Hi, everyone
Best wishes for a great November and a joyous holiday season. Thanksgiving and Christmas are such delightful family days – apparently I am not going to outgrow looking forward to them. Veterans Day is special also. Thanks to all who have worn the uniforms of our country and to all who sustained them when they travelled in harm’s way, welcomed them when they came home, and loved them forever when they did not return.
Not a lot of specific writing news to report this month. As per the note notifying readers that this newsletter had been published, probably the biggest news is the notice that appeared in the Nov/Dec edition of Poets & Writers magazine regarding The YouTube Candidate novel. I am curious to see what impact that might have. The reviews were extraordinary and I am enormously grateful for them.
As also mentioned in the note, the military history Taking Command, America’s Unsung Military Leaders, Innovators, and Difference Makers since World War II, was released in the U.S. on September 2. The publishers (Stackpole Books) were exceptionally gracious to work with, so I especially hope that good things will happen with the book.
In the absence of other news, I’ll use this occasion to respond to requests from readers who have asked for a “cheat sheet” list of published items. A rundown of books is provided below. With one exception, I’ll defer for now on short stories and poems. Some of each of those were published in small magazines that have since gone by the wayside (there were lots of casualties during COVID), or are difficult to track down. Others were published as part of anthologies that are decidedly over-priced (my farm boy opinion). I’ll try to sort through the contenders and if there is enough useful information, I’ll include those in a future newsletter. (For a complete list of all books, articles, short stories, and poems click here to see the “Bookshelf” section of this website.)
The exception I’ll make is with a short story titled Doomsday 3.0 that was published in December 2022 in an iconic e-zine titled “Spank the Carp.” Quite a few readers have asked about it, commenting on their interest/concern/alarm that events in our country may be trending toward the scenario presented in the story. You can get directly to it by clicking here. (The parallels with the present day described in The YouTube Candidate novel have drawn many of the same reactions as those expressed regarding Doomsday 3.0)
BOOKS
A Pilgrim in Unholy Places: Stories of a Mustang Colonel, Heritage Press, 2004
Battlefields of Nebraska, Caxton Press, 2008
Touching All the Bases, Scarecrow Press (Rowman and Littlefield), 2012
Boots and Saddles, Military Leaders of the American West, Caxton Press, 2015
In The Shadows of Victory: America’s Forgotten Military Leaders, 1776-1876, Casemate Publishers, 2016
In the Shadows of Victory II: America’s Forgotten Military Leaders: The Spanish-American War to World War II, Casemate Publishers, 2017
Fire in the North: The Minnesota Uprising and the Sioux War in Dakota Territory, Hellgate Press 2018 (co-author)
The YouTube Candidate, Vanguard Press (Pegasus Publishing, Ltd) 2024
Taking Command: America’s Unsung Military Leaders, Innovators, and Difference Makers since World War II, Stackpole Books, (Globe Pequot Publishing Group) 2025
And now … TRULY AWFUL PUNS
What do you call horse-drawn vehicles owned by the head of the Franciscan Abbey?
Chariots of friar.
I threw my wooden shoes in the toilet.
Now they’re clogged.
** This pun was from one of my favorite daughters. Sad. As I have noted before, we have tried so very hard to raise her properly.
Best wishes, always
Tom
Best wishes for a great November and a joyous holiday season. Thanksgiving and Christmas are such delightful family days – apparently I am not going to outgrow looking forward to them. Veterans Day is special also. Thanks to all who have worn the uniforms of our country and to all who sustained them when they travelled in harm’s way, welcomed them when they came home, and loved them forever when they did not return.
Not a lot of specific writing news to report this month. As per the note notifying readers that this newsletter had been published, probably the biggest news is the notice that appeared in the Nov/Dec edition of Poets & Writers magazine regarding The YouTube Candidate novel. I am curious to see what impact that might have. The reviews were extraordinary and I am enormously grateful for them.
As also mentioned in the note, the military history Taking Command, America’s Unsung Military Leaders, Innovators, and Difference Makers since World War II, was released in the U.S. on September 2. The publishers (Stackpole Books) were exceptionally gracious to work with, so I especially hope that good things will happen with the book.
In the absence of other news, I’ll use this occasion to respond to requests from readers who have asked for a “cheat sheet” list of published items. A rundown of books is provided below. With one exception, I’ll defer for now on short stories and poems. Some of each of those were published in small magazines that have since gone by the wayside (there were lots of casualties during COVID), or are difficult to track down. Others were published as part of anthologies that are decidedly over-priced (my farm boy opinion). I’ll try to sort through the contenders and if there is enough useful information, I’ll include those in a future newsletter. (For a complete list of all books, articles, short stories, and poems click here to see the “Bookshelf” section of this website.)
The exception I’ll make is with a short story titled Doomsday 3.0 that was published in December 2022 in an iconic e-zine titled “Spank the Carp.” Quite a few readers have asked about it, commenting on their interest/concern/alarm that events in our country may be trending toward the scenario presented in the story. You can get directly to it by clicking here. (The parallels with the present day described in The YouTube Candidate novel have drawn many of the same reactions as those expressed regarding Doomsday 3.0)
BOOKS
A Pilgrim in Unholy Places: Stories of a Mustang Colonel, Heritage Press, 2004
Battlefields of Nebraska, Caxton Press, 2008
Touching All the Bases, Scarecrow Press (Rowman and Littlefield), 2012
Boots and Saddles, Military Leaders of the American West, Caxton Press, 2015
In The Shadows of Victory: America’s Forgotten Military Leaders, 1776-1876, Casemate Publishers, 2016
In the Shadows of Victory II: America’s Forgotten Military Leaders: The Spanish-American War to World War II, Casemate Publishers, 2017
Fire in the North: The Minnesota Uprising and the Sioux War in Dakota Territory, Hellgate Press 2018 (co-author)
The YouTube Candidate, Vanguard Press (Pegasus Publishing, Ltd) 2024
Taking Command: America’s Unsung Military Leaders, Innovators, and Difference Makers since World War II, Stackpole Books, (Globe Pequot Publishing Group) 2025
And now … TRULY AWFUL PUNS
What do you call horse-drawn vehicles owned by the head of the Franciscan Abbey?
Chariots of friar.
I threw my wooden shoes in the toilet.
Now they’re clogged.
** This pun was from one of my favorite daughters. Sad. As I have noted before, we have tried so very hard to raise her properly.
Best wishes, always
Tom
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