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 - Dead Birds (2004):

Dead Birds

directed by Alex Turner,

written by Simon Barrett,

was released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 13, 2004.
Music by Peter C. Lopez.

Cast:

Henry Thomas, Patrick Fugit, Nicki Aycox, Michael Shannon, Muse Watson, Mark Boone Junior, Isaiah Washington, Harris Mann, Melanie Abramoff, Donna Biscoe, Brian Bremer, Russell Durham Comegys, David Dwyer, Michael Faella, Steve Green, Douglas M. Griffin, Drew Hall, Evan Hipps, Sydney Jones, Terry Jones, Danny Kamin, Mikal Kartvedt, Ted Manson, Ken McGhee, Michael Purnell, Sam Rhymes, Bret Roberts, Terrie Thompson, Sam Breslin Wright, Allan B. Holt, Robbie (the dog).

On this day in television history - Everybody Loves Raymond (1996 - 2005):

Everybody Loves Raymond

was released on September 13, 1996,

and ran for nine seasons until May 16, 2005.

Cast:

Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Monica Horan, Madylin Sweeten, Sawyer Sweeten, Sullivan Sweeten, Katherine Helmond, Philip Rosenthal, Robert Culp, Chris Elliott, Fred Willard, Kevin James, Fred Stoller, Jon Manfrellotti, Amy Aquino, Andy Kindler, Bob Odenkirk, Tom McGowan, Skyler Gisondo, Charles Durning, Julie Hagerty, Len Lesser, Victor Raider-Wexler, Dave Mallow, Sarah Rush, Alex Meneses, Sherri Shepherd, Tina Arning, Stephanie Courtney, Sam Anderson.

On this day in music history:

Bodyrock by Lee Aaron (1989)

Mozart Portraits by Cecilia Bartoli (1994)

B.B. King & Friends: 80 by B.B. King (2005)

I’ll Meet You In The Morning by Kristin Asbjørnsen (2013)

Bodyrock

Album by Lee Aaron,

released September 13, 1989.

Track list: Nasty Boyz; Yesterday; Gotta Thing for You; Rock Candy; Tough Girls Don’t Cry; Sweet Talk; Rock the Hard Way; Shame; Whatcha Do to My Body; Hands on; Rebel Angel; How Deep.

Mozart Portraits

Album by Cecilia Bartoli,

released September 13, 1994.

Track list: Mozart: Così fan tutte / Act 1 - “Temerari! Sortite!” - “Come scoglio!”; Mozart: Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 2 - “Ei parte...Per pietà”; Mozart: Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 1 - “In uomini, in soldati”; Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Act 3 - “E Susanna non vien!” - “Dove sono i bei momenti”; Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Act 4 - Giunse alfin il momento...Al desio di chi t’adora; Mozart: Don Giovanni, K.527 / Act 1 - “Batti, batti, o bel Masetto” Cecilia Bartoli, Franz Bartolomey, Wiener Kammerorchester & György Fischer; Mozart: Don Giovanni: In quali eccessi... Mi tradi; Mozart: Davidde Penitente, K.469 - 3. Aria: “Lungi le cure ingrate”; Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K.165 Cecilia Bartoli, Ingomar Raimer, Wiener Kammerorchester & György Fischer.

B.B. King & Friends: 80

Album by B.B. King,

released September 13, 2005.

Track list: Early in the Morning, by Van Morrison; Tired of Your Jive, by Billy Gibbons; The Thrill Is Gone, by Eric Clapton; Need Your Love So Bad, by Sheryl Crow; Ain’t Nobody Home, by Daryl Hall & John Oates, Daryl Hall; Hummingbird, by John Mayer; All Over Again, by Mark Knopfler; Drivin’ Wheel, by Glenn Frey; There Must Be a Better World Somewhere, by Gloria Estefan; Never Make Your Move Too Soon, by Roger Daltrey; Funny How Time Slips Away, by Bobby Bland; Rock This House, by Elton John.

I’ll Meet You In The Morning

Album by Kristin Asbjørnsen,

released September 13, 2013.

Track list: Take My Mother Home; I’m Gonna Cross The River Of Jordan; I Made My Vow To The Lord; Tramping; Shine; Run All The Way; Balm In Gilead; Wasn`t That a Wide River; Do Don`t You Weep For My Baby; No More; Spring Is Coming.

Born on this day – Isiah Whitlock Jr.:

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Actor

Writer

September 13, 1954 – December 30, 2025

Credits:

1408 (2007); 23 Blast (2014); 25th Hour (2002); A Christmas Carol (1981); A Fish in the Bathtub (1998); A Nick in Time (2007); All in with Chris Hayes (2025); All Square (2018); Apple & Onion (2020–2021); As the World Turns (1992); Atlanta (2016–2022); Beautiful Ohio (2006); BlacKkKlansman (2018); BoJack Horseman (2018); Bought & Sold (2003); Brooklyn's Finest (2009); Cadillac Records (2008); Cagney & Lacey (1987); Cars 3 (2017); Cars 3: Legendary (2017); Cedar Rapids (2011); Chaos (2011); Chappelle's Show (2003–2006); Charity Case (2016); CHIPS (2017); Chi-Raq (2015); Choke (2008); Cocaine Bear (2023); Constance Cooks (2026); Corporate Animals (2019); Da 5 Bloods (2020); Detachment (2011); Driving Fish (2002); Duane Hopwood (2005); Dunkin' Donuts: Oven-Toasted (2007); Ed (2001); Eddie (1996); Elementary (2017); Enchanted (2007); Europa Report (2013); Everyone Says I Love You (1996); FBI (2019); Film Festival Radio / Podcast Series (2022); GoodFellas (1990); Gotham (2015); Grand Theft Auto V (2013); Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990); Gun Hill Road (2011); Harlem Aria (1999); History of Swear Words (2021); Home (2013); Honey Trap (2005); Hoppers (2026); Human Giant (2008); I Care a Lot (2020); I Hate Valentine's Day (2009); Jay & Pluto (2016); Jerome's Bouquet (2013); Jump Tomorrow (2001); Kettle of Fish (2006); Kevin Can Wait (2017); Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2012); Law & Order (1995–2004); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2015); Liberty! The American Revolution (1997); Lightyear (2022); Limitless (2015); Live from Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show (2021); Lost Holiday (2019); Louie (2012); Lucas Bros Moving Co (2014); Lucifer (2016); Lucky 7 (2013–2014); Lying and Stealing (2019); Madam Secretary (2018); Made in Hollywood (2020); Madigan Men (2000); Main Street (2010); Meet the Browns (2010); New Amsterdam (2008); New York Undercover (1996); Newlyweeds (2013); Not Fade Away (2012); NYPD Blue (2002); Ocean (1989); Onion SportsDome (2011); Person to Person (2017); Pete's Dragon (2016); Pieces of April (2003); Queen (1993); Red Dead Redemption II (2018); Red Hook Summer (2012); Rubicon (2010); Run with the Hunted (2019); Say Goodnight Kevin (2018); Seneca (2019); She Hate Me (2004); She's Gotta Have It (2017); Showtime: YouTube Channel (2021); Slavery and the Making of America (2005); Sloan Hearts Neckface (2020); Smash (2012); Son of Zorn (2017); Speed Grieving (2009); Spike Lee: American Cinematheque Tribute (2021); Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods: Casting and Crafting a Timely Epic (2021); Stealing Martin Lane (2005); Survivor's Remorse (2017); Thanks for Sharing (2012); The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014); The Blacklist (2014); The Body is Water (2026); The Carmichael Show (2015); The Divide (2014); The Good Cop (2018); The Good Wife (2011); The Jury (2004); The Kings of Napa (2022); The Lost Husband (2020); The Man in My House (2007); The Mist (2017); The Old Man & the Gun (2018); The Oscars (2026); The Residence (2025); The Spanish Prisoner (1997); The Things We Know (2008); The Unusuals (2009); The Whitlock Academy (2015–2016); The Wire (2002–2008); The Wire Odyssey (2007); Thin Ice (2017); Third Watch (1999); Triggered (2022); Twelve (2010); Under New Management (2009); Veep (2013–2015); Why Stop Now? (2012); Woke (2022); Wonderland (2000); WW 3 (2001); Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas (2018); Your Honor (2020–2023).

Born on this day – Richard Kiel:

Richard Kiel

Actor

September 13, 1939 – September 10, 2014

Born on this day – Eileen Fulton:

Eileen Fulton

Actress

September 13, 1933 – July 14, 2025

Credits:

50 Years of Soaps: An All-Star Celebration (1994); 7th Annual Soap Opera Awards (1991); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1962); As the World Turns (1960–2010); Betty Hughes and Friends (1969–1970); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); CBS Mornings (1990); Count The Man Down (1959); Crossing Over with John Edward (2002); Donahue (1971–1985); Everyday with Joan Lunden (1990); Girl of the Night (1960); Hollywood Squares (2000); Hour Magazine (1984); Naked City (1962); Our Private World (1965); Rose Woes and Joe's (2005); Soap Life (2012); The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1993); The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2002); The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2004); The David Frost Show (1972); The Drum Beats Twice (2008); The Life Zone (2011); The Mike Douglas Show (1971–1978); The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner (2000); The Price is Right (1985); The Signs of the Cross (2005); Tinsel Town (2005); True Story (1959); Vicki! (1993).