It's absolutely devastating, ... It's one thing to see it on TV, and it's another to talk to a mom read more

It's absolutely devastating, ... It's one thing to see it on TV, and it's another to talk to a mom and dad and children who have lost everything.

I had started writing the fourth Whit Mosley book, ... I was 40 pages into it, and then Dutton asked read more

I had started writing the fourth Whit Mosley book, ... I was 40 pages into it, and then Dutton asked me if I would consider writing a standalone. The series novel can do a lot to build a loyal readership, but the standalone is sometimes easier for the publisher to market to a broader audience.

The concept of community involvement is a joke.

The concept of community involvement is a joke.

Older people are seen basically as doddery but dear, and young people perhaps as clever but callous.

Older people are seen basically as doddery but dear, and young people perhaps as clever but callous.

We want to encourage third-party developers who will take the architecture and modify the design to suit specific markets.

We want to encourage third-party developers who will take the architecture and modify the design to suit specific markets.

We want to talk to people and hear their concerns,

We want to talk to people and hear their concerns,

My staff and I, we're proud of what we did this year with a young team. You can look at read more

My staff and I, we're proud of what we did this year with a young team. You can look at our record and yeah, it's not pretty. But as far as the direction the program was going, there's no doubt we were moving up.

What moves me about...what's called technique...is that it comes from some mysterious deep place. I mean it can have something read more

What moves me about...what's called technique...is that it comes from some mysterious deep place. I mean it can have something to do with the paper and the developer and all that stuff, but it comes mostly from some very deep choices somebody has made that take a long time and keep haunting them.

We're improving. And the good thing about this is that we haven't reached our potential yet as an overall team. read more

We're improving. And the good thing about this is that we haven't reached our potential yet as an overall team. In certain tournaments we have guys that do well and some that falter. But when we get everyone clicking together, which is the sectional, district and state, then we're going to be turning some heads.