Myths live amongst everyday life

Dispatches from the Typhoon Coast

A group of historical fiction characters, possibly USMC soldiers, hugging on the Typhoon Coast.

Heroes for Hope: Thriving Beyond Trauma

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”—Joseph Campbell (1949), The Hero with a Thousand Faces  Does the news leave you uneasy about a financial crash, climate change, the next world war, politics, social media, or pandemic pandemonium? We all get anxious. In fact, California’s First Lady Jennifer Siebel Newsom is using her influence to…

A man in a hat is standing on a railing overlooking a group of people in historical fiction set along the typhoon coast.

Camp Southern Ground

Met many wonderful people at the Halloween book signing! Your generous donations will benefit our veterans at Zac Brown’s Camp Southern Ground Warrior Week. Check out Three Points of Contact to learn about my experience at Camp Southern Ground campsouthernground.com

A group of cars parked in front of a restaurant on the coast.

SiSi Caffe

9 AM – Noon 910 Country Club DriveMoraga, CA Join us for a Typhoon Coast book signing by the author, Typhoon Coast inspired art, Car show and Live Music.  While you are there, enjoy great Latte’s, Mocha’s, Cappuccinos, Chai Latte’s,…

A desk in a radio studio used by Mark R. Clifford, a former USMC police officer.

FCC Free Radio

Sunday noon to 3 on fccfreeradio.com in studio 2b. I’ve got author Mark Clifford back on the show. I’ve got real extraordinaire Jinelle Marshall In studio also. She’s great at a lot of things. Tune in! fccfreeradio.com

An aerial view of a city skyline and a clock tower with a police presence.

San Francisco’s Italian Athletic Club Fleet Week Luncheon

Privilege to dine with Donald F. Reid today at San Francisco’s Italian Athletic Club Fleet Week Luncheon. Don served in the Korean War as a Marine machine gunner and was awarded three Battle Stars. Semper Fi! Don and his associates,…

An image of a school building with an American flag, taken by Mark R. Clifford in Typhoon Coast.

American Legion Post 105

The San Francisco Bay Area has one of the highest veteran population in America. A Veterans Study polled more than 700 veterans to help identify opportunities for program development, public policy and community collaboration in the Bay Area. I was…

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