Part 1: Why AI Won’t Save Us—But Wisdom Might (* Thanks once again, friends, for engaging here.) Well…I guess that depends on your worldview. “Help me sort out these terms,” I said to a close friend and spiritual mentor just this morning. “Knowledge, discernment, and wisdom.” “Knowledge fills the mind,” Thomas answered. “Discernment selects [...]
...a self-avowed flag waver I can’t remember a time when I didn’t feel proud to be an American. I still well up during that scene in Mel Gibson’s movie “The Patriot,” which I watch every July 4, when Mel’s character rides to catch up with his fellow soldiers, waving the tattered flag that his [...]
...but true! Time has way of setting records straight. Putting the doubters to shame. That time came for John Capes, a British submariner, in the late 1990s. Unfortunately, it was years after his death. I recently released my fourth historical novel, The Weight of Loyalty, which is loosely based on the story Capes told [...]
Fueled by themes of war, grief, resilience, bravery, and love vs. loyalty, Mizrahi’s (Tattered Coat) romantic World War Two drama centers on self-destructive English sailor Oliver Graham and volatile but goodhearted Natalía Giannatos, a young widow in a village on the Greek island of Kefalonia. After his submarine hits an underwater mine, Oliver is [...]
The memories behind the songs. Recall that memorable moment in the movie When Harry Met Sally, when Harry contends that men and women can’t sustain purely platonic friendships because “the sex part always gets in the way.” Sally counters, sparking a spirited debate on whether it’s feasible for men and women to maintain close, [...]
The memories behind the songs. Two weeks ago I asked you to join me in sharing how music stimulates some of your favorite memories. Thanks to those who have jumped right in. To the rest of you, click on the button below and join the romp down memory lane. No matter our country, skin [...]
The memories behind the songs. If you lived through the 60s like me, the title of this post must be a dead giveaway. It’s 1965. The British invasion is well underway, and through the radio waves comes that distinctive Gibson Fuzzbox guitar riff that every high school band tries to duplicate, including mine. “Satisfaction,” [...]
The memories behind the songs.Roll out the barrel, we’ll have a barrel of fun.Roll out the barrel, we’ve got the blues on the run.Zing! Boom! Ta-rarrel!Sing out a song of good cheer.Now’s the time to roll the barrel,For the gang’s all here!Okay. Maybe not Top 40 Hit Parade material, but occasionally the tune to this [...]
A moving historical novel about the humanizing power of love. “She is the first person to draw me out of my self-imposed exile, to make me want to forgive the people who hurt me and to make amends with those I’ve wronged.” Love is a far greater motivator for strength and bravery than fear will [...]
The Weight of Loyalty by Mike H. Mizrahi revolves around the relationship between Natalía Giannatos, a Greek woman living under Italian occupation in Kefalonia during World War II, and Oliver Graham, a British sailor who survives a submarine explosion. After being rescued and hidden by Natalía and her family, Oliver is forced to reconcile with [...]
What the judges said:
“This exciting and well-researched story stood out as a unique piece of historical military fiction with great presentation and writing from the start.”
The Weight of Loyalty: A Hemingway Awards for 20th Century Wartime Fiction Finalist!
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