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Alexander Shelepin, KGB Chairman, December 1958 to November 1961.
15 Apr

Deception and Irony

Cold War Reflections / Deception / Soviet Union
Article first published as  "Deception and Irony: Soviet Arms and Arms Control," Open Source Intelligence, Spring/Summer 1993 (Volume 14, Number 2&3) Deception and Irony: Soviet Arms and Arms Control In...
An elderly woman with an owl on her shoulder, wearing a bonnet and ruffled collar.
27 Mar

AI, The Creative Arts, and me

Cold War Reflections / Publishing
Artificial intelligence is not new to me. In the 1980s, I invested (your) money and (my) time in several artificial intelligence projects, most of which remain classified (I link to...
17 Mar

Spirit Falls

News Release / Press Release / Publishing / Recent Works / Wisconsin
Spirit Falls is available in several formats. Check it out at Amazon or at BookBaby. Two children. One wilderness. A friendship that becomes their salvation.The Korean War rages far across the ocean, but in...
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15 Mar

Redemption

Family / Uncategorized
The 307th Infantry regiment departed San Francisco on 23 March 1944 and arrived in Hawaii on 1 April. The 307th first saw combat during the liberation of Guam in July, 1944. The...
A young woman smiles warmly beside an elderly man in a cozy setting.
28 Feb

Daughters

Deception
It is a gusty rainy afternoon. Storms sweep across France.  I’ve turned 76 this birthday. Over coffee and croissant at the Mount Drejet brasserie I consider:  I have raised five...
03 Dec

Wounded

Cold War Reflections / Deception / Family / Publishing / Wisconsin
The second novel in The Long War series  A sweeping tale of exile, hope, and resilience—WOUNDED   Book Two of The Long War saga. In the spring of 1960, tragedy struck...
Black and white photo of a young man standing outdoors in casual clothes.
26 Sep

The Fragility of Truth

Cold War Reflections
In the shadow of a global stand-off, the official narrative of a nation often clashed with the memories of its people. Ideology dictated what was true, and the line between...
Book cover: Spirit Falls by Robert E. Townsend.
15 Jul

Spirit Falls by Robert Townsend

Deception
It is 1953. The Korean War rages. A young girl in overalls walks into the one-room Spirit Falls Graded School on Michigan's isolated Upper Peninsula. Little did she know, this...
Portrait of a serious middle-aged man in a black jacket and white shirt indoors.
06 Jul

False Friends

France
Fabienne, A neighbor and health food fanatic, had invited Patrice and me, and some three dozens of her (mostly) French friends to a soiree. Thus, the evening’s language was French....
Four adults enjoying drinks outdoors with scenic countryside views.
29 Jun

Friends

Deception
Anonymous Authors Friends, dear friends,  Berlin friends Friends visited Patrice and I in France last week (June 18-22, 2025). I had met Alexandra, Jill, and Garrit in 1972 (thereabout) when...