Athiamiowee, A Civil War Murder Mystery in the Mountains of Kentucky!
Athiamiowee (Path of the Armed Ones), is about a civil war prisoner and his journey back to his…
February 1, 2026Ronald 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 from the 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. His 35 titles are available on this site, with many on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible!
Athiamiowee (Path of the Armed Ones), is about a civil war prisoner and his journey back to his…
February 1, 2026A lovely West Coast sunset. NUCLEAR WEAPONS, WHAT IS THEIR STATUS? For people of my generation, it is…
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January 28, 2026Tonee Adams, bass; Chriss Jones, alto; Autumn Jones, soprano; Reginald Bareham, tenor; and Don Ray Smith, lead;…
January 27, 2026After three hours of bellycrawling, hands and knee crawling, crab walking, climbing and falling through cracks in the…
January 26, 2026SURROUNDING® THE HUMAN FERRET! I love my informants. They know so…
January 25, 2026I first met Don Ray Smith in that wonderful readers and writers group called the Cherokee Roundtable in…
January 24, 2026GEORGE WASHINGTON’S SLAVES He inherited his first humans when his father died. Ten…
January 22, 2026The Boone Tunnel was carved in 1926 to allow cars to bypass a treacherous curve and directly approach…
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