A few years ago, I wrote a short story titled "Vlad the Illusionist" that was published in Sliced Bread Magazine. It is a short read and interesting in many respects. There are several ideas in this story that remain a fascination of mine, including charisma, magic, and human connection.

You can read the story on the Sliced Bread Magazine linked below:

​Greta and I made a film to bear witness to the Covid-19 plague. It will be twenty years before we fully grasp the meaning of this strange and distrubing period in history. Our mutual dependence asserted itself and our reaction revealed deep truths about modernity. 

1. Don’t forget where you come from, not where you have been, but where you come from. And don’t forget where you’re going.
2. Listen more than you talk.
3. Just because somebody smiles in your face doesn’t mean they’re your friend.

James R. "Jimmy" Peters lived from August 8, 1925 to March 24, 2016.