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In the first novel of my cycle, “The Water Cure,” main characters Jen and Stan order (and build) a Sears catalogue home kit on Stan’s salary as a railroad shop man. This article explores why home kits would be much … Continue reading →

If you visit my little town — or would like to! — you’ll probably have a lot a questions about it and its waters. A commercially-owned site has a pretty good page that will likely answer most of your questions … Continue reading →

One of our two local papers, the Eureka Springs Independent, published a very kind and positive review of the first book in my “People of the Water” Cycle, “The Water Cure” today. Copies of all three books in the cycle … Continue reading →

A wedding takes place near the close of the third novel in my “People of the Water” Cycle. It takes place inside one of the most-visited attractions near Eureka Springs, Thorncrown Chapel. Designed by renowned Arkansas architect E. Fay Jones, … Continue reading →

Chapter Five of Book 4, “The Unwept Tear,” is written! I’ve had some time to mull over next steps, and while things are still unfolding as planned, I want to keep the story moving. That’s a challenge in this Cycle … Continue reading →

Arkansas’ ninth governor — the first after the Civil War, and first Republican governor — was an early and heavy investor in the future of the a-borning Eureka Springs, where the initial (and many subsequent) events of the “People of … Continue reading →

I made good progress on the next chapter of Book 4, “The Unwept Tear,” thanks to a breakfast wrap with bacon and a classic latté at the venerated Mud Street Cafe this morning. Another couple of pages; another couple thousand … Continue reading →

Carrie Nation Spring is not one of the city’s public spring reservations; it is on private property. So if you visit, please respect that. Local legend has it that alcohol abolitionist Carrie Nation — who lived across the street — … Continue reading →

This article in the May edition of Discover Magazine details the identification of what was originally thought to be an asteroid as the top stage of the Saturn 5 and Saturn 1-B lunar rockets. Just like the ones that lifted … Continue reading →

Without teasing too much of Book 4, “The Unwept Tear,” suffice it to say that much of the action moves from Eureka Springs, Arkansas and the Gaskins community (north of it) to Beaver Lake, west of town and near the … Continue reading →