A life in the telling
Ace to Space to Cyberspace
The Orbits of a Storyteller
A journey through newsrooms, Air Force broadcasting, and the information age.
A dash of nostalgia, a note of history, maybe a little humor—and, hopefully, an unabashed and grateful sense of pride.
Ace
Space
Cyberspace
A legend in his own mind.
Across changing orbits
The story keeps moving.

From Hot Lead to Voodoos
Newspapers, a crash kit, and an introduction to Air Force public affairs.
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On Call at NORAD
Santa, Skylab, and the pressures of public affairs during the Cold War.
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Broadening the Information Arena
Communications and computer systems open another chapter in telling the story.
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“Change was inevitable, but it wasn’t automatic.”
From the preface
Read why this memoir began →