A Remarkable Exhibition for a Momentous Holiday
The Fourth of July was a very special holiday in 1876, the occasion of the hundredth birthday of the United States. As we celebrate...
Science, Technology, and Feel the Spin
One of the things I most enjoyed while writing Feel the Spin was researching the scientific developments of the nineteenth century. It...
What is the role of the main character’s wife in the story?
Sara, the wife of Thomas Walters, plays an essential role in my book, Feel the Spin, as she both supports her husband’s aspirations and...
What is the main theme of Feel the Spin?
I think that there is more than one, but a primary theme of my novel is this question: 'What are the limits of our knowledge?' The story...
How did I come up with the novel’s major character, Thomas Walters? What does he mean to me?
In writing my first novel, Feel the Spin, I imagined how an educated person with a secular worldview would respond to the events of the...
What spurred me to write this novel?
I became interested in this period of American history—the 1870s and beyond—because I think it parallels the present time in many...