The Day of the Gun, Part VIII
This posting includes Chapters 26 and 27 of my ongoing action novel, The Day of the Gun. Chapter 26 Oh, great, he thought. Just great....
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Mike Martinez
Apr 14, 201517 min read
The Day of the Gun, Part VII
It has been quite a while (November 2012) since I posted my last blog about my action novel, The Day of the Gun. Still, I wanted to...
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Mike Martinez
Mar 31, 20153 min read
Dreaming Out Loud, Postscript (Goodbye, Mister Buster)
Back in January 2015, I posted my last blog about my mother’s stroke and our family’s efforts to deal with the repercussions. It was part...
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Mike Martinez
Mar 16, 20156 min read
The Day of the Gun, Part XXV
This posting features Chapter 46 of my ongoing action novel, The Day of the Gun. Chapter 46 Paul Hewson had worked in law enforcement...
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Mike Martinez
Mar 16, 201512 min read
The Safety of the Kingdom: Government Responses to Subversive Threats, Part III
In my last two blogs, I mentioned the publication of my upcoming book The Safety of the Kingdom: Government Responses to Subversive...
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Mike Martinez
Feb 27, 201510 min read
The Safety of the Kingdom: Government Responses to Subversive Threats, Part II
In my last blog, I mentioned that my next book, titled The Safety of the Kingdom: Government Responses to Subversive Threats, will appear...
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Mike Martinez
Feb 13, 20157 min read
The Safety of the Kingdom: Government Responses to Subversive Threats
Since some of my blogs are devoted to discussing my writing and works in progress, I wanted to comment on my latest project. It is titled...
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Mike Martinez
Jan 27, 20154 min read
Dreaming Out Loud, Afterword
Here is my last blog posting concerning Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Afterword During the time my family and I...
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Mike Martinez
Jan 12, 201514 min read
Dreaming Out Loud, Chapter 35
Here is Chapter 35 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 35 It happens around 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, February...
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Mike Martinez
Dec 31, 20142 min read
Christmas with Children
Is there anything as wonderful as spending Christmas with children? Adults acquire a hardened exterior, a public façade throughout the...
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Mike Martinez
Dec 12, 201428 min read
Dreaming Out Loud, Chapter 34
Here is Chapter 34 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 34 I knew so little about lung cancer when we...
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Mike Martinez
Nov 15, 201415 min read
Dreaming Out Loud, Chapter 32
Here is Chapter 32 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 32 Lung cancer. These words frighten me. Hamilton...
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Mike Martinez
Nov 1, 201414 min read
Dreaming Out Loud, Chapter 31
Here is Chapter 31 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 31 Three days after we return from the Christmas...
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Mike Martinez
Oct 27, 201411 min read
Dreaming Out Loud, Chapter 33
Here is Chapter 33 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 33 I arrive at Piedmont Hospital an hour and fifteen...
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Mike Martinez
Oct 17, 201412 min read
Dreaming Out Loud, Chapter 30
Here is Chapter 30 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother’s stroke. Chapter 30 Mom never shows much emotion over the loss of...
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Mike Martinez
Sep 30, 20146 min read
Dreaming Out Loud, Chapter 29
Her name was Daisy, and she was my dog. She lived with me until Friday, August 29, 2014, and then she died. She was 14 years and nine...
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Mike Martinez
Sep 12, 20146 min read
Loving and Losing Daisy
Her name was Daisy, and she was my dog. She lived with me until Friday, August 29, 2014, and then she died. She was 14 years and nine...
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Mike Martinez
Aug 29, 20145 min read
The Magicians of Main Street
When I started writing my blog in July 2011, I promised I would outline the trials and tribulations of writing for publication. In the...
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Mike Martinez
Aug 15, 201412 min read
Dreaming Out Loud, Chapter 28
Here is Chapter 28 of Dreaming Out Loud, the book about my mother's stroke. Chapter 28 Paula reluctantly agrees to allow the...
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Mike Martinez
Jul 30, 20143 min read
The Story of Writing Where the Light is Dim: Third Anniversary
I started writing my blog three years ago, in July 2011. At the time, I provided a brief assessment of the state of my life and career,...
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