My dad, Alfred Carreiro (1918–2017), with his dad, José Carreiro (1880–1952). (c.1938) This post is the second part of of a three–part tribute to my father.1 He lived for almost a century. A lot of living, experience and adventures fell to him. He had an amazing journey. I have tried to be as historically accurate…
Alfred “Fred” Carreiro (1918 – 2017) (Photo credit: A. Keith Carreiro, 2015) It has been a bit over nine weeks (65 days) since I lost my dad. Since his passing, I have learned that not only was he my father, obviously, but he was also one of my best friends. Barring his contradictions, character flaws…
First Decent Snowfall of the 2016–17 Winter Season. (Photo by A. Keith Carreiro, January 2017.) January 2017 is now here! I have tried taking advantage of the intersession break between the fall and spring semesters by spending time on marketing and promoting the Penitent – Part I. There are currently six reviews on Amazon…
“Changing views of spacetime along the world line of a rapidly accelerating observer” (https://commons.wikimedia.org¹) Last December of 2015, I made two New Year’s resolutions. The first was to join the newly opened YMCA in Swansea. I’ll return to this first point later on in this blog post. The second one follows: It has been…
Photo of Gandalf and Keith used in Cheryl’s Blog, CMash Reads (Credit: Carolyn Carreiro, 2012). I was interviewed by Cheryl Masciarelli this week. Cheryl posted this interview on her Wednesday, December 14th weblog site CMash Reads. The link to this interview is listed below: THE PENITENT: Part I (Immortality Wars Book 1) Guest Author: A. Keith…
“Gandalf and that Other Guy.” (Credit: courtesy & permission of Bill Hall, Associate Editor of The Spectator, 23 November 2016.) On Wednesday, November 16, I was interviewed by Bill Hall, Associate Editor of The Spectator, a weekly newspaper that serves the two towns of Somerset and Swansea, Massachusetts. The article ran in the paper…
Being Interviewed on “The Third Degree with Chris Carreiro”. (Credit: Chris Carreiro, 9 November 2016.) My first radio interview about my writing occurred this past Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 to 4:00 on WSAR-AM (1480). I was interviewed on the hour long program, “The Third Degree with Chris Carreiro”. Although we have the same last…
Seated left to Right: Stephen King, David Bright, Harold Crosby, Jim Smith, Philip Thompson, Keith Carreiro, Frank Kadi, Sherry Dec, Michael Alpert & Jim Bishop (Credit: Hans–Ake Liljas, 7 November 2016). This past Monday evening in Maine, starting at seven o’clock, a rare and unique event occurred. It transpired in The Hutchins Concert Hall…
A photo of two proofs and a rendering of the cover for the first novel were taken when they first arrived. (A. Keith Carreiro, October 2016.) At last, the Kindle version of the Penitent – Part I is now available for ordering on Amazon! Please click on the title of the story below and…
the Penitent – Part I (Cover Image by Hollis Machala.) I am excited to announce that folks can now pre–order the Penitent – Part I on Amazon Kindle. Just click on the word eBook below, and a link to Amazon will open for you to purchase it. It will then be delivered to you…