The Day of the Gun, Part X
This posting includes Chapters 30 and 31 of my ongoing action novel, The Day of the Gun. Chapter 30 “I’m Arthur McLean,” a big guy said...
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Mike Martinez
- May 15, 2015
- 11 min
The Day of the Gun, Part IX
This posting includes Chapters 28 and 29 of my ongoing action novel, The Day of the Gun. Chapter 28 “I’m a big celebrity now, huh?” Steve...
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Mike Martinez
- Apr 30, 2015
- 7 min
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, 2015
- 17 min
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, 2015
- 3 min
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, 2015
- 6 min
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, 2015
- 12 min
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, 2015
- 10 min
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, 2015
- 7 min
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, 2015
- 4 min
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, 2015
- 14 min
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, 2014
- 2 min
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, 2014
- 28 min
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, 2014
- 15 min
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, 2014
- 14 min
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, 2014
- 11 min
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, 2014
- 12 min
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, 2014
- 6 min
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, 2014
- 6 min
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, 2014
- 5 min
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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