Shakespeare wrote in what is now called the Shakespearean sonnet form and consists of three quatrains and a couplet. I particularly enjoy the couplets, as, through many of them Shakespeare’s …
This past October I visited western Connecticut to research scenes for the third novel of my Bret Manley Trilogy, following ‘To Sleep … Perchance to Die’ and ‘Revenge Best Served Bloody.’ …
Much has been written regarding the dedication of Shakespeare’s sonnets, and, although I cannot settle the issue, I can comment upon it. The sonnets were published in 1609 by Thomas …
In Act II, Scene II of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is hiding in the Capulet orchard when he sees Juliet, with whom he is hopelessly in love, appear in a …
Question: What do Shakespeare and Ian Fleming have in common? Answer: In his book, You Only Live Twice, Fleming states: “You only live twice, once when you are born and …
A great many questions have been asked about Shakespeare’s sonnets. Did he write them? Were he and the young man of the sonnets lovers? Were the sonnets meant to be …
On a daily basis we hear news of potential terrorist threats to the United States and other countries. Revenge Best Served Bloody deals with such a threat and the potential harm that may …
I was in my Mansfield, Connecticut office reviewing the removal of wisdom teeth with a patient when on the TV in my reception room the announcement came that a plane …
As a writer of fiction, my personal aim is to entertain and enlighten. If a reader enjoys my plot and in the process learns something he or she hadn’t known, …
I’m happy to announce that Revenge Best Served Bloody has been released for sale on Amazon. It is the sequel to To Sleep…Perchance to Die and the next of the …
