The festival began with an onstage interview about my investigative memoir, Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew. Later that afternoon, […]
What a truly remarkable author event my cousin, Joni Foster, orchestrated at the Dr. Eugene Clark Library—the oldest library in Texas—located in charming Lockhart. The event space was both elegant and inviting, the library staff exceptionally gracious and helpful, and the audience engaged deeply with my investigative memoir, “Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s […]
It has been deeply moving to see how many people have connected with our fight to uncover the still-classified truth behind our father’s 1965 death in Vietnam — a man who died a whistleblower. My siblings and I are grateful to have Bradley P. Moss fighting alongside us in our lawsuit against the CIA. Moss […]
This morning I feel blessed for many reasons, but none more so than the bond between siblings — the kind that holds firm when life grows difficult and the road ahead feels uncertain. There is something unbreakable about brothers and sisters who choose to stay, who show up for each other through the hardest seasons, […]
Our mother never got the answers she deserved. Widowed at 38 when our father was killed in a CIA Air America plane crash in Vietnam in 1965, she was left with nothing but his letters to piece together what had really happened. The unanswered questions haunted her for the rest of her life — she […]
I am deeply grateful to everyone who voted for my investigative memoir, Because: A CIA Cover-Up and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew, for Best Book Cover — and we won first place! A special thank-you to my wife, Brenda, whose initial design set the vision, and to Michelle Bradford Art, […]
I had a wonderful time at the 2026 Bluegrass Writers Coalition Conference! This was our largest gathering yet, and I thoroughly enjoyed serving on the conference committee, speaking on a nonfiction research and writing panel, promoting and signing my award-winning investigative memoir, Because, and connecting with fellow writers.
Of all the book festivals we’ve attended while promoting my award-winning investigative memoir, Because: A CIA Cover-Up and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew, the Books by the Bay festival in Pensacola stands at the top of the list. From the stunning scenery of being right on the water, to the […]
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