James Charles is known inside the Colony as James Charles

As a child, I escaped into stories. As an adult, I escape into stories when I read, and when I write.

A veteran of the United States Army, I was an educator for the Los Angeles School District in various capacities for thirty years. An active member of professional writing organizations, I have two eBooks published by a small press. I now live on the Big Island of Hawaii and have a sweeping Historical/Romance in the works.

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The Death of the American Penny.

Well, it’s been in discussion for years, but the man behind the curtain X’d (I guess you can’t say tweeted anymore?), that the American penny...
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Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go…

Over the river and through the woods To Grandmother’s house we go. The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh Through the wide and...
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River Cruise down the Danube in Eastern Europe!

We are back from a river cruise down the Danube from Budapest to Bucharest. Well, what did we see? We were amazed at the people...
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Is the future here yet?

As a kid, I watched Star Trek. Some things have come true. I remember at the market you had to push to open the door....
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And Another One Gone…

Donald Sutherland is gone. I saw him on stage at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles years ago in a play. What can one...
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I like this. You like that.

Food, travel, books, movies, television shows, and on…and on… A family member of mine doesn’t like avocado. Won’t dip his chip into guacamole. YUM. A...
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Not the Typical (Ugly) American Tourist (I hope).

Ciao. Getting ready for our two-week trip to Northern Italy. Northern Italy you say. What about the rest of Italy? Well, in due course. A...
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Writing Distractions. Oh my!

This is my first post on this forum, so I wanted to do something short and light. What types of distractions interrupt you when you’re...
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