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The Covered Bridges of Bucks County
With fall winding down, this past Sunday was potentially the last nice day to do a day-trip of this nature. The plan was to tour the Covered Bridges of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Below are some of...
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Of Music, Moroccan Food and Brothers
Of Music: I’ve never tried to obtain the encyclopedic knowledge of music that I actively seek with film and literature, but I know what I like, and I’d like to think I know raw talent when I hear it....
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It’s Oh So Quiet
It’s oh so quiet…and peaceful until…the tourist season. I could hibernate all winter and all summer long. Give me the mountains in the fall and the shore in the spring when the noise is low and...
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Sideways in Bucks County
This past Saturday (amidst all the crisp sunlight and gusting winds) was spent on a self-guided wine tour of Bucks County. It was our little Pennsylvania version of Sideways as we hit many of the...
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Of Al Capone, The Thief Maker and Death by Baklava
On a whim this Saturday I decided to take a friend on a Thief Maker Reality Tour by visiting the famous Philadelphia neighborhood where the majority of my book was set, touring Eastern State...
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Of Canals, Lambertville and Nomad Pizza
There’s really no better way to spend a day off from work midweek than taking a long drive. It’s especially nice on a beautiful pre-Fall day, and if it’s the first day your car has been out of the...
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Children of the Corn
…and The Schleicher Spin’s 564th bad horror film you should not watch this Halloween season: Children of the Corn – and all its misbegotten sequels. Like seriously, what the hell was Stephen King...
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Gimme Some of that Olde Tyme Storytelling
A few Saturdays ago, a venture out to Chadds Ford, PA resulted in an impromptu visit to the Chadds Ford Antique Mall (inconveniently…I mean, conveniently located right next to the Chadds Ford Winery)...
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Photos from Fonthill Castle
Sometimes I need to take a break from writing about the pictures (as in films) by going out and taking pictures (as in very amateur photography). On a recent drive out to Doylestown, I stopped at...
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Dave Goes Irish Part 2: Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains
Ah, the Emerald Isle of rolling hills, bucolic villages and ancient ruins. Away from the bustle of Dublin City, this is the Ireland most know and dream of visiting. While visiting Dublin I took a day...
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Muir Woods: A Cathedral of Trees
This is the second in a three-part photo series on my recent trip to San Francisco. Click here for Killer Views of the City or click here for photos from Sonoma County.. No trip to the San Francisco...
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Drinking Wine in the Valley of the Moon
This is the third in a three-part photo series on my recent trip to San Francisco. Click here for Killer Views of the City or click here for photos of Muir Woods. A tour of Sonoma County Wine Country...
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A Walk Amongst the Tombstones in Laurel Hill Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia’s East Falls’ section overlooking the Schuylkill River between Kelly and Ridge Drives is one of the oldest cemeteries in the nation. It houses such pop culture...
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Random Places I Have Been in 2014
Yes, I know we’re already half way through 2015, and I’ve got enough photos from random places I have been this year to create the annual post…but that will have to wait. This is a catch up post where...
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Random Places I Have Been in 2015
When I originally conceived this annual feature, the idea was to link pictures of the places I visited with ideas for stories, favorite movies or strange/funny anecdotes. Well, have I got one for you...
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France, Je T’aime – Part Four: Colmar et Strasbourg
After five days in Paris, we needed an escape from the big city and wanted to experience more of France. After a comfy, three-hour train ride from the Paris Gare de L’est we found ourselves in the...
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France, Je T’aime – Part Five: Versailles
Our epic French adventure ended with an overnight stay in Versailles before flying back to the States. Versailles is everything you dream and fear it could be (it’s as crowded with tourists as the...
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Dickensian Louisiana
“It was the best of times…it was the worst of times.” New Orleans has always been a city of extremes, and our recent visit proved that in spades. It’s a place of both high-class Southern charm and...
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Random Places I Have Been in 2016
What stories do these wild Colonial Spanish horses (clearly plotting something) and ghost crab (what are you running from?) have to tell? It’s the last day of 2016, so it’s time for the Spin to look...
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Well, I guess we were just in a New York State of Mind in 2017. Trips to the Empire State included: An extended “writer’s retreat” weekend in Cooperstown in April. It was my wife’s first time in one...
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