James Pastor

As part of what was affectionally known as the “Valentine’s Day Massacre” recruitment class, my fellow classmates walked through the doors of the Chicago Police Academy on February 14, 1983. Referring back to the notorious event in 1929 when Al Capone’s men made headlines around the world, the men and women who started at the …

Forty years ago today, I started on a journey that shaped my life… Read More »

Six months after my new book was published…Maher references the name of the book Reference to the book starts at 5:30…but its worth watching the entire clip.

Reflections of 2022 Personally, this has been quite a year. Last year at this time, I was diligently typing away to complete the manuscript of my new book. Thereafter, once the manuscript was complete, the real work started…chasing around agents and/or publishers. After many ups and downs, Defiance Press and Publishing became the place to …

Reflections of 2022- Predictions of 2023 Read More »

For those who care about this country, and are confused as to what is going on, please read the previous 4 posts… This election does matter! Yet, how we respond thereafter may be even more important. If you want to read more, please check out my book…and my website at: https://lnkd.in/e5uTGqfr