Chapter Reveal for new release, The Second Coming of Joan, coming out this winter.
Chapter One Nadja didn’t know she was a Muslim until the war started. There was no religion before that. But she was 8-years old and very smart. She learned quickly what religion was and what it meant to be Muslim. It was hate and meant people wanted to hurt you, and you had to hide…
After Watching Born on the 4th of July
In Vietnam there is no meaningto anything exceptliving or dying,and even in that,meaning is hard to find. Sometimes in rageIt is good to kill the enemy,especially when it’skill or be killed,especially when the enemyis an evil, deeply seededin the jungle,in the heart of darkness,when all you can hear,all you can feel,all you can know,is the…
Alas
Alas, I am saddened to have locked eyes and declared my commitment, only to look away and walk off into the world of shadow and light, to write such stories of love and murder, searching for reasons we can embrace, not excuses, but enough substance to give us hope … Alas.
Poetry from the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, NY
MDC Brooklyn 2/22/24 Blistering Thoughts Peeling back the gray matter, leaving raw feelings, like roadkill, still bleeding and steaming in the sun as we drive by wondering who will cleanup the mess. Ray Lopez
Another Poem From MDC Brooklyn
MDC Brooklyn 5/16/24 Astral Thoughts The humbuzz vending machines are comforting; not drowned out by the chaos of dozens of voices begging reason in the storm. There’s only a few legal visits today. Outside the dark clouds Brew a rainy mix, but inside your head, if you concentrate on your breathing, your mantra, you can…
A Couple of Poems
I know it’s been a long time since I posted anything and for that I apologize. I signed a contract with my publisher, Wipf and Stock, for a new novel, a tale of spiritual warfare, in the style of Frank Peretti, that takes place during the Bosnian War. I’m hoping to publish by the end…
An Offering of Remembrance, Chapter 8 From Hard Faith: A Final Memoir
Chapter 8 9/11 I’m in the field that Tuesday morning in the government car doing a home visit in Danbury with a guy who pled guilty to a conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit currency. Dan is a middle-aged, single white male with no kids, living alone in his deceased parents’ home. It’s a fairly large…
Read an excerpt from Chapter 1 of The Painter, due out from Resource Publications, an Imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers, this summer!
The Painter A Novella Based on True Stories Chapter 1 The Murder It was a typical hot, humid June day in the tristate area. Gio was in a perfect position to take the shot. The air conditioner was blowing at full force. Carmine Balducci, aka “The Fork,” was leaning back comfortably in the front passenger…
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Ray Lopez, evangelist, writer, ordained minister, ministering to the hardcore, one at a time. 