Cahaba Prison - February 7, 2026

ALMOST HOME opens in a flooded Confederate prison at the confluence of the Alabama and Cahaba rivers, in the hollowed-out heart of Dixie. Read More →

The Muncie Men - February 6, 2026

I knew I had a story I wanted to tell about an event too long ignored, and I finally realized that only fiction could do this justice. But where to begin? Read More →

Almost Home: My Literary Love-Child - January 19, 2026

This post is to let friends know that my new novel has just been released. I began writing ALMOST HOME more than a decade ago — my attempt to bring to life a final horror … Read More →

Best Books That Tell a Big Story Through a Small Lens - July 8, 2021

The link below takes you to a really nice website that features reading lists created by authors using categories of their own choosing. Mine is “Books that tell a big Read More →

SwimSwam, Review and Interview by Matt Rees - November 26, 2020

“I regret staying dry.” That line appears in the epilogue of a wonderful new book, Splash!: 10,000 Years of Swimming. The author, veteran journalist Howard Means, is describing a recent walk he Read More →

Images from SPLASH! Pool Fun - July 16, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! Jeff Farrell - July 15, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! Goggle Science - July 14, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! Adam Peaty - July 13, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! Johnny Weissmuller - July 12, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! Duke Kahanamoku - July 11, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! Swimming at the 1908 Olympics - July 5, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! Simone Manuel & Peggy Oleksiak - July 4, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! Swimming and Segregation - July 3, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! The Backyard Pool - July 2, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! Statbad Mitte - July 1, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! Community Pools from the ’20s - June 30, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! Ursula Andress - June 29, 2020

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Images from SPLASH! Nylon Racing Suit 1961 - June 27, 2020

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