by michael.m | Feb 26, 2017 | Fiction I've Worked On, Michael's Articles, Stealing Thunder Series
The Communist People’s Republic of China is confronting its neighbors and the United States in the Pacific. But how strong is their muscle in the fight? And, to paraphrase John McClane from “Die Hard”, what can we do to throw a ‘monkey in the works’? First, China is...
by michael.m | Feb 16, 2017 | Fiction I've Worked On, Stealing Thunder Series, Writing
My “Stealing Thunder” series started with this story… An old buddy saw chess everywhere in life. A pawn, wisely moved, may kill a King. Small stories become world-changing events. A pawn is in play between Japan, China and America over the...
by michael.m | Feb 16, 2017 | Fiction I've Worked On, Stealing Thunder Series, Writing
The Communist People’s Republic of China is confronting its neighbors and the United States in the Pacific. But how strong is their muscle in the fight? And, to paraphrase John McClane from “Die Hard”, what can we do to throw a ‘monkey in the works’? First, China is...
by michael.m | Feb 16, 2017 | Fiction I've Worked On, Stealing Thunder Series, Writing
The socialist People’s Republic of China is expanding its influence by refurbishing the Varyag, a Soviet era aircraft carrier, renaming it the Shi Lang. The carrier is expected to start sea trials later this year. An aircraft carrier is a strategy to project power far...