Greetings and Felicitations! Hello good readers and friends. It’s been a fortnight or five since I posted. As I mentioned at some point last year,

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Greetings and Felicitations! Hello good readers and friends. It’s been a fortnight or five since I posted. As I mentioned at some point last year,
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High summer is here and the glories of The South are in full bloom all around me. Tomatoes and plums plucked from roadside stands. Rich,
I hope your spring has been kind this year and April has not been the cruelest month, to twist a phrase from T.S. Eliot. After
Ah, the joy of creating names in fantasy books is one of my favorite parts of world building and writing. In, ‘The Last Wizard at
Big ups to all the fantastic reviews that have been streaming in for, “The Last Wizard at The End of The World.” I’ve been very
“Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears,send me your beers, forget your jeers and sneersand take a dive into a world where joy truimphs over
These are the appendices of Alexandria Rising and Alexandria Reborn. The adventure on combining the appendices for the third and final book are underway as
As you know, I love using allusions and easter eggs in my books. In ‘The Alexandria Rising Chronicles,’ I used symbology, names and numerology from
There are far too many people to thank for a wonderful 12 months. The interviews on air and in magazines and newspapers and the invitations
“A unique world told with a lyrical voice.” – amazon review Mark Wallace Maguire’s YA fantasy novel, ‘In Pursuit of The Pale Prince’ is published and
THE LOST LETTERS OF HENRY O’NEAL By Thomas J. Callahan February 2017/northern Europe/Location Ragnar INTRODUCTION During Henry’s illness, he wrote several letters for his grandson, Rand,
I was honored to be interviewed on NPR’s Dante’s Old South in late April. This eclectic radio show is based out of WUTC in Chattanooga,
Thomas J. Callahan – the chap who wrote the appendices to ‘Alexandria Rising’ – found this lost film footage today from an ill-fated 1932 dig
Was T.S. Eliot aware of the existence of The Slendoc Meridian? Lux? Where is the red rock? What will Rand find there? Who is Waterstone?
What is Alexandria Rising Rhythms? >>>It is instrumental music inspired by the novel Alexandria Rising. >>> It is a unique album as it was written,
Ron and I were exchanging jokes on the loading dock at the newspaper, the smell of newsprint and fresh ink creased the air. It was
The doors leisurely opened and a tall, willowy woman, her skin the color of cinnamon glided out, braids of silver hair dangling regally down
One of my favorite introductory scenes in Alexandria Reborn is when Rand O’Neal meets Eliot Waterstone in The Library. “I want to see you in the
Someone asked me the other day about how much symbolism I crammed into ‘Alexandria Rising. Well, the answer is pretty straightforward: As much as I
I was unlocking my door on Fifth Floor at Berry College’s Dana Hall in the fall of 1993. I caught a peripheral glance out of
The Independent Author Network announced their 2017 winners today and I am pleased to announce that Alexandria Rising was named a finalist in the Action-Adventure
One of everybody’s favorite new characters in Alexandria Reborn is Winston, the ‘old cowboy’ as he calls himself who hails from west Texas. This is
Thanks to Lithuanian book review site P.S. I Love That Book for the review of Alexandria Reborn! Reviewer Martyna gave the book four hearts – their
Big ups and a major thanks to The Blue Mountain Review for interviewing me in the latest issue of that gorgeous magazine. You can check out
The great J.P. Donleavy has died at the ripe old age of 91. I’ve been a Donleavy fan since my senior year in college when
Spota. This is a picture of the man who inspired the character in Alexandria Reborn. What an interesting name? How did he get this name?
Alexandria Reborn, the sequel to Alexandria Rising and Book 2 in The Alexandria Rising Chronicles, is now available in paperback and kindle. So, what do
Since “Alexandria Rising,” published last October, I have been asked on one than more occasion: “What is the symbol on the front of the book?”
“You should really work on publishing that semi-autobiographical book you wrote, “The Preacher’s Son.” There is a lot of good stuff in there on
It can be a dangerous thing for a writer to read his/her own reviews. The bad ones have the capacity to sink one’s hopes, while
Well, thanks to you wonderful readers and your encouragement, your faithful scribe has been busy the last several weeks writing the sequel to ‘Alexandria Rising.’
Best-selling author A.F. Stewart features this entertaining interview of Richard Dale with Kent St. James, chief villain of ‘Alexandria Rising’ on her blog today. Thanks
Excited and pleased to announce that Alexandria Rising, has been nominated for the 53rd Georgia Author of the Year Award (GAYA) in the Science Fiction/Fantasy
Numerous news sites are filled with reports related to the Khatyrka meteorite this morning. Thomas J. Callahan has researched and filed a report from an undisclosed
An action adventure novel? A dose of historical fiction? Get a glimpse of what the book is about below… Feel free to follow thee book
I’m excited to announce I have three more events coming up in the next few months including an appearance at a summer festival in historic