CONTINUED: M1 Brothers

Book Description

Bill Hancock takes the reader on an adventure that chronicles life in the early fifties. M1 Brothers is a fast paced story that mingles military adventure with history, espionage, courage, honor and humor. The M1 Brothers find fraternity, love and deception, deal with psychological issues and create mischief akin to MASH.

Main character, Charlie Canfield, CC to all, is the reluctant scion of a lineage of warriors. He worries about his ability to emulate these heroic predecessors even though he possesses the means that can make it possible.

Hancock's cruel and cunning North Korean master spy is Bek Man Sue. His goal is to disrupt and overturn the South Korean government, while brutally punishing adversaries. Brian Roberts is the uniquely talented pawn in this masterful tale as it whirls across the treacherous hills behind the DMZ (demilitarized zone).
 

In the Words of Bill Hancock
 
“This book was written because it is a story that I felt a need to tell. It is fiction based on historical fact that chronicles life in the early fifties. Our country had ended a terrible World War just a few years earlier at an enormous cost of life and wealth. The veterans of that war, who were deeply scarred in many ways, were finding their places back in society and now a new threat appears that many of their children are called to repulse. New members are called into the fraternity of the good to combat an ongoing existence of evil.”

 
About Bill Hancock
 
The author has more than 50 years of technical and management experience. Some 44 years were spent working for various corporations and another 8 years running his own consulting company. During all this, he gained recognition as a management and cost model innovator, product developer, inventor, technical author and mentor.

As a consultant, he worked on the Lockheed Martin Federal Systems Merlin Helicopter Training Program in England. Then he returned to create training materials and teach NASA approved classes in Project Management Fundamentals, Parametric Cost Estimating, Work Breakdown Structure and Configuration Management at NASA facilities around the country.

While at IBM for 26 years, he started as an engineer in the Information Records Division and worked on printing equipment for paper products sold by the corporation. To most IBM means International Business Machine Corporation, but to many within the corporation, it means I’ve Been Moved.

After a few years, he moved to the Federal Systems Division to work as a test director and reentry vehicle trajectory analyst. When that assignment was complete, he moved on to the Manassas, Virginia FSD plant to become a software cost engineer, systems and software cost engineering manager, subcontract program manager, deputy program manager and program manager.

Prior to IBM he worked for Ingersoll-Rand as a project engineer and developed the first fluidized hospital bed for burn patients. Before Ingersoll-Rand he held a senior designer position at Curtiss-Wright Electronics Division, a designer job at Bendix Corporation, a junior designer job at Curtiss-Wright, a draftsman position at Trowbridge Conveyor Co., and his first job was as a junior draftsman at Hewitt-Robins Inc. While working for Hewitt-Robins, Bill Hancock was called into service during Korean War in Army to serve as infantry soldier and battalion draftsman in Korea.  All education after high school was at night at Stevens Institute of Technology, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Newark College of Engineering.

Bill is now happily retired and enjoying life in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Link to Amazon page:  http://amzn.to/1fuOIy6

CONTINUED: I Like A Little Bit of The Handsome Americans Myself

They are pursued throughout by Arnold Porkwinder who deals in chrome and wants his $804.04 in back rent.  With him is Mr. Watanabe, a Japanese gentleman with unique insight and an expert baseball card flipper.

In the Words of Richard Lutman

I Like A Little Bit Of The Handsome Americans Myself is a quirky road novella set in the early seventies. There is no deep meaning in this novella which took me a month to write.  A crucial and very funny pseudo love scene occurs in a Laundromat which inspired the cover.  Pacing was important.  Most of the action is dialogue-driven so the chapters had to be short. 

J.R., one of the main characters, is based on a real person.  Many of the scenes in the novella actually occurred.

On the back of a shack door in Rhode Island, three names were scrawled across the rough wooden surface followed by the words ‘The Handsome Americans.’  After a night of drinking several pitchers of beer at a local bar and watching a very bad band perform, one of the beer drinkers said “There they are--The Handsome Americans,” which brought much laughter.  Every time another bad band performed or a conversation got long winded out would come, “I like a little bit of the Handsome Americans myself,” said in the most serious tone possible.  The name seemed appropriate for the band and the title of the novella. 

About Richard Lutman

Richard Lutman lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  He has a MFA in Writing from Vermont College.  He currently teaches short story classes as part of Coastal Carolina University's Lifelong Learning program.  His fiction has appeared in: Verdad, Slow Trains, The Green Silk Journal, Dark Sky Magazine, The Bicycle Review, Epiphany Magazine, The Petigru Review, Deep South Magazine, The Newport Review, Dew on the Kudzu, The Corner Cupboard Press, The Green Briar Review, Bethlehem Writers Roundtable and Prick of the Spindle. He has also won local and national awards for his short stories, nonfiction and screenplays.   He was a 2008 Pushcart Nominee. 

A chapbook of his flash fiction was published in June 2009, a long narrative poem in 2011 and a chapbook of four short stories in 2013 by The Last Automat Press.  A novella entitled "I Like a Little Bit of the Handsome Americans Myself" can be found on Smashwords and Amazon Kindle.  Another novella, "Iron Butterfly" can be found at The WriteDeal Publishers.

Link to Amazon page:  http://amzn.to/1auwyH0

Link to Richard Lutman’s website:  http://www.wordrealm.net

CONTINUED: The Yellow Doll by David Soma

These experiences actually enhanced my reading of The Yellow Doll, as there were times when my parents and I were maneuvering across the miles of western desolation when I could visualize a band of Indians lined up on their horses, positioned all along the top of a looming cliff in the distance. I could almost see them patiently awaiting the arrival of the next wagon train that was rolling across the prairie. They salivated in anticipation of the pending attack on the unsuspecting trespassers from the east. Okay, I know I have always had a vivid imagination.

Back to The Yellow Doll, however. This book contains surprises, and I do love surprises. If you think that its title suggests a sweet story about a favorite toy, lovingly clutched by a child as she and her parents head west, you’ll want to think again. It’s more about an unlikely group, traveling to a western destination called Deadwood.

I won’t be a spoiler by revealing too much information, but this story encompasses a quest for a better life, a little bit of semi-romance, greed, violence, photography as was experienced in the 1870’s (no digital camera efficiency here), prejudice, a blur between upholding the law and breaking it, smuggling, murder, fear, outlaws, rudimentary commerce, illicit activity, deceit and definitely adventure.

This is one of those books that prompted me to pause when I read the final words. I wanted to know more about that place, era, location, history and the facts on which The Yellow Doll is based. This selection made me curious, entertained and intrigued me. It offered me an enhanced vision of the wild west as 19th century inhabitants must have known it.

Book Description

As America celebrates her centennial in the summer of 1876, the gold rush in the Dakota Territory of Deadwood Gulch draws an eclectic crowd of villains and heroes. There are those who want to seek their fortune and those who will do anything to destroy them.

Traveling photographer Niles Dewy sets out with his business partner, Rubee, to photograph the excitement—and do a little business on the side. It doesn’t take long for his new friend and traveling companion Sarah Culbert to discover Mr. Dewy isn’t everything he seems, especially when they have a strange encounter with Sheriff Clay involving the Yellow Doll. But Sarah has a few secrets of her own …

The group arrives in Deadwood, and Niles crosses paths once more with Wild Bill Hickok. But Hickok’s death starts a chain reaction that has explosive results. With the law closing in and a host of unsavory characters just waiting to destroy him, Niles’s run of good luck is about to expire, and only time will tell if he’ll survive.

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Why Did Soma Write The Yellow Doll?

“For ten years as I performed as James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok  in Deadwood, South Dakota, I was constantly asked, "Why did Jack McCall kill Wild Bill?" The myth of that legend made no historical sense to me, and I began to research the events taking place in the Deadwood Gulch mining camp in 1876.  I found there was a series of killings in the camp on the first three days of August that year, and Hickok was just one of them.  There very likely was a connection between all the murders.  Thus the novel The Yellow Doll, which is my historical theory on why Wild Bill Hickok was assassinated by McCall in Nuttles & Manns Saloon on August 2, 1876 in Deadwood Gulch, Dakota Territory.”

About David Soma

David Soma was born and raised the Badlands of western South Dakota. History has always been his passion, studying history and journalism at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.  In the 1960s he began to live that history - as a western character actor at Old Tucson Studios, appearing in dozens of motion pictures and television westerns, eventually performing in the Gunfight At The OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona and finally as Wild Bill Hickok in Deadwood, South Dakota.  After retiring, his time is divided between the mountains of western Wyoming and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.   While wintering in Myrtle Beach, he teaches American western frontier history through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Coastal Carolina University offering classes in the Myths And Legends Of The American West, Myths Of The Hollywood Westerns and Before During And After Lewis & Clark.  He also performs historical one-man shows as Wild Bill Hickok throughout the country.  The Yellow Doll is his third novel.

 

Closing Thoughts

As previously stated, The Yellow Doll is full of surprises. Prepare for a wild ride to Deadwood and beyond!

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CONTINUED: The Autobiography of Fezziwig by Danny Kuhn

Written in the first person point of view, this story guides the reader directly into the experiences, inner thoughts and reasoning of William Fezziwig and the details of his interaction with some rather influential and famous characters. It also emphasizes that the raging conflicts in England during this time were relative to tightly intertwined religion and politics.

Stepping back in time as one reads this book is a satisfyingly intriguing experience! It’s like a history lesson that actually entertains, informs and invites the reader into the heart and soul of William Fezziwig. Danny Kuhn has captured a great glimpse of the challenges of life and family during that era and uses Fezziwig’s thoughts, conversations and actions as vessels to educate the reader.

Book Description

Dickens gave us only a glimpse of Scrooge's first employer, as a jolly old man who loved Christmas. This is the whole life of Fezziwig, an English businessman during the cusp of the Industrial Revolution who travels to colonial Charleston, South Carolina promoting his warehouse trade. Along the way, he befriends a young man named Washington, and returns to spend time in the London coffeehouses with the likes of Dr. Johnson and Erasmus Darwin. Even those meetings pale compared to his adventures afield with the irrepressible Benjamin Franklin!

 "A true look at a remarkable time, so full of historical facts and characters as to be totally believable as autobiography. It reminds us of the astounding array of scientific, literary, and philosophical geniuses rubbing elbows in the eighteenth century London coffeehouses, and of the social and political unrest of the day. As Fezziwig says, 'The only thing that outlives us, as our legacy, is the good we do for others.' Mr. Dickens would be pleased!"

Link to Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/The-Autobiography-of-Fezziwig-ebook/dp/B00CA592ZW

In the words of Danny Kuhn

“The Autobiography of Fezziwig is my first novel, though I write a monthly column for a magazine back home (in West Virginia) and have had other periodical articles published. It takes a minor character from Dickens' A Christmas Carol and gives him a full life.  As a young man, he travels to the West Indies and Charles Town, SC  to further his warehouse trade, and, back in London, befriends an American agent there by the name of Benjamin Franklin. Along the way, he interacts with Samuel Johnson, Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Priestley, and many other famous characters to be found in eighteenth century London.”  

About Danny Kuhn

Danny was raised in the coalfields of Southern West Virginia, earned degrees at Marshall and West Virginia Universities. His career has included being a social worker, high school science teacher, and Federal Probation Officer. In 2010, he retired as Deputy Chief United States Probation Officer in West Virginia and relocated to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he is a magazine columnist and training consultant for Favoritetrainers.com.

CONTINUED: Why I Wrote 7 Easy Steps to Memoir Writing

This book is a compact publication containing a powerful tool kit, message and program. Following the seven logical steps will guide the reader on a successful journey of memoir writing. It offers additional tips and hints that help in alleviating the overwhelmed feeling inherent in tackling a memoir project. It provides a comprehensive list of questions for interviewing relatives or for formulating your own story, a list of additional resources and select sample stories by a few of my amazing memoir writing workshop students.

The reader will discover that preserving our stories, before they are no longer obtainable, can actually be an enjoyable experience! Children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews will be thankful to have in their possession the stories that we choose to write today! It is the only way they will really know us, how we lived, our significant life events and the paths we traveled. I view memoir writing as a priceless gift that we present to loved ones and a legacy of memories that we provide to future generations.

Utilizing the 7 Easy Steps will ensure that we don’t internally hoard our stories and take them to the grave. Allow this article to be your personal lightning bolt! Capture the stories of a loved one, as well as your own, in 7 Easy Steps.

Please visit http://www.awriterspresence.com for links to all formats including print, Kindle and Nook.

Book Description

Share with others the significant moments of your life. Make available a collection of your written memories for loved ones to cherish. 7 Easy Steps to Memoir Writing removes the fear and apprehension of starting a memoir preservation project. Loved ones and future generations will someday appreciate the stories that you choose to write today!

About the Author

Mary Anne Benedetto is an author, speaker, blogger, ghostwriter and Certified Lifewriting Instructor. Although she writes inspirational fiction, her foremost passion is teaching memoir writing workshops and helping people capture their life stories to pass along to future generations. Author of Eyelash, Never Say Perfect, 7 Easy Steps to Memoir Writing: Build a Priceless Legacy One Story at a Time! and From Italy with Love & Limoncello, she enjoys golf, travel, walking the spectacular South Carolina beaches and curling up with a great book. Mary Anne is the founder of Beach Author Network in the South Carolina Grand Strand.

Contact Mary Anne at info@awriterspresence.com and visit her at www.awriterspresence.com, www.maryannebenedetto.blogspot.com,  www.abookfeast4u.blogspot.com, www.4womenwholove2travel.blogspot.com.

Beach Author Network - Published Works

Most, if not all of the following books are available on Amazon.com.


Carole Bellacera

LILY OF THE SPRINGS
TANGO'S EDGE
CHOCOLATE ON A STICK
UNDERSTUDY
EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON
SPOTLIGHT
BORDER CROSSINGS



Mary Anne Benedetto:
Eyelash-Christian fiction
Never Say Perfect-Christian fiction
7 Easy Steps to Memoir Writing-Nonfiction
From Italy with Love & Limoncello-Travel memoir

Linda Cookingham:
In Your Eyes  (Under L. Thomas-Cook)-Fiction

Patricia David:
Hugs Inc.-Children’s nonfiction

Sherry Day:
The Outhouse at the End of the Earth-Memoir

Paul DiStefano:
Behind Criminal Minds-Memoir

Nancy Lorraine Edelman:
The Butterfly Adventure-Children’s

Darlene Eichler:
Satan’s Best Friend-Fiction
Where’s the Kitty-Children’s

Gloria Spivey Flecker:
North of Channing Street-Fiction
The Wildes of Murrells Inlet-Fiction

Bob Freeland:
Balance-Fiction

Joy Glunt (under Arielle A. Aaron):
 In the Presence of Butterflies  Non-fiction
I Remember Singing  Non-fiction 

George Graves:
A Soldier's Journey-Memoir

David Griffin:
A Real Writer
Storyteller
Heaven
 Monk In The Cellar-Fiction
Nowhere
Big Ideas
Never Again: A Catholic Boyhood
Fly Fishing for the Beginner - Non-Fiction
Ever This Day
String -  novella
Jimmy Bean - novella 

Paul Grimshaw:
Travelers of the Gray Dawn-Fiction

Bill Hancock:
M1 Brothers-Fiction

William Hinson:
Discovering Ancient Giants-Nonfiction

Barbara Flowers Jacobs:
Days of a Wounded Heart-Memoir

Sheila Joyner:
Seven Tears-Fiction

 Sarah Bruce Kelly:
The Red Priest’s Annina-Historical fiction
Jazz Girl-Historical fiction
Vivaldi’s Muse-Historical Fiction
Vivaldi as Dramatist-Nonfiction

Danny Kuhn:
The Autobiography of Fezziwig-Fiction

Don Lewis:
Rizzo-Fiction

 Gary Lucas:
Rotten at the Core-republished in 2011 as The Appleachians
Abracadaver
Mayhem & Main
Temp Like Me-Fiction

Richard Lutman:
I Like a Little Bit of the Handsome Americans Myself-Novella
Iron Butterfly-Novella
Altered Images-Chapbook of Short fiction
When I Moved the Earth-Chapbook-Long narrative poem

Goffinet McLaren:
Sullie Saves the Seas-Children’s

Robert O’Brien:
The Toppled Pawn-Fiction

Carole O’Neill:
Women in Media Careers-Nonfiction
Success Despite the Odds-Nonfiction

S. A. Paradis:
Joys & Sorrows of a Baby Boomer-Memoir

Kathy Penney:
Divine Appointments-Memoir

 Frank Pennisi:
Sciatu Mio-Fiction
Nothing Sacred on the Mount
The Prince of Sackett Street

Trilby (Tibby) Plants:
Circles in Time-Historic time travel fantasy
Hubert Little’s Great Adventure-Children’s
Gatekeeper-Fantasy, horror

Steven Radics:
How to Avoid Pissing People Off and Driving Them Crazy-Nonfiction

Jim R. Rogers:
Starts and Stops Along the Way: Sharing Some Stuff From the Road Most Travel-Poetry, Creative nonfiction
The Incredible Importance of Effective Parenting-Nonfiction

Lyn Feola Rumage:
PWT-Fiction
Myrtle Beach Mayhem-Fiction
Dizzy the Wonder Mutt-Children’s

Robert P. Sharpe:
Joy Potential: Where You’d Least Expect It-Nonfiction (Under R. P. Sharpe)

Michael Shawn Smith:
Confessions of a Community Journalist-Nonfiction

David Soma:
The Yellow Doll-Historical fiction

Sandra Springs:  (Pen name: Faye Bradley)
Jekyll Island-Fiction  

Peter Warren:
Confederate Gold and Silver-Historical fiction
The Journey North-Soon to be released

Peggy Wheeler-Cribb:
Madeline Becomes a Star-Children’s
The Squirrel Rescue-Children's 

T. Allen Winn (Tom):
Road Rage-Fiction
Dark Thirty-Fiction
The Caregiver’s Son-Outside the Window Looking In-Memoir
North of the Border-Fiction