Review: Poker Face is entertaining, but . . .
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The first episode of #Pokerface sets up the premise of the series and sets the protagonist in motion so she can go to various places while being chased. We have the set up of an over-arcing plot and individual episodes that can be watched on their own. They […]
SAS Rogue Heroes Review: Surprisingly Accurate
This series from the BBC and on Epix is amazingly true to history, although you might not believe it when you watch it. At the beginning is the blurb “based on a true story“, and that “the events depicted which seem most unbelievable… are mostly true“. And that’s accurate. I knew a lot of the […]
A Year After Kennedy Was Killed, His Mistress Was Murdered. The Next Day, Khrushchev Resigned.
I love writing fiction that finds amazing fact and “coincidences” of history and weaves them together into a thriller. These are facts: On the 25th of November, as Kennedy’s body lay in state at the Rotunda in Washington, Anastas Mikyoan, Khrushchev’s top adviser, presented the Premier’s condolences to Jacqueline Kennedy. She took Mikoyan’s hand in […]
Warfare To The Virtual Level: Based On A Real Program In Special Operations
When I was with the 10th Special Forces we initiated a program initially called, believe it or not, Jedi Warrior. That was changed to Trojan Warrior, as the Trojan Horse is part of a unit crest and perhaps because someone objected to copyright infringement? It was a program to make a better soldier out of […]
Slow Horses: Classic Spy Versus Spy. A Review
Gary Oldman reprises his Smiley character, albeit with a different name and a different time, in the series Slow Horses. The title refers to the rejects from MI-5 who are shuffled off to Oldman’s supervision in Slough House, an old building where they are given the jobs no one else wants and also are used […]
Start the New Year Out Right—Biggest Sale ever from Bob Mayer
I’ve got a lot of free and discounted books—the most ever, but let’s focus on what your priorities should be for 2023. First, real basic, get 2 cases of water per person in your household and stick them somewhere dark and dry. We’re seeing water shortages from a dizzying array of events, no one is […]