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 music history:

City Blue by 2002 (2022)

Synesthesia by Sherry Finzer (2022)

City Blue

Track by 2002,

released October 21, 2022.

Synesthesia

Album by Sherry Finzer,

released October 21, 2022.

Track list: Beautiful Fields of Emerald Lights; Obsidian Shadows; Turquoise Shimmers Amidst Fairy Dust; Copper and Amber; Deep Within the Magenta Mist; Along the Sapphire Ridgeline; Desert Sand Passages; The Radiance of Gold; Crimson Evening Solitude; Rocky Shades of Gray; Lovely Saffron Rays.

On this day in movie history - Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021):

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

a documentary directed and written by Inés Toharia Terán,

was released at the São Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil on October 21, 2021.
Narrated by Joseph Bohbot.
Music by Robert Marcel Lepage.

Cast:

Ann Adachi-Tasch, Laure Adler, Benjamin Chowkwan Ado, Janice Allen, Tina Anckarman, Peter Bagrov, Peter Becker, Steve Bloom, Margaret Bodde, Joseph Bohbot, Frédéric Bonnaud, Serge Bromberg, Kevin Brownlow, Jared Case, Luciano Castillo, Cecilia Cenciarelli, Te-Ling Chen, Bede Cheng, Paolo Cherchi Usai, Costa-Gavras, Grover Crisp, Rachel del Gaudio, Paula Felix Didier, Bryony Dixon, Dennis Doros, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Ray Edmondson, Lotte Eisner, Awad Eldaw, Dino Everett, Simon Fisher-Turner, Giovanna Fossati, David Francis, Mercedes de la Fuente, Lars Gaustad, Julia Gouin, Todd Gustavson, Sam Gustman, Patricio Guzmán, Mariano Gómez, Amy A. Heller, Jan-Christopher Horak, Anne Hubbell, Rob Hummel, Tessa Idlewine, Andrea Kalas, Ahmad Kiarostami, Anthony L'Abbate, Emmanuel Lefrant, Emily Leproust, Josef Lindner, Ken Loach, Patrick Loughney, Frédéric Maire, Ben Mankiewicz, Laurent Mannoni, Juan Mariné, Mike Mashon, Bob Mastronardi, Brian Meacham, Jonas Mekas, Bill Morrison, Jan Müller, Lourdes Odriozola, Hisashi Okajima, Maung Okkar, Bono Olgado, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Michael Pogorzelski, John Polito, Chema Prado, Rick Prelinger, Daniel Pérez, Javier Rellán, Nicolas Rey, Esteve Riambau, Ramón Rubio, Celine Ruivo, Aboubakar Sanogo, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Deborah Stoiber, Jeffrey Stoiber, Rob Stone, Vittorio Storaro, Ed Stratmann, Dan Streible, Linda Tadic, Mark Toscano, Katie Trainor, Fernando Trueba, Iván Trujillo, Benjamin Tucker, Chalida Uabumrungjit, Patricia Ubeda, Ernst van Velzen, Wim Wenders, Geo. Willeman, Adrian Wood, Caroline Yeager, Ishumael Zinyengere.

On this day in movie history - Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008):

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

documentary directed and written by Constantine Nasr,

was released in the United States on October 21, 2008.

Narrated by Alec Baldwin.

Cast:

Alec Baldwin, Rudy Behlmer, Robert Benton, Sheri Chinen Biesen, Joan Blondell, Humphrey Bogart, John Bright, Daniel Bubbeo, James Cagney, Drew Casper, Bernard Dick, Christopher Frayling, Alan Gansberg, Patricia King Hanson, Molly Haskell, Howard Hawks, Foster Hirsch, Richard B. Jewell, Eric Lax, Mervyn LeRoy, Joan Leslie, Tony Maietta, Leonard Maltin, Gregory W. Mank, Mardik Martin, Virginia Mayo, Colin McArthur, John McCarty, Glenn Mitchell, Mike Newell, Kim Newman, Nicholas Pileggi, Dana Polan, George Raft, Richard Schickel, Martin Scorsese, Alain Silver, Robert Sklar, Anthony Slide, Peter Travers, James Ursini, Jeffrey Vance, Mark Vieira, Raoul Walsh, William A. Wellman, Terence Winter.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)

Star Trek: Voyager (1998)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 3. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: The Bonding.

Released October 21, 1989.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Written by Ronald D. Moore.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Susan Powell, Gabriel Damon, Colm Meaney, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Michael Braveheart, George B. Colucci Jr., Jeremy Doyle, Lorine Mendell, Lincoln Simonds.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 5. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Drone.

Released October 21, 1998.

Directed by Les Landau.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Bryan Fuller, Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, Harry 'Doc' Kloor, Nick Sagan, Michael Taylor.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, J. Paul Boehmer, Todd Babcock, Majel Barrett, Andre Alexsen, Chester E. Tripp III, Phoenix Wong.

Born on this day – Tony Ganios:

Tony Ganios

Actor

October 21, 1959 – February 18, 2024

Credits:

Wanderers Forever (2017); Rising Sun (1993); The Ring of the Musketeers (1992); Ring of the Musketeers (1992); The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991); Die Hard 2 (1990); Wiseguy (1989–1990); The Equalizer (1988); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1987); Porky's Revenge (1985); Body Rock (1984); Porky's II: The Next Day (1983); Porky's (1981); Continental Divide (1981); Back Roads (1981); The Wanderers (1979).

Born on this day – Carrie Fisher:

Carrie Fisher

Actress

Writer

October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016

Books:

Delusions of Grandma (1993); Hollywood Moms (2001); Postcards from the Edge (1987); Shockaholic (2011); Surrender the Pink (1990); The Best Awful There Is (2004); The Princess Diarist (2016); Wishful Drinking (2008).

Movies and television:

30 Rock (2007); A Child's Garden of Poetry (2011); A Midsummer Night's Rave (2002); A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2002); Amazing Stories (1987); Amazon Women on the Moon (1987); Appointment with Death (1988); Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997); Catastrophe (2015); Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003); Cinemax Comedy Experiment (1986); Come Back, Little Sheba (1977); Cougar Club (2007); Debbie Reynolds and the Sound of Children (1969); Dishonored (2012); Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1998); Drop Dead Fred (1991); Ellen (1995); Entourage (2010); Faerie Tale Theatre (1984); Family Guy (2005); Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff (2014); Fanboys (2009); Frankenstein (1984); Frasier (1995); Friendly Fire (2006); From Here to Maternity (1986); Garbo Talks (1984); Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014); Good Morning, Miami (2003); Gun (1997); Hannah and Her Sisters (1986); Happily Ever After (1985); Heartbreakers (2001); Hollywood Vice Squad (1986); Hook (1991); It's Christmas, Carol! (2012); It's Like, You Know... (1999); Jack & Bobby (2004); Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001); Laverne & Shirley (1982); Leave Yesterday Behind (1978); Legit (2014); Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016); Liberty (1986); Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000); Loverboy (1989); Maps to the Stars (2014); Odd Job Jack (2007); Present Tense, Past Perfect (1996); Ringo (1978); Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008); Romancing the Bride (2005); Saturday Night Live (1980); Scream 3 (2000); Sex and the City (2000); Shampoo (1975); She's Back (1989); Sibling Rivalry (1990); Side Order of Life (2007); Smallville (2005); Soapdish (1991); Sorority Row (2009); Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977); Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983); Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015); Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017); Star Wars: The Last Jedi Read-Along Storybook and CD (2018); Stateside (2004); Suffering Man's Charity (2007); Sweet Revenge (1990); The Big Bang Theory (2014); The Blues Brothers (1980); The 'Burbs (1989); The Keith Lemon Sketch Show (2015); The Magical World of Disney (1986); The Man with One Red Shoe (1985); The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003); The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978); The Story of the Faithful Wookiee (1978); The Time Guardian (1987); The Women (2008); These Old Broads (2001); This Is My Life (1992); Trying Times (1989); Two Daddies? (1989); Under the Rainbow (1981); Undiscovered (2005); Weeds (2007); When Harry Met Sally... (1989); White Lightnin' (2009); Wonderland (2003); Wonderwell (2023); Wright vs. Wrong (2010).