Amelia Earhart, a Playful Media Creation; Russian Teenage Flying Ace, Lilia Litvyak, the Real Deal. A beautiful young American girl, Amelia Earhart,  attends finishing school in Philadelphia in 1915, and falls in love with flying at the age of 20. She meets a wealthy book publisher and publicist, George P. Putnam, who foots the... Learn More

I may be one the greatest fans of the New York Times newspaper fans in the history of the world. Between print and digital subscriptions, I’ve been reading it every day since I was about 14 (and that’s a long, long time ago!). But, it seems every time I read a story... Learn More

Writing PaPa Cado taught me volumes about what the human spirit can accomplish. After all, overcoming 46 heart procedures is a lot of adversity in one lifetime. Is in that spirit I’d like you to meet Frank from New Orleans. He loves people, food, and most of all music. Unfortunately, Frank is confined... Learn More

Capturing that First Moment Creating and writing Call Sign, White Lily with Yelena Sivolap had been an amazing collaboration for almost two years. Imagine, a Russian school teacher and an American author, products of two cultures that had been long-time enemies, came to trust each other; to laugh about each other’s preconceived notions; and to... Learn More

I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from a little commuter college in New Rochelle, NY, called Iona College. Over the years—no thanks to me–the College has developed quite a reputation as a bastion for the study of Liberal Arts. On a recent trip back East, I stopped by the campus to... Learn More

The brand new Russian edition of Call Sign, White Lily is now available for sale through Amazon. Anyone, anywhere in the world can buy it, and Amazon will ship it to your door. At the same time the autographed print Russian version can still be purchased at this website, as well as the electronic... Learn More

I would like to thank everybody for their feedback and their purchases. The first edition is now sold out. Numerous reviewers have commented that Call Sign, White Lily was far more than a historical tribute to a great female war hero lost in time. Rather, it was a far more complex and entertaining story... Learn More