Author: Reggie Van Stockum
Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr. is a lawyer, teacher, biologist, writer, guitarist, and recently an actor living on his family's old farm in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
He has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Santa Clara University, and a Masters and PhD. in Biology from the University of Louisville. He also has his Juris Doctorate in Law from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. He practices law from offices in Shelbyville, Kentucky concentrating his legal practice in environmental law. His biologic research is in historical phytogeography.
Dr. Van Stockum, Jr. has published numerous books, articles, and short stories in the areas of law, science, and creative writing. Eighteen of his titles are available on Amazon in hardback, softback, and Kindle formats.
Bouquet and Washington, not Forbes, but the other Grant
BOUQUET AND WASHINGTON, NOT FORBES, BUT THE OTHER GRANT In 1755, Braddock's defeat and Washington's retreat left the backcountry of Pennsylvania and Virginia open to French and Indian attack. Deprivations for three long years. Washington and his Virginia militia patrolled the close-in frontier settlements, but were powerless to help those [...]
George Washington Went Back!
GEORGE WASHINGTON WENT BACK! What would you think if you were a hero and just 22? And you know the truth of those others who died. Died under your charge. Under your command. Like Jumonville under the hatchet, whose death led Washington to Fort Necessity. And then to even more misery and ignobility. "Assassinated!" That's what [...]
George Washington at 22
GEORGE WASHINGTON AT TWENTY-TWO George Washington had returned to the Western Pennsylvania wilderness. He was with forty of his men and a few Indian warriors of the Mingo Half-King, Tanacharison. They were hiding on the bluffs surrounding thirty-five sleeping Frenchmen, one of whom might have been a French diplomat. It happened so fast. Fifteen [...]
Lucifer in our Skies!
LUCIFER IN OUR SKIES ! But not always. And why not? Because that planet moves around! Venus is inferior to us, the second large object from the sun inside our orbit. It is very similar in size and shape to our Earth. But hotter. Very hot. Maybe that is why it was named for the [...]
WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT JOHN CHARLES FREMONT? (mini-podcast)
Shakespeare Saith… part 3, “The Muse of Fire” (a podcast)
Numbers, the Secret Language of the Cosmos?
NUMBERS, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF THE COSMOS? No, not astrology, although the movements of heavenly bodies, including that of our sun, give us the first appreciation of the significance of time. And that glowing orb, exploding in fire so closely nearby, gives us our daylight and the heated seasons for planting. And some of these [...]