Jack London wasn’t just a legendary author who wrote about adventure, he lived it with his whole soul. He didn’t imagine hardship from a safe distance. He chased it, endured
In the cab with Dee, the night feels heavy. The road keeps unrolling into darkness, mile after mile, and that deep fatigue starts pooling behind his eyes no matter how
Sometimes a book carries messages the author never consciously plans. They slip in between the lines while the writer is focused on plot, character, or voice, shaped by beliefs the
One of my all time favorite novels is Barney’s Version by Mordecai Richler, and a huge part of why it stays with me is the way it is told. Barney
One of the things that matters most to me in In the D is weaving real world detail into the fabric of the story. Detroit is not just a backdrop.
This post offers a brief glimpse into my second book, a story that begins in America and ultimately carries the reader into Iraq before and during the war. Two familiar
Dee learned to drive a big rig to roll with the Chaldean underworld of Detroit, hauling freight by day and ambition by night. The road gave him access, leverage, and
This chapter rolls into a book review. Today I’m talking about The Shadow of the Wind, a novel that can turn anyone into a reader, even if they swear they’re
In small towns, there’s a rhythm you can’t fake. Everyone knows everyone in that old-world way, the way families knew each other back in the Christian Chaldean villages of Iraq.
This chapter drifts into the shadows of the family’s history, where the old country’s expectations still echo in every room. The faith they carried across oceans becomes both a shelter
