Work in progress:

My next books are Triangulation and Stinger.

Books 4 and 5 in The Breaker series.

Set in the year 2001, the story continues from Mall Maze.

Themes:

Crime, detective, hardboiled, heist, murder, narcissism, narcissistic abuse, neo-noir, psychopath, sociopath, thriller, vigilante.

 

A percentage from book sales is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

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The Breaker is an on-going series.

I’m outlining other stand-alone thriller novels.

Several coffee table books on my photography and my wife’s artwork.

A humorous book, based on the antics of our crazy pet Ragdoll cat, entitled: It’s That F****** Cat Again!

Here’s a GIF I made of our cat, settling down for another of his daily naps:

On this day in movie history - Frank (2014):

Frank

directed by Lenny Abrahamson,

written by Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan,

based on a newspaper article by Jon Ronson,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 17, 2014.
Music by Stephen Rennicks.

Cast:

Domhnall Gleeson, Moira Brooker, Paul Butterworth, Phil Kingston, Billie Traynor, Shane O'Brien, Scoot McNairy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, François Civil, Carla Azar, Chris McHallem, Michael Fassbender, Michael James Ford, Mark Huberman, Rosalind Adler, Niall Glennon, Torsten Brescanu, Leroy Harris, Noah Hauser, Laura-Love Tode, Hayley Derryberry, Lauren Poole, Jordyn Aquino, Katie Anne Mitchell, Paul Howard Smith, Matthew Page, Alex Knight, Abe Bueno-Jallad, Morse Bicknell, Dean Satriano, Peter Trinh, Kevin Wiggins, Travis Hammer, Tess Harper, Bruce McIntosh, Robert Posey, Ben Noud Barnes, Derek Blakeney, Andy Brooks, Jeremie Dalaba, Jean Effron, Yvette Fazio-Delaney, Stephen M. Hardin, Jessica Stotz Harrell, Darlene Kellum, Rodger Larance, Beth Lucero, Estevan Lucero, Kelly V. Lucio, Crystal Miller, Robb Moon, Justin D. Moore, Terrilyn Morris, Jaime Powers, J.B. Tuttle, Shannon Lee Unser, Maxx Wayne.

On this day in television history - Justified (2012):

Justified

Season 3. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: The Gunfighter.

Released January 17, 2012.

Directed by Michael Dinner.

Written by Graham Yost, Fred Golan, Nichelle Tramble, Ingrid Escajeda, Ryan Farley, Jon Worley and VJ Boyd.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Raymond J. Barry, Jeremy Davies, Jere Burns, Steven Flynn, Desmond Harrington, Damon Herriman, Mickey Jones, Richard Lineback, Kevin Rankin, Neal McDonough, Jennifer Birmingham Lee, Michael Broderick, Adam Johnson, Jonathan Kowalsky, Bill Parks, Tim Trobec, J. Kimo Arbas, Matt Harding, Paul Vasquez.

On this day in movie history - In Bruges (2008):

In Bruges

directed and written by Martin McDonagh,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 17, 2008.
Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

Colin Farrell, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Clémence Poésy, Thekla Reuten, Elizabeth Berrington, Rudy Blomme, Olivier Bonjour, Mark Donovan, Ann Elsley, Jean-Marc FavorinEric Godon, Zeljko Ivanek, Sachi Kimura, Anna Madeley, Louis Nummy, Jordan Prentice, Jérémie Renier, Theo Stevenson, Inez Stinton, Emily Thorling, Angel Witney, Bonnie Witney, Ran Yaniv, Stephanie Carey, Jamie Edgell, Susan Ateh, Sommer Garcia, Ciarán Hinds, Liz Imperio, Arnold Montey, Carmen Osbahr, Robert Roldan, Bomber Hurley Smith.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1969)

Star Trek: Voyager (2001)

Star Trek: Discovery (2019)

Star Trek

Season 3. Episode 16.

Episode entitled: The Mark of Gideon.

Released January 17, 1969.

Directed by Jud Taylor.

Written by George F. Slavin, Stanley Adams, Arthur H. Singer.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, Sharon Acker, David Hurst, Gene Dynarski, Richard Derr, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Jay D. Jones.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 7. Episode 10.

Episode entitled: Shattered.

Released January 17, 2001.

Directed by Terry Windell.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Michael Taylor, Michael/Mike Sussman, Robert Doherty, Phyllis Strong.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Martin Rayner, Manu Intiraymi, Scarlett Pomers, Nicholas Worth, Martha Hackett, Mark Bennington, Vanessa Branch, Anthony Holiday, Terrell Clayton, Majel Barrett, Michael Bailous, Tarik Ergin, Kerry Hoyt, Irving E. Lewis, Mark Major, Christie McNew, Tom Miller, Louis Ortiz, Stephen Pisani, Pablo Soriano.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 2. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Brother.

Released January 17, 2019.

Directed by Alex Kurtzman.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Ted Sullivan, Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts, Kirsten Beyer, Sean Cochran.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Anson Mount, James Frain, Mia Kirshner, Tig Notaro, Hannah Cheesman, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Ethan Peck, Sean Connolly Affleck, Rachael Ancheril, Arista Arhin, Raven Dauda, Julianne Grossman, Liam Hughes, Sara Mitich, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Avaah Blackwell, Shelley Owens.

On this day in music history:

Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel (1966)

Voyager by Uma Silbey (2006)

Sounds of Silence

Album by Simon & Garfunkel,

released January 17, 1966.

Track list: The Sound of Silence (Electric Version); Leaves That Are Green; Blessed; Kathy’s Song; Somewhere They Can’t Find Me; Anji; Richard Cory; A Most Peculiar Man; April Come She Will; We’ve Got a Groovy Thing Goin’; I Am a Rock; Blues Run the Game (Studio Outtake - 1965); Barbriallen (Demo); Rose of Aberdeen (Demo); Roving Gambler (Demo).

Voyager

Album by Uma Silbey,

released January 17, 2006.

Track list: Voyager; Procession; Daydream; Beloved - Om Namah Shivaya Theme and Variations; Deep Caravan; Spinning Wheel; Free Float; In The Shining Of Your Love.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958):

M Squad

Season 1. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Blue Indigo.

Released January 17, 1958.

Directed by John Brahm.

Written by Martin Berkeley, Clarke Reynolds and Allen Rivkin.

Music by Stanley Wilson.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Bethel Leslie, Nico Minardos, Jo Gilbert, Lillian Buyeff, Larry Thor, S. John Launer, Barney Phillips, Gavin Gordon, James Griffith, Rick Vallin.