I enjoyed my book launch at Mysterious Galaxy Books on Sunday December 16. One of our greatest joy (if not the greatest) is for people to make time and read our books. My thanks go out to Mysterious Galaxy Books for supporting local authors in San Diego, CA.

Signed copies of 'Who's Minding the Store?' are available at their San Diego branch located at 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite 302, San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 268-4747.

Morning Glory

This morning you looked a little blue,

It seemed your color had lost its hue.

Your red looked like fresh blood just shed,

From a wounded soldier now dead.

Your white was stained from many tears,

But because of you we have no fears.

For you are the red, white, and blue,

We will give up our lives to protect you.

I know everyone has been wondering about the fate of our membership magazine, Dispatches. There have been a variety of issues that we've needed to work out. At this point I just want to give everyone a positive heads up that soon we'll see the re-launch of Dispatches. We're working out the details right now. Once everything's in place, you'll see a formal announcement.

The winners of the January Author & Book of the Month Awards are:

Author of the Month

Chosin File
by
Dale Dye
Historical Fiction

&

Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor
by
George Galdorisi & Dick Couch

I'm proud to announce my latest book, 'Who's Minding the Store?' will be on exhibit at the San Diego Public Library. This is a yearly event for local authors to display their books in the public library. The event will take place on Friday, February 1, 2013. All authors living in San Diego with a published book in 2012 are eligible.