John A. Heldt

On Independence Day, many Americans attend patriotic parades, have picnics, and watch colorful fireworks shows well into the night. (And som...

I don't know wine. To me, a good vintage is one that's in the clearance aisle at the supermarket. Beer is my beverage of choice. O...

He was not the most glamorous founder. Or the most charismatic. Or even the most admirable. His most notable initiative as president, the Al...

As a television viewer, I am always in a history mood. I don't care if a movie or series covers the French Revolution or the Vietnam War...

Living in the Mojave Desert, I don't see a lot of waterfowl, but I did the other day. While on a walk through my subdivision, I encounte...

I admit I haven't read Oliver Twist . I haven't even seen the 1968 movie , the one that won six Oscars, including Best Picture. Ev...

The book will be a big one. With a projected length of 142,000 words, it will be bigger even than River Rising and The Memory Tree , the we...

Since publishing The Mine , my first novel, more than twelve years ago, I have focused mostly on producing ebooks -- for obvious reasons. Eb...

I don't normally go barefoot while wearing a suit, but I did just that on Saturday when I married off my son, Matthew, on a beach. Along...

I first learned about artificial intelligence (AI) in the seventh grade. While reading " EPICAC ," a short story by Kurt Vonnegut,...