Posts by Gene Meyer
John Brown and The Raiders. Oct. 7, 2023 + 3 years + 6 days
A Historic Anniversary: This month marks 167 years since abolitionist John Brown led 18 men to the federal arsenal town of Harpers Ferry. His goal: to seize the town, its…
Read MoreRejections, I’ve had a few. Here are mine.
PART IV I’m grateful for the many opportunities I’ve had as a writer, reporter and author over a decades long career. But along with acceptances have come, inevitably, rejections. Some…
Read MoreA Word about “Word Salad.” Plus, Rejections, Part III
A word about Word Salad. This is the laugh out loud new novel from author Susan Coll. Once again, she has drawn on her longtime association with the indie bookstore…
Read MoreRejections, I’ve Had a Few. PART II: James Grady
James Grady, my friend and colleague, has had a long successful career as an author, publishing more than a dozen novels, most recently Shadows on Sidewalks, a page-turning crime procedural…
Read MoreRejections, I’ve had a few. But not too few to mention.
Part I. I’m grateful for the many opportunities I’ve had as a writer, reporter and author over a decades-long career. But along with acceptance have come, inevitably, rejections. Some are…
Read MoreDolly Parton, R.I.P.
Books are an essential part of her enduring legacy. I saw her in person once. It was Tennessee night at National Harbor, just below Washington, and I was working on…
Read MoreWelcome Home, Pvt. Hennessey!
Lest We Forget It was just a short pitstop at a Stewart’s convenience store in the small Upstate New York town of Boonville. But there was something that caught my…
Read More“Fill Your House With Stacks of Books”
I’m thrilled to share my first story published in “The Overlook,” a reader-supported, nonprofit news outlet in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Wherein I profile Chris Evers, the 85-year old proprietor of…
Read MoreThe Previn Connection to “The Swedish Connection”
We recently watched “The Swedish Connection,” a film on Netflix that hit home. The film tells the story of a long forgotten Swedish diplomat who cleared the way for a…
Read MoreThe Morbidity Mania
Old Algorithm’s Got Me Having a senior moment? Remember when that was a joke? Harmless enough but a bit of foreshadowing your future. It…
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