When my son and daughter were four and six, I began raising them alone. Many fun stories. I also became the mother and did all the cleaning, and cooking. Some of the best times of my life and hence the title of the book. My wife kept pushing me to write the stories I always tell people and my first short story, "Charge It," won a contest. I continued and have completed 54 short stories with a hundred and fifty more in the works. The Single Male Parents' Cookbook, is a delightful combination of food and humor, two subjects everyone will enjoy. As a single parent I raised my children from the...

Remember lying on the grass in your front yard and watching the stars? Your best friend was beside you and neither one of you uttered a word. Then a meteor flashed across the sky and both of you got excited and pointed to the sky. Our lives are like a flashing meteorite. Often the moments go unnoticed, but we do manage to brighten and touch the lives of those around us. Although we are not all famous or well-known, our stories are important. Each of us has a life in time. These are a series of short stories about my life. In the past I have heard a comparison I'm sure you have heard before,...

These short stories are based on actual events, parts from my novels, and children's stories. Sebring, the Rainman is based on a race my son, Beaux, actually competed. What a race it was Some of the dialog from Flight 223 actually occurred. You see I was on flight 223 from Seattle to Houston during the 911 terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York. A very strange and chaotic event I will never forget. Sandlot Wars, He Becons to Us, Friday Night Lights, and Surfside are fictionalized events that actually happened to me in highs school. They are now being made into the movie, "Live For...