Seven Years From Boy to Man is a powerful true-life memoir that chronicles the extraordinary journey of James Carl Stern, from a childhood marked by cultural displacement and adversity to a distinguished career as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Born in post-war Japan to a Japanese mother and an American U.S. Army father, Stern immigrated to the United States at a young age and grew up navigating poverty, racism, and the absence of a father f...

In the towns where the porch lights glow late, the screen doors creak often, and no secret stays secret for long, life unfolds with charm, chatter, and more than a touch of mischief.Porch Swings, Parlors & Pryin’ Eyes invites you into parlors both prim and peculiar, where romances are whispered behind teacups, rivalries simmer at choir practice, and widows form committees with suspicious speed. Within these sixteen short stories, you’ll find aging sopranos and checker champions, ta...