Archive for June, 2016

human chessWhew! Long time, no blog!

Don’t believe I’ve ever mentioned this on the blog before, but I’m a caretaker for my two elderly parents. My Dad had a bit of a health crisis about six months ago, and dealing with it really ate up a lot of my time.

Things are settling down a little, and I’d really like to get this thing going again. So …

Two of my favorite things in the world are martial arts and stories about con artists. So when Kevin Smith incorporated both topics into his novel “Human Chess,” I guess it was inevitable that I was going to like the results.

And I’m sure you’ll share my opinion — whether you’re a fan of mixed martial arts, old-school hard-boiled stories about tough-guy schemers, or just entertaining stories.

Kevin agreed to answer a few questions about his book, so here goes:   (more…)