Thanksgiving

Yesterday was Thanksgiving and I hope you all had a wonderful day of family celebration and over-indulging in food and drink. I spent the day with family in Durham, NC and had the opportunity, like all of you, to reflect on those things I'm thankful for. Not that you were waiting for this, but I am thankful for two sons who are a constant source of pride, a daughter-in-law who completes a beautiful family, including two of my three grandchildren. I am thankful for the safe return of my soldier son from his seventh trip to Iraq and for his daughter, my third grandchild.

I hope to have news soon about a new book I've been working on and with any luck, progress reports on the screenplay based on The Tangled Web.

I continue to work with the troops in the Wounded Warriors Battalion at Ft. Bragg, we're working on some ideas for a fresh approach that will hopefully make the classes available to a wider group in the battalion.

The Tangled Web will soon be out of print, in anticipation of the release in paperback. Anyone who wishes to acquire the last round of autographed copies of the hardcover, send me an email at michaeljcain@gmail.com and we'll work to make that happen.

This month voters in the U.S. elected the first black president in it's history. Who'd a thunk it? I hope he does well and I hope all the new voters who were energized to support him prove to be more than flash in the pan voters. This country works best when the people are in charge, and less well when congress is in charge.

My son has returned from Iraq and I'm glad to have him back in the good old U.S. of A. Thanks to all of you for your good thoughts during his deployment.

I'm still working with the wounded warriors at Ft. Bragg and am enjoying the experience. I was honored to receive a certificate of appreciation from the Wounded Warriors Battalion during their recent Octoberfest event held at Moon Hall on Fr. Bragg.

We're still on track to release The Tangled Web in paperback in March 2009. Amazon.com is taking pre-orders now for any of you that are so inclined.

I've been hard at work on a couple of other projects. First on my list is a screenplay based on The Tangled Web. It's not under contract yet, but there is some interest and we're working hard to make it happen. Leave a comment to let me know what you think of the idea, or send me an email - michaeljcain@gmail.com -

My second project is fiction, which tells an interesting story dealing with current events. I'm really excited about it, and will release more information about it as it comes closer to publication.