DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES

FARCE-An unexpected hit off BroadwayTHE CAPTAIN-Heroism from an unexpected source, real or imagined?BOND, JAMES BOND-The de-glamorized version of 007. Southern style.Bobbie Burns would understand this one-A DAY AT THE BEACHGROWING PAINS-Do we ever forget those special moments of childhood?HOW I MADE COLONEL THE HARD WAY-Improbable story of success.THE CRITIQUE-What a writer doesn't learn in Creative Writing class.CASANOVA JONES; A BASEBALL STORY-Curves, fastballs & indigestion.THE JEWELS OF KINGDOM EXCELSIOR-A Poe story within a story.MARK TWAIN SEZ-Ever wonder who wrote down all those famous quotes?WAR STORY-Chain of command frustrations; why things don't get done.TRAILER PARK BLUES-Stories of life and love in an upscale trailer park.SIDNEY, AN AMERICAN TRAVELER-Stick out American with cheek.IS ARCHEOLOGY REALLY A SCIENCE? Playful look at archeology. MORE SHORT STORIES ESSAYS AND A FABLE

The author served in the Vietnam War with the Strategic Air Command and retired after twenty-eight years of service. He is the father of eight children and survived four years in the Pentagon.