We thought we were coming to Amarillo for a boring wedding reception, not an adventure. We were wrong. We thought it started off well. My son David and I drove up from Houston. Amarillo Partying We thought it got better, Read More …
I’m watching the Houston Astros. They win with football scores these days. 19 to 5. 10 to 2. It reminds me of when my son Will played baseball in the seventh grade. Big kid ball. Hard throws. Fast bats. Dangerous Read More …
Today should have been a terrible, terrible day. I should be miserable tonight. I’m not. I’m happy tonight. And it’s because of very nice people. Cracked Molar I cracked my second molar. I’m scared of dentists anyway, and now I’ve Read More …
Here’s my reading list for this summer…so far. The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: A Novel by Neal Stevenson and Nicole Garland Just published, this is a new book perfectly timed for your summer reading list. It’s worth reading, especially Read More …
We had a great trip traveling to Cabo this past week. We went with our granddaughter. We also allowed her mom and dad to go. Of course, Marilyn came along. South Africa Marilyn was busy last week. Susie and Greg Read More …
One year ago this last weekend my best-seller Murder For Me became available on Amazon. We had a big party at One Park Place in Houston, Texas. A couple of hundred people came to celebrate the publishing of my first book. Read More …
Speaking at a Book Club I visited with a great book club the other day. I write “visited” because it was much better than just me speaking. We discussed characters in my book, Murder For Me, why I wrote the Read More …
My Dad David C. Little, my dad, served in World War II like many in your family. When he got out he never talked about it. At least until the ’70’s, when he’d sit out in the backyard with a Read More …
Last night I received the nicest email. As I work on the sequel to my novel Murder for Me, things like this keep me going. Writing isn’t easy work Writing isn’t easy for me. It’s hard work. I have to Read More …
Papal Blessings When my wife wrote that Marilyn was blessed, Mark A. Callahan wrote me: “Truthfully, it is blessed. Pope Francis offers a blessing to all present and their possessions (including any religious articles purchased at the gates of the Read More …
Chicken and Comics Last weekend my sons, Will and David, and I went to Austin, Texas for the American MotoGP. When we got into town Saturday our first stop was Lucy’s for fried devil eggs and beer. We then stopped at Read More …
Guest post by David Falloure We celebrate heroes like Houston, Travis, and Fannin on each anniversary of Texas Independence from Mexico. However, one overlooked hero of the Republic lies right in front of us—Buffalo Bayou. The Waterway During Santa Anna’s bloodthirsty Read More …
When I arrived at the criminal courthouse Monday, the lines of defendants, attorneys, and others were out the door to get through security and to their assigned courtrooms. Deputies earlier had evacuated the first floor. Evacuated: Rumors Defense attorneys, Assistant Read More …
This morning I arrived to court facing these reporters and cameramen. They weren’t there for my case, but they hang around for one case or the other all the time. In Murder For Me, my first novel, I wrote several Read More …
I’ve received three recent reviews on Amazon giving Murder For Me 59 total. Reviews are vital for selling books online. The algorithm used rates and promotes your book partially in response to how many reviews you have and how readers Read More …