-
100 Years Ago – December 1918 – Tomas Masaryk on return from Exile
https://youtu.be/MZgf8l56tQg In this video from 1918, at about 8:10 minutes, the Mayor of Benesov, my dad’s Czech hometown, greets Tomas M. Masaryk returning from exile during WWI to become the president of the newly former Czechoslovakia. At the time my dad was six years old. My father’s aunt Valda was married to Jaroslav Marik, the…
-
What’s up for your next path in life?
What’s up for your next path in life? As an author who started to write books after six decades of ‘not’ writing books, I’m a good example to think about when you want to step off the sidewalk, turn a new corner, and follow your dreams. I’m proof that each day offers the opportunity to…
-
Adventurers Against Their Will finds my dad’s birthplace for a photo op!
Through the goodness of reader Petr Šraier, my book Adventurers Against Their Will has made it to my dad’s birthplace, Benesov, for a photo op that warms my heart! As the star of the story is my father, Dr. Oswald “Valdik” Holzer, it seems fitting that the book should visit the place of his birth – see…
Steadfast Ink: The Journey Within
MY DEAR BOY: A World War II Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation
Adventurers Against Their Will
