VeggieTales, the Bunny Song, and King Nebuchadnezzar
You may recall the classic VeggieTales video, Rack, Shack, and Benny, where the scheming zucchini,...
Safe at Home
With a portrait of Abraham Lincoln looking on, Jackie Robinson sat at the mahogany desk across...
Where is the Best Spot for Writing?
Whenever I see somebody writing in a noisy coffee shop, tapping away on a laptop, I wonder how in...
Of Moose and Men in 2nd Printing
My latest book, Of Moose and Men, has gone into its second printing three months after rolling off...
The Cauldron and the Chalice
Two Irish lads, Jim Quinn and Paddy Flanagan, were digging around in a potato field in 1878 when...
The Philistines! A Major New Find Announced
I like the way that NPR begins its report on a major new archaeological discovery: "There's no...
Infernal Machines: Civil War Submarines
"If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate," businessman Thomas J.Watson...
Saint Patrick: A Pirate Story
There's much more to Saint Patrick than shamrocks, green hills, and snakes. His real tale is a...
Frederick Douglass: ‘A War Upon the Immortal Spirit’
Frederick Douglass, the famed orator and abolitionist, saw his life change in one afternoon in...