Manhattan Cult Story

 Mike Bottini  is an author, naturalist, lifeguard, and cold water swimmer. He formulated the Two Minute Rule. It's an ice water swimmin...

I love the short film called The Recruit . It was written by and stars Christina Connerton . It is based upon her experience working at a re...

If you subscribe to Spotify, you can listen to the audiobook of Manhattan Cult Story . Thank you to everyone who has purchased, borrowed, st...

Esther Friedman, former cult member and advocate, gave a great interview to Sarah Edmondson and Nippy Ames.  Enjoy it here .

Silent Treatment In 1989 I was 27 years old and had recently made a new friend, a Harvard-educated writer who was ten years older than me an...

Im sorry I haven't blogged much these days.  Im working on a new book and articles and that writing takes up a lot of time. But I will c...

 My condolences to the family of David "Fitz" Fitzpatrick. I admired Fitz for his intelligence, quick wit, and his being a big hu...