I learned today of the passing of Scott Kennedy. I met Scott and Sandra Kennedy about two years ago. Scott read a pre-publication draft of the Scapegoat manuscript and not only provided some useful anecdotes that I incorporated, but he provided insight that helped shape the final draft. The picture …
Scapegoat one year anniversary
My book Scapegoat launched one year ago today. The book continues to do well. I finished the screenplay recently. I am in the process of pitching the screenplay right now. I also went back and did a rewrite on the 35 Miles From Shore screenplay. So, I'm pitching that one as well. As part of the …
Scapegoat the podcast
A recent trend in telling stories has been the podcast. They're not quite an audiobook, and they're more than a review. Podcasts offer an opportunity to go deeper into a story while at the same time being portable. You can download a podcast and listen to it in your car or at the gym. I have been …
Hoot’s lawsuit against NTSB mentioned on NTSB website
This month marks the fiftieth anniversary of the forming of the NTSB. To celebrate this occasion, the NTSB put up a graphic slider highlighting some of the major developments in the agency's history. One of the slides (number 23) mentions the lawsuit Hoot filed against the NTSB. You can see the …
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Celebrating the crew of TWA 841
It was thirty-eight years ago today that the crew of TWA 841 experienced a near-fatal accident. Aviation enthusiasts, current and retired pilots and accident investigators, and fans of nonfiction narratives can now decide for themselves whether or not the official probable cause is correct or …
A long awaited update
I know it's been a while since I posted here on my personal site. So I thought I would write a short post to give an update on what I've been doing these past few months. For one, I've been hard at work at the number one airline in the world. I took the image above as we were taxing out for …