Writing

A synopsis of Joseph B. Stewart’s life in the Surratt Courier published by the Surratt Society. Founded in 1975, the society is dedicated to the preservation and history of the Surratt House, and encourages research in the events surrounding the Lincoln assassination.

The Surratt Courier, September/October 2025, p. 3-8.

Joseph B. Stewart: Kentucky Giant

Red house of the historical Surratt Tavern, now the Surratt Museum.

The story of the elusive Joseph “Peanuts John” Burroughs, the boy who held John Wilkes Booth’s horse prior to the assassination.

Lincoln Conspirators, September 7, 2025

Will Research For Peanuts!

Harper Goff painting of John Wilkes Booth climbing on his getaway horse as a startled Joseph "John Peanuts" Burroughs looks on

In the hills of northern California, a teenager discovered a comet’s tail—and a lifelong passion for stargazing.

Sky & Telescope Online, January 10, 2022

The Comet on Oak Hill

Comet above an oak tree in the dusk sky.

For the author, the red giant Betelgeuse always brings to mind a lost beloved.

Sky & Telescope Magazine, February 2021, P. 84

A Star For Donna

Brilliant red star Betelgeuse with many other stars visible.

Bolstering United Nations Intelligence: Cultural and Structural Solutions

United Nations Building in Vienna flanked by many flags on both sides

American Intelligence Journal, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2012, p. 7-16.