Eva Gardos is the writer/director of the soon to be movie based on my book, "Cindy in Iraq". The script is a Semifinalist in the 2009 Cynosure Screenwriting Awards. Congrats Eva!


About the Competition: The Cynosure Screenwriting Awards seek to expand the scope of mainstream cinema by recognizing and rewarding feature-length scripts with distinctive and challenging screen roles for women and minorities. As the definition of cynosure indicates, we are looking for scripts to serve as a… Continue

"Believer" is Joe Nichols' single from his upcoming album “Old Things New,” scheduled to release October 27th. In June, Joe preformed for the Troops in Iraq. He told me in a phone interview that it was almost the last minuet when they decided to take a v… Continue

It is with a heavy heart that I pass along this email I received yesterday! He will be missed! My thoughts and prayers are with the family.



I regret to inform you that Jordan Shay, the creator of the blog Through Amber Lenses, was killed in Baqubah, Iraq on Wednesday in an apparent rollover accident. The DoD has not confirmed his death but his local newspaper wrote that the police assisted the Army in notifying his family.

Jordan was new to blogging, writing only 16 posts since May. H… Continue

ThePeoplesJournal.com has an itroductory article on the Road Dogs on Hogs in the current issue. Please take the time to go read it at ThePeoplesJournal.com - Old School Camaraderie is Back! We hope to have a series of stories from the people of the gropu that attened Sturgis this year with the group. I look forward to reading them!