Retired firefighter/arson investigator turned community college history instructor and author of So Others May Live & Molly’s Song. Loves Russian Lit, cats, boxing, and the Red Sox. PhD Student in Org. Crime History. Irish/Serbian-American.
In May of 2019, I came across the photo of an unnamed sex worker in Reading, PA, her name lost to history. I was totally captivated by her and, since her real story was unknown, I have her a fictional one. She became Molly O’Sullivan, heroine of my novel Molly’s Song.
In May of 2019, I came across the photo of an unnamed sex worker in Reading, PA, her name lost to history. I was totally captivated by her and, since her real story was unknown, I have her a fictional one. She became Molly O’Sullivan, heroine of my novel Molly’s Song.
My Thanksgiving night tradition. Watching my favorite movie (Dr. Zhivago). Alone, of course, because literally everyone refuses to watch it with me for some reason.
November 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
“No doubt they’ll sing in tune after the Revolution.”
My Thanksgiving night tradition. Watching my favorite movie (Dr. Zhivago). Alone, of course, because literally everyone refuses to watch it with me for some reason.
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My Thanksgiving night tradition. Watching my favorite movie (Dr. Zhivago). Alone, of course, because literally everyone refuses to watch it with me for some reason.
I took this in 2023, but it’s the greatest Thanksgiving photo ever. Ольга and her twin sister Аксинья were watching the parade, then they chose violence.
November 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I took this in 2023, but it’s the greatest Thanksgiving photo ever. Ольга and her twin sister Аксинья were watching the parade, then they chose violence.
Flunked out of junior college at 19 and took the fire department test. Got hired. 7 years later, moved to law enforcement. Retired. Now I teach history at a community college.
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Flunked out of junior college at 19 and took the fire department test. Got hired. 7 years later, moved to law enforcement. Retired. Now I teach history at a community college.