I thought I’d try running my blog on Substack, as it seems to be where all the cool writer and reader peeps hang out. I truly hope you’ll continue to hang with me while I try to grow a little more of an audience. For now, I’m calling it: Wanderminding Truth & Fiction from James L. Peters I'll still post my blogs here as well, but I hope you'll consider subscribing to my Substack so you can get an email notification when I post a new blog ... which brings me to my

This will get extremely controversial, so I apologize ahead of time for bringing up such a sensitive topic, but… …I must maintain my strong belief that the 1984 production of A Christmas Carol directed by Clive Donner and starring George C. Scott is the definitive and best version of the Dicken’s classic. Now, I get it, right away, everyone will be wanting to counter with either 1992’s The Muppet Christmas Carol or 1951’s version with Alastair Sim. I no doubt agree that

Of course I think about my parents during the holidays. On each Thanksgiving, I think about how hard they worked to make Thanksgiving dinner for us. Their roles were traditionally split, with my father in charge of the meat and my mother in charge of the fixin’s. My Dad would make his stuffing (each additional year measured by the additional salt and sage he’d add as his taste buds slowly withered and died). His greasy, turkey-grimed hands would stitch up the turkey, alwa

Here’s your chance (actually, FIVE chances) to win one of my four books . I’m doing a book giveaway on the Friday after Thanksgiving to all my subscribers, so make sure you are subscribed to my newsletter before November 28 th . Five lucky people will get one free book of their choice from my titles. U.S. audiences can choose between paperback or Kindle eBook. If outside the U.S., you can win a free Kindle eBook! If you aren’t on my mailing list, make sure to submit your

October truly begins my favorite time of year. Autumnal shades, the cooling breeze, umber dusks, and the musky smell of seasonal change....

Nail-biting. Overeating. Alcoholism. Drug abuse. Disorders that feel so good when one buckles under to those compulsive urges. Habits...