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The Roots of Voodoo
Voodoo, Vodun & Hoodoo Walk into a Bar… So, what is voodoo? Most know what a voodoo doll is or have seen the movies and TV shows popularizing zombies. But those sensationalized snippets from a larger religious practice barely scratch the surface. It’s a bit like trying to understand Roman Catholicism from watching The Exorcist.…
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The Man Who Would Live Forever
Five years ago, Alexander Wolverton had everything: a thriving legal career, a Park Avenue penthouse, and a marriage he believed was unshakable. Then his enviable life collapsed. A jury convicted him of embezzling a prominent client’s funds—a crime he did not commit–destroying his reputation, costing him his freedom, and leaving him abandoned by everyone he…
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Marie Laveau, Fact & Fantasy
The Woman Behind the Voodoo Queen There is a tomb in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans that, for decades, was the second-most-visited grave in the United States. Only Elvis drew a bigger crowd. Pilgrims came with rum and coins and flowers, scratched three X’s into the plaster, turned around three times, knocked,…
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Blog Post 1: On Death
In my new novel, A Final Testament, two unfortunate men meet untimely ends. One maybe deservedly so, the other probably not.
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Testing, testing, 1-2-3….
Welcome to my website! Bear with me as I try to learn the intricacies of creating a webpage. I hope to bloviate about whatever is intriguing me or annoying me on any given day. Rather than just ranting about the state of the world, I will try to limit my posts to things related to…