Straight from my mind to your screen—here’s a collection of my thoughts, from the heartfelt to the odd, and everything in between.
People always ask, how do you find your stories? The answer? The story is either something I feel passionate about or with which I some direct or indirect connection. Save the Last Dance, which critics call, “a perfectly crafted ode to love” is such a book. On a cursory level, it’s a bittersweet love... Learn More
DATE: Jul.16.2018 | CATEGORY: Archived
Right or wrong, Americans have been obsessed with Russia as ‘the adversary” for all of my adult life, and then some. In that spirit, I offer a few actual facts. • Did you know, in 1944 during the Dewey-Roosevelt Presidential election, Dewy rang on the platform that said he would rid America... Learn More
DATE: Mar.22.2018 | CATEGORY: Archived
Part 1. Street-savvy, scam artist bilks the American public for $13 billion. Defense plea, “Sorry, about that.” Judge reduces sentence to 7 years. High school dropout, Tino DeAngelis, explains to Federal officials that he was one of the “good guys” who donated generously to Catholic Charities, Boys Club of America, and other local causes with... Learn More
DATE: Mar.12.2018 | CATEGORY: Archived
For one moment-in-time, a group of Russians and Americans worked and played together in America The mission of the Top-Secret Project Zebra mission was simple. Make 185 of the largest custom warplanes for Russia in Philadelphia. And have an elite group of US Naval pilots train 330 Russian aces and their crews... Learn More
DATE: Mar.12.2018 | CATEGORY: Archived
June 1945 (l). My collaborator on Project Zebra, the young American naval officer, Gregory Gagarin, 22, with a fluency in Russian and a family genealogy that gathered respect in da Rodina (Russia). October 2017 (r). A smiling Greg, age 96, and now blind, shares a moment with wife Anne and daughter Katharine. I... Learn More
DATE: Feb.08.2018 | CATEGORY: Archived
June 1944 (l). American and Russian allies pose for a picture at Wilbur & Wright Memorial in North Carolina during top-secret Project Zebra. October 2017 (r). Project Zebra author, M.G. Crisci (me), poses for a picture at the same Wilbur & Wright Memorial in North Carolina. There once were two countries (America... Learn More
DATE: Jan.08.2018 | CATEGORY: Archived
Sometimes things are so incredulous that they have to be called a novel, inspired by or based on true events. So was the case with my latest crime thriller, The Salad Oil King. The protagonist, Alfonso “Fonso” Gravenese was fashioned after a man who did the unthinkable before the Internet came along. Life... Learn More
DATE: Nov.27.2017 | CATEGORY: Archived
You may ask, why are 300 Russian ghosts walking around tiny Elizabeth City, North Carolina, during the Halloween season? Particularly since 80 percent of Russians think October 31 is “a decadent holiday invented by Americans which teaches young people to disrespect our traditions,” said an aging Muscovite. The Sleepy Hollow of Elizabeth... Learn More
DATE: Oct.23.2017 | CATEGORY: Archived
How a Cab Ride in Miami Beach Changed My Life Forever It was just another day for another self-centered, type “A” personality like myself. I had come to do business in Miami Beach of all places and was looking for a cab on Ocean Drive by the beach. Meeting Boris Next thing I know... Learn More
DATE: Oct.07.2017 | CATEGORY: Archived
What could an unassuming middle-aged man and an unscrupulous, big-time scam artist have in common? The answer to that question is actually about 12 years old. I discovered I have a knack for running into compelling real-life characters and their stories. I’ve also discovered many of these memorable characters could be the... Learn More
DATE: Sep.18.2017 | CATEGORY: Archived
