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South Pacific Odyssey 1943 – Deja Vu?
I have been writing a novel that no doubt will stand as my greatest effort of a lifetime. Years have passed while I drafted and redrafted the book I now call “Guadalcanal Avengers.” It tells a family story based on … Continue reading
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Seattle Tsunami – My Book Had It Right
My novel The Great Seattle Earthquake dramatizes what would happen if a quake of magnitude 7.8 should strike the Seattle Fault. I researched the book heavily before writing, and it looks like I got it right. A report, newly released … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022, history, map, Seattle earthquake, Seattle tsunami, simulation
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The Sabertooth Amulet
This amulet, discovered on a body in a bog in my new novel Megaflood, is a central clue to happenings 14,000 years ago. Not only is it a priceless artifact and focus of present-day conflict between tribes and museum researchers, but … Continue reading
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MEGAFLOOD – First Look at the Cover
I got my first physical copy of Megaflood today. There’s nothing like the thrill of holding the product of so much hard work in hand. The cover is a thing of beauty and, like the story itself, required much background … Continue reading
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Tagged ice age floods, Megaflood, murder mystery, Native American
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A 14,000-Year-Old Murder Mystery
Love and betrayal in a time of epic floods. Continue reading
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Roly-Poly Dinosaurs
Here’s a fun one: a roly-poly armored dinosaur. As far as I know, no one has ever published a picture of this creature in its rolled-up pose—until now. If you don’t believe me, google “ankylosaur images” and see if you … Continue reading
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Tagged ankylosaur volvation, armored dinosaurs, Dinosaur Tales, Thomas P. Hopp
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The Way to a Dinosaur’s Heart
Is through his stomach, right? Well, that may apply to T rex, but what about all those plant eaters? In my Dinosaur Wars books I always explore new possibilities for dinosaurian looks, behaviors, and… attitudes. For example, in the first two books, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dinosaur Wars, Jurassic Park, jurassic world, Parasaurolophus
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Eek! I dreamed up deadly mutant viruses long before COVID-19
Just as you get nice and immunized with COVID-19 vaccine, along comes a new terror—the viral variant! Deadlier strains of COVID are cropping up with alarming frequency. Such mutational shifts allow the new viruses to circumvent the immunity you acquired … Continue reading
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The Great Shakeout–Will Seattle’s Tsunami Chimes Ring?
Folks in the stadium area will have only a few minutes to make up their minds whether they’ll flee to safety–or die. Continue reading
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I Dreamed the Bridge Fell Down
This photo of the West Seattle Freeway Bridge shows you two things: 1. It’s a marvel of modern engineering, a huge construct of reenforced concrete that crosses the Duwamish River in a single arching high-rise span. 2. It’s empty of … Continue reading
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Tagged Duwamish River, natural disaster novel, Seattle Fault, traffic jam, West Seattle Bridge
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