JAVA SEA – A Book Review.

I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but this review by the people at BEST THRILLERS made my day. Check it out here: http://bestthrillers.com/java-sea-a-high-stakes-revenge-thriller-by-stanton-swafford/

The Sequel to China Sea

Post by @swafford_s. Source: The Sequel to China Sea

2015 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,700 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 28 trips… Read More

REGIME CHANGE IS FOR THE BIRDS

The horror of this past week has been traumatic for most of the world, for all religions and all nationalities. This is NOT a clash of civilizations. This is seventh century barbarism. The sheer savagery of the Paris massacre is beyond description. The revelation of… Read More

The Weekend Jazz Show

This is my band. That’s me on piano and leading the Blue Notes. Listen to us play Moanin’.

The Weekend Jazz Show

I love this tune, Brandenburg Gate, by the Dave Brubeck Quarter. In fact I’ve made it my ringtone for my phone. Dig Paul Desmond’s alto sax solo. Sublime! Paul declared that he endeavored to give his horn the sound of a dry martini.  His solo here is a… Read More

Charlie Haden Quartet West – “FIRST SONG”

https://youtu.be/mJGY-LV1fZ8 Charlie Haden – bass Gary Foster – tenor Alan Broadbent – piano Larence Marable – drums

America’s Alien Wars

During the past seventy years the United States has fought more wars and battles than I can count on the fingers of one hand. None of them have been authorized by declarations of war as prescribed by the US Constitution. The Korean War was termed… Read More

Politically Correct

Astronaut: “Houston, we got a problem.” Houston: “We don’t have problems anymore. We have ISSUES.” Astronaut: “Dammit. We have a problem with the space station’s seal. There’s a leak.” Houston: “I repeat, commander. We don’t have problems. We have issues. It’s politically correct and  … Read More

SAILOR, SPY

Among other skills, Roy Mancini excelled in sailboat racing. Here is how he describes it in the novel CHINA SEA. The following week I paid a visit to the Manila Yacht Club in search of a crewing position on a racing sailboat. During my high… Read More