John A. Heldt

Time-travel extraordinaire

Friday, February 14, 2025

Saying goodbye to Dad

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It was different this time. Instead of getting an early morning telephone call that took me by surprise, I got one I expected. I learned tha...
Monday, February 3, 2025

Review: 1923

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I did not need much coaxing. When I learned that a companion series to 1883 and Yellowstone was streaming, I put the offering on my watch ...
Sunday, January 5, 2025

The Battle of Monmouth

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As battles go, it wasn't very decisive. Two armies met, two fought, and two left the field. As in baseball, the tie went to the runner. ...
Saturday, December 7, 2024

Going through a cycle of life

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There is nothing quite like it. Holding a grandchild for the first time is like holding a child for the first time. It is a joyful, meaningf...
Thursday, November 14, 2024

Reading again by listening

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I never read my books after they are published. I occasionally update errors I discover or that readers point out, but I never read a book a...
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Getting an early start on No. 25

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Playwright George Bernard Shaw advised that you should not "wait for perfect conditions" to begin an undertaking. You should inste...
Sunday, September 1, 2024

Review: Young Woman and Sea

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As I posted in May, I am always in a history mood. As a reader and a TV viewer, I go out of my way to find a good story set in the past. S...
Monday, August 26, 2024

You say you want a Revolution

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I have long had a fascination with the American Revolution . When I was eight, I latched onto The Young Rebels , a one-hit-wonder television...
Monday, August 5, 2024

Remembering a family friend

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It's never easy. As many people have observed over the years, losing a beloved pet is like losing a family member. You lose not only a c...
Thursday, July 4, 2024

Born on the Fourth of July

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On Independence Day, many Americans attend patriotic parades, have picnics, and watch colorful fireworks shows well into the night. (And som...
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John A. Heldt
John A. Heldt is the author of twenty-six bestselling time-travel novels. The former reference librarian and award-winning sportswriter has loved getting subjects and verbs to agree since writing book reports in grade school. A graduate of the University of Oregon and the University of Iowa, Heldt is an avid fisherman, sports fan, coin collector, and reader of thrillers and historical fiction. When not sending contemporary characters to the not-so-distant past, he weighs in on literature and life at johnheldt.blogspot.com.
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