One thing I learned, after years of trying to survive as a screenwriter in Hollywood, was to hold onto the story rights. A decade ago, I was asked to write a...

A few months back I accidentally deleted this site's original Blog Page. I felt a degree of satisfaction at the time, given my natural inclination not to bot...

If you're around me for any length of time you'll find that along with the entire oeuvres of John D. MacDonald, Elmore Leonard, Richard Stark (Donald E. West...

The cartoon below, by artist Katie Maratta, caught my eye almost two decades ago. I cut it out of the Los Angeles Times and kept it — because it so completel...