At Mount Lebanon High School
In mid-May, I was invited by Mt. Lebanon (PA) High School Social Studies teacher, Michelle Richey, to speak to four of her U. S. History classes about the history behind my book, Consecrated Dust: A...
View ArticleBook Clubs
Attending book clubs is one of my favorite things to do, and I do it whenever my schedule permits. Writers are, by necessity, solitary creatures much of the time, relegated to long hours in front of a...
View ArticleWelcome
Welcome, readers, to my website and my very first blog post. Writing a blog is an exciting, though somewhat frightening, experience for me – exciting because it presents an irresistible opportunity to...
View ArticleVictims of the Arsenal Explosion Remembered
Lots of activity surrounded the 150th anniversary of the September 17, 1862 explosion at the Allegheny Arsenal in Lawrenceville. On Saturday, September 15th, 200 people attended a “Cold Case” coroner’s...
View ArticleInterest in Arsenal Explosion Continues On WQED Pittsburgh 360
I feared interest in the September 17, 1862 Allegheny Arsenal explosion would wane as we got further away from the 150th anniversary of the event. So, I was thrilled when Tonia Caruso, one of the...
View ArticleSpeaking Volumes at Pittsburgh’s WESA 90.5
Recently, I had the opportunity to do a taped interview with Morning Host, Josh Raulerson, for his program, Speaking Volumes, at the Southside studio of WESA 90.5, Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station. (The...
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