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The newest book in the Flaugherty Twins Mysteries series is published! Lost on Black Mountain can be found on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other places where books are sold. Following is the press release I am sending out to alert the media. For Immediate Release August 2026 Lost on Black Mountain Third Story in Flaugherty Twins Mysteries Collection PITTSBURGH, PA – Lost on Black Mountain, the third book in the Flaugherty Twins Mysteries series has just been published. This book joins with...

I was recently interviewed on the podcast The Packaged Tourist. Here is a link to that interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcfSQIKetfc&list=PLJL9AuV-YX_N1kiSfRU1ClkqStx-NWmGj&index=3&t=15s Enjoy!

Some findings from a scientific study that was published a couple years ago showed up recently in one of my news feeds. I found the conclusions a little disconcerting. Basically, the neurological study by Professor Audrey van der Meer at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology determined that the act of handwriting—or drawing—creates much more brain activity, especially regarding learning and memory—than does the use of a computer keyboard. Part of the reason they gave was that...